Deadline #12 HW #1 Reading Reflection

This week's readings were about the styles in arguments, revising, editing, and designing. These readings are going to be helpful in completing this week's revisions on my WP #3. Chapter 12 from Everything's an Argument was about using different styles in arguments. Styles included word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and figurative language. I learned a lot from the tropes on pages 380-382. Tropes included, metaphors and similes. Metaphors and similes either use like or as or not in a sentence. The pages gave examples of tropes that I can use as a reference when I add tropes to my paper. Chapter 15 from Bedford Researcher was about revising and editing. It gave steps on what to focus when revising a document. The steps were considering your writing situation, considering argument and ideas, considering integration of source information, considering structure and organizing document. On page 199 it gave an example of a document showing each step. These steps will be valuable in allowing me to revise my paper in a future deadline #12 homework assignment. In addition, it gave strategies on editing, such as reading your document carefully, mark and search your document, use spelling and grammar tools, and ask for feedback. Chapter 16 from the Bedford Researcher discussed about designing of a paper. The chapter went through how design is used effectively. Design is used effectively by understanding design principles, such as balance and repetition and design for readers, such as helping readers understand the organization of a document. I really liked how the chapter went through on how to design a paper multiple ways. Some were using different fonts, line spacing, margins, headers and footers, color, borders, charts, graphs, and images. These chapters will be helpful because they will help me complete majority of deadline #12 homework assignments and I brushed up on some information on revision and design that I forgot about, which I will use for my WP #3.