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Janelle Catublas

800 N. State College Boulevard


Fullerton, CA 92831

Dear Dr. Bruce,


Prior to entering this class I was expected to write essays about various topics and that
writing frequently would be the lesson to becoming a better writer, but that was not so. You gave
us assignments on tid bits of what makes a writer and how to improve. To be labeled as an
author, you needed a sort of guideline for the path of becoming a writer. In your own description,
you labeled them as the SLOs, or Student Learning Objectives, and they were goals you put out
for us as student writers. You challenged us in each category by presenting us assignments that
should fulfill such objectives and in this letter are the documents proven that I have fulfilled your
intentions. The documents I feel that express my success are my, annotated bibliography, Week
14 Activity, and Definition Peer Review.
The first document aforementioned is my annotated bibliography which fulfills the SLOs
Ethical Research, Persuasive Arguments, and Academic Language and Design. In my annotated
bibliography, I found information from science journals and databases such as SPORTDiscuss,
aiding my bibliography in credibility. It also satisfied Persuasive Arguments because in my
bibliography, I explained how taking too much protein can be bad for you but I made sure to
include the benefits of ingesting the right amount of protein with my statement, This reference
lists good qualities as well as bad assets for protein supplements because it tells me the bright
side of taking protein in acceptable conditions. I explained protein in the most basic form and
what whey and casein are, an example of my understanding of Academic Language and
Design.
The Week 14 Activity demonstrates my knowledge on Rhetorical Focus and Organization
and Focus. The activity was to review a students essay and give advice on certain aspects the
student portrayed. I pinpointed the students strengths and weaknesses in the essay, proving my
Rhetorical Focus. I expressed my compliments and advise clearly on the activity, effectively
communicating my thoughts and feelings for Organization and Focus.
The final document I wanted to include was the Defintion Peer Review I did with my
peers. We peer reviewed the document, Rotator Cuff and collaborated on critiquing and
praising the content of the document, saying things like, Effective use of source information.
Throughout critiquing that document, I was also aware of what we could do to improve our own
definition from reading others and comparing their style to ours.
In conclusion, I can say that I am still a novice writer and that there are many statutes and
rules that I still need to improve on. Writing may not be a major asset to my career in the medical
field but it certainly is a skill to have when it comes to writing emails or even speaking to my
patients. Thank you for reading this letter Dr. Bruce and without your enthusiasm to teach this
course, I wouldnt have improved as a writer.
Sincerely,
Janelle Catublas

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