Connor's+Reflective+Portfolio

 ** 2. __Research Paper__ **__** : **__ During my senior year in high school, I wrote this paper for a composition class. It was the first time I ever used APA style instead of MLA. Right from the start, I didn’t like the changes to the citation, layout, and parenthetical documentation. It completely deviates from MLA style and I hope that I never have to use it again. However, when it came to writing the actual paper, I actually learned a lot about the job market and unemployment. Since I was so interested in the topic, it made it easier to research and write numerous pages about it. I think that this paper is one of my best during my high school career and I got an A+ on it.  ** 3. __Memoir__ **__** : **__ I wouldn’t call this paper my favorite one of the semester because it wasn’t exactly as easy to write. This was my first experience writing a memoir, which recalls a specific moment in time in a person’s life. I think I may have exaggerated the experience and played it out a little more than what it was really like. The most challenging part of it was recalling specific details. I think that a memoir’s quality and interest is based on vivid detail and flow of events. If you can’t remember parts to a story, it’s just going to sound bad and I had to make a lot of things up in order to accomplish that. If I ever have to write another memoir, I’ll be sure to choose a story that impacted my life in a more substantial way.  ** 4. __ Open Letter __**__** : **__  This was probably my favorite genre that I wrote about this semester. I remember having to write a few of these in high school, so I was already acquainted with the genre. The purpose of the letter was to persuade someone to take action on something. I chose the topic of investing and why people should immerse themselves in the world of finance. I enjoyed writing this genre the most because it seemed as if it was less formal than all the other genres. In the letter I made a few arguments about why investing is important and try to shoot down any misconceptions about it. It was also easy to write since I have been investing for a few years and I’ve learned a lot.
 * 1. __Cover Letter__ ****__:__ **[[file:Connor's Cover Letter.docx]]

 ** 5. __ Multi-Genre Website __**__** : **__ [] This project was probably the most interesting to do this semester since it incorporated so many different styles of writing. Like the open letter, this was less formal than just writing a long research paper on a specific topic. When writing the multi-genre essay, it was interesting to experiment with combining different genres, but still make it flow well. The best part of the project was being able to make a website that made the text a little more interesting for the reader. My website is about Occupy Wall Street and what it’s all about. Aside from corporate influence with the government, I don’t agree with anything the movement supports. I think the first wave of the movement knew what they were protesting, but then the second wave came in (homeless people) and started to confuse everyone about what these people really want. Local governments have broken up protests around the country and that’s what is giving the movement substantial notoriety.