Process Notes

• Where are you in your soundwriting process?

1. What’s been done and what’s still left to do?

I have finished my recording but it still has to be edited and submitted.

• What are your biggest accomplishments and failures so far?

1. How do you feel about that?

My biggest accomplishment was gaining a better understanding and appreciation for found poetry and other forms of art. My biggest failure is probably that my show ended up being a little more than a minute short and I felt like I was talking quicker than when I had practiced.

• What have you learned so far?

During the making of this radio show I learned a lot about poetry in general and its significance in our world. I also learned what components of a radio show are particularly difficult compared to others. For example, I think writing the script was much more difficult than recording the show.

• What ideas did you grapple with?

1. Which problems have you solved, and which are you continuing to grapple with?

I think I’ve mostly solved my issue with nerves, but I’m still grappling with some parts of it. I felt nervous going into the recording, but as I sat down and started speaking I thought I felt more relaxed. Based on the amount of times I stumbled over my words, though, I was definitely still nervous.

1. How might you overcome the challenges and struggles?

I will try my best to overcome these challenges and struggles by practicing much more often and paying more attention to detail, like the amount of time I have.

• What decisions have emerged lately as you plan and work on your project?

I decided to add a quote from one of my favorite movies into the show so that I felt more excited about recording it.

• What is the next step in your composing process?

1. What do you need to do, know, and write?

As of now, my project just needs a quick edit and then I will be able to submit it.

• Walk through the four elements of the rhetorical situation:

1. How are you feeling about your progress toward achieving your purpose?

I feel like my progress is going well.

1. How are you feeling about your progress toward affecting your audience?

I hope the show was informative especially to people who are unfamiliar with what found poetry is.

1. How are you feeling about your progress toward situating your work in time and place of your context?

I had a segment on the history of found poetry and how the ideas or issues then are still present now, so I think I did well on this part.

1. How are you feeling about your progress toward following the expectations of your genre?

I think I did well. I tried to include a lot of interesting information that people might not know about found poetry and tried to connect it all together.

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