Journal 13—Essay #2: Citation Reflection
Throughout my second essay, I’ve established quite a few connections and citations with both Michael Pollan (the author of which my response is based on) and three students of both current and past English 110 classes. When highlighted within my essay for both quotes and the surrounding “sandwich” of support for these quotes, I can clearly see that as my essay expands on ideas, I tend to use more and more citations to back myself up.
In the beginning of my essay, I used a small amount of citations, if any at all. This is because I love to bring in a hook that will engage the reader. I even cited a small source from New Scientist from a completely different webpage, independent of our current subject.
As I progressed through my essay, I had seen that I used Pollan and my peers to back each other up and ultimately support or refute a certain idea with a high level of strength. This can be seen especially in the part where I talk about how “good” food does not necessarily need to cost a ton of money. Corryn Lachance (archive peer) talks about how her grandmother makes “the best” dish ever: butternut squash. I know from experience that butternut squash is a healthy snack to eat, savory, comforting, and cost-effective. Lachance also mentions the cost-effectiveness in her own essay, which I pick out to refute the food-cost connection that one of Pollan’s colleagues speak about in the latter half of his essay.
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