This week is also an opportunity to reflect on what you have accomplished this term and how it has contributed to your growth as a writer. Consider Gilberts (2014) video, , and or from your learning activities as you explore the opportunity to continue advocating for change and growing as a writer. Then, complete the following steps below:
1. In the first paragraph, reflect on your presentation by answering one of the questions below and connecting it to this units reading:
- What did you learn about digital media design?
- What changes would you make to your digital media presentation, including visual enhancements, if you wanted to disseminate it to a wider audience via social media sites? Revisit from last week to get some specific ideas about what you could improve.
- Do you think your presentation could generate change, and do you foresee pursuing this argument for change in the future?
2. In the second paragraph, reflect on your growth as a persuasive communicator this term by answering at least two questions in a well-developed paragraph. How have your ideas about persuasive communication changed?
- How did what you learned about effective persuasion and logical argument in CM220 help you in your current job or other classes? How might it benefit you in your future career?
- What did you learn about research that you think will be beneficial in the future?
- What improvements did you see in your writing after completing CM220?
- What advice would you like to share with future students in CM220 about the class?
- Do you think this course will make you more likely to advocate for changes in your community?
3. Wrap up your post with at least one open-ended question for your classmates as you consider the next steps for community engagement or future writing goals.
Reference the Reading:
Refer to and credit the unit reading concepts to help validate your ideas and give you practice with using and crediting source information. When you refer to concepts from the units reading, be sure to use a signal phrase like According to . . . [name of reading]. If you are directly quoting the reading or another source, be sure to use quotation marks and cite the source using proper APA in-text citations and full references. See the Purdue Global Writing Centers for resources on APA citation formatting.

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