Reflection1

The big problems I need to revise in my two annotations are the correct use of citation and annotation writing. First, in the citation part, I should put “year” in the back of person I quote in the article. Second, when taking example from other people’s article, I should be more specific on the people’s name, and avoid vague one like “some people” or “their”. Third, if there a picture in my annotation, I should put “Figure__” below it and it will be clear when making example for that picture.

    In annotation writing part, according to Professor Emma(2008), here’s the guidelines:

1. Who is the author? Is the source authoritative and professional?

2. Where is it published? Are you the target audience?

3. When is it published? Is it recent or dated?

4. Why does the author write this paper (to inform, persuade, or entertain)? What is the tone of writing?

5. What is the issue/problem? Does the title forecast the thesis?

6. What are the writer's points of view or values? How do the arguments affect you?

   7. What creative techniques are used to attract you? Are the author's rhetorical choices (comparisons and contrasts, convincing examples and critiques, etc) effective?

8. What are the essay's strengths and weakness? What can be added to the essay? 

I realize that I just read all of the article and summarize them, instead of choosing the part I need and picking one side to stand on, to argue with in my annotation 1. I should fist exam what this article emphasizes on and if this article has something to do with my main topic and to become one of the support. Also, professor points out that both my annotation deals with the same theme : the defect of overseas volunteers. Annotation 1 talks about the influence untrained volunteer does in developing area, and annotation 2 is about what short-term volunteer has lacked of. The former can be the cause to the latter, which can be combined together to be one annotation.

   Overall, in my annotation 3, in addition to remember the system and form of citation and annotation writing, I should find more sources and choose carefully part of them to correspond to my topic: Should a short-term volunteer be trained before they go abroad? I will find some sources that are about the training of intercultural communication and exam a particular organization’s operation and how they train their volunteers. Also, so far, the source I have found lack of a more academic structure, namely, my essay should be based on an academic theory that can support all of my annotation and the statement I propose. I hope I can make progressed on my next annotation.