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Hi, my name is Maki Tesfaye and I’m 18 years old. I was born and raised in Germany, and after moving to the United States it has made me realize how grateful I should've been for the life I had back then, and I realized I really didn’t appreciate everything I had until I moved and lost it. And in this Portfolio besides talking about the work that has most supported me in this course, and helped me achieve the course goals, I will also be talking about how moving has affected my academic goals, and has helped me learn more about myself as a writer. Thank you, and I hope you enjoy!

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Understanding our cultural contexts as writers at the University of Arizona 

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Understanding our cultural contexts as writers at the University of Arizona 

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For this assignment I introduced myself and shared a short description of my home, reflected on the reading about land acknowledgment statements, and I used the Native Land Map to search for my location and shared my thoughts on the Indigenous groups that traditionally inhabited that land. The purpose was to promote cultural sensitivity and understanding, encourage critical thinking, and recognize the importance of acknowledging the effects of colonization on Indigenous people and their cultures. Through this assignment I first found out about how much of the land I spend my life on had traditionally been inhabited by indigenous people. It really made me realize the importance of being aware and acknowledging the history of the land one lives on, especially when I found out how much history there was by the borderlands as well.

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For the Workshop and Revision form I reflected on prior peer review experiences, reflected on the benefits and/or challenges I’ve experienced before with peer review, and participated in an in-class workshop. I thought this specific peer review went well for me on the reviewing side, and I really enjoyed being able to see other peoples work and what they created with the same prompt I had been working on the time before. I believe each time I participate I gain new knowledge about not only how other people write but also learn more about my own writing. Peer reviewing helps me be able to strengthen my critical eye. When I review someone else's work I’m forced to evaluate their writing critically. I will be looking for things like clarity, organization, and coherence. As I do this, I have started to develop a more critical eye for my own work, which has helped me identify areas where I need to improve. It also supports my writing diversity by exposing me to different writing styles that I might’ve never thought about getting into. I also believe that through reviewing other people's papers I start to think about the decisions I make in my writing process, and why I make them. This process of self reflection can help me become more aware of my strengths and weaknesses as a writer. I believe what especially made me realize this was question 6 in part 2, because it asks me to reflect on how this affected me as a writer which made me realize how much it really has affected me. Having this knowledge about myself as a writer has made me more aware of my writing process and this will be a skill I will keep working on in my academic career.

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Magdalena Tesfaye  U1A4_ Workshop and Revision Form  (4)

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For the Workshop and Revision form I Reflected on prior peer review experiences, reflected on the benefits and/or challenges I’ve experienced before with peer review, and participated in an in-class workshop.I thought this specific peer review went well for me on the reviewing side, and I really enjoyed being able to see other peoples work and what they created with the same prompt I had been working on the time before. For this specific peer review I read a really good piece of writing that was really easy to read and understand. I believe peer reviewing other peoples work always helps me look at certain assignments or prompts from a different perspectives, which I believe has helped me be more creative in choosing what to do for my future projects, because I try to look at it from the different perspective I’ve caught on to. This will be something I will carry on throughout my whole life I believe because it gives my mind a sense of openness when I try to come up with certain things.

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Magdalena Tesfaye  U1A4_ Workshop and Revision Form  (4)

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Yugo Tucson Campus, North Tyndall Avenue, Tucson, AZ

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For my fotonovela I had to conduct both primary and secondary research in order to build a claim or thesis communicated through digital storytelling. I practiced careful planning and outlining for digital design. The purpose of this project is to help students adapt composing practices to a variety of audiences, purposes, and contexts. Fotonovelas follow a linear structure where the story is told in a series of panels that move from left to right and top to bottom, which is what I did for mine as well. Each panel advances the plot and develops a character for the protagonist in my fotonovela. I made sure to have a clear beginning, middle, and end, with a climax and resolution, which helped me practice my structuring skills. The design of a fotonovela is very important to create a compelling visual narrative, which is why I made sure I paid good attention to my use of visual elements such as color, lighting, and framing that helped to convey the mood and tone of my story. Through creating this project I was able to develop a better understanding of how to tell a compelling story. This knowledge can be applied to many other forms of writing, which is why I believe this work will positively influence my future writing practice in, and outside of my academics/career.

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Islamic Center Of Tucson, East 1st Street, Tucson, AZ

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For my fotonovela I had to conduct both primary and secondary research in order to build a claim or thesis communicated through digital storytelling. I practiced careful planning and outlining for digital design. The purpose of this project is to help students adapt composing practices to a variety of audiences, purposes, and contexts. When I first took photos of possible locations for my fotonovela I had to conduct primary and secondary research on the locations, and I was already trying to figure out how I would create a story based on the images which required critical thinking when I was out taking the photos. A source that I used in this project was a photo I found online through some research, in the part of my story where the character went to an event that I couldn’t find in real life happening soon, so I had to find one from the past on the web. When a person has strong composing skills, they are able to organize their thoughts and ideas in a clear and concise way, making it easier for readers to understand and engage with their writing, which is why I believe these are skills I will carry on using throughout my academic career.

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D2 was one of the first discussion posts where the student was asked for a summary of a chosen text, followed by basic research on the author's background, and an explanation of a chosen passage and its rhetorical moves. D2 helped develop my skills in summarizing, researching, and analyzing, but I believe the main purpose was to help students understand how to identify rhetorical moves in texts and how language can be used to create an experience for the reader. In this assignment I practiced analyzing the rhetorical situation specifically in part b when I did some basic research on the author to find some more contextual information about the text, that would make it make more sense, by helping me what she believes in, where she's from, etc. These skills and knowledge are important for me to develop as I continue my academic career and engage with complex texts, because it has already helped me improve my ways of  analyzing and understanding various types of writing which I will be continuously doing throughout my academic career, and maybe even longer.