Sunday, February 21, 2016

Local Revision: Pronoun Usage


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1. Based on your analysis, how effective is your pronoun usage in Project 1? What does actively examining your pronoun usage tell you about your writing style?

I found it interesting that I really did not use too many pronouns until I had to directly talk about my stakeholders.  Instead of using pronouns, I often opted to just explicitly say who I was talking about (i.e. I would reaffirm and say FDA instead of saying they).  I feel as though this shows how my writing style puts emphasis on clarity because using a lot of pronouns can get confusing.

2. Are there any instances in your project where you speak to or refer directly to the audience? If so, how effective are these moments at creating a bond or connection between audience and author? If not, why not? Explain why you're choosing to leave your audience out of your writing. There's nothing wrong with that, per se, but you should be able to give a sophisticated explanation of your choices.

I did not address the audience directly in my draft.  My reasoning for this is that my QRG is intended to provide information, and including the audience in my writing could influence the way the reader takes in the information.  In retrospect, I feel as though it could be beneficial to have instances in which I address the audience because it could help with engaging the audience and keep them interested.

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