Rationale-
This assignment was the wrap up of the Sierra Leone unit. The Sierra Leone unit consisded of both the learning of Sierra Leone's blood diamonds and then leaning about the war and child soldiers. After reading the book students were given the choices between 5 writing prompts. I chose the prompt Discuss how war is romanticized and glorified in our Western culture and whether or not war is something that should be greatly admired. I chose this topic because I do believe that war in westernized countries is seen very different then war in third world countries like Sierra Leone. The skills that were focused on in this assignment was to write an information paper with clear and well developed topics. The purpose for writing this paper was to develop writing skills and being able to support it with evidence.
Proof-
Standards-
W. 9-10 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task/purpose and audience
In this piece my writing was conducted so that it developed over the course of the text. I did meet this standard because my writing was clear and well produced with my paper developing throughout.
W.9-10.2 Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and the information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
I wrote an informative essay to demonstrate complex ideas over the texts. I did this through analyzing content and combining them into explaining e complex ideas and concepts of how war is glorified in western based countries. I did meet this standard for this reason.
Reflection-
In conducting this paper I learned about how war is glorified in western based countries especially America. This assignment opened up my views on war. For example a connection I have from this assignment was that I was turning into someone who glorifies war. I play those war video games and I always have though that guns are cool and if your in the army you were cool after this I'm not. I now realize that war is very serious. In other countries along with this one war is real people are dieting in war. My view on glorification of war has changed. Throughout this assignment my main strength was editing. I made several versions of edits to this paper the first of course my own and next my teachers. What I struggled with the most was making an outline. I couldn't think of a strong way to set up my body paragraphs but wrote them and put them together in a way that it flowed.
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