For Project 3 I used the schema as a step by step guide in developing my cover letter. I found that the simple structure of the schema was very intuitive and gave me an understanding of how I should proceed in my writing process. From what I have done so far I find that the schema is very much appropriate to the rhetorical situation that I am responding to because I am trying to put out application for job in which I hope to receive an interview for and this schema for cover letter fills the necessary needs for apply for a position. I can only really find one issue where I felt constrained by the schema. This was when I was working on the intro paragraph and I wanted to write something outside of the intent and reason elements. But because of how the schema is designed I was unable to write outside of those two elements. Outside of that I found the schema very helpful as it gave me a sense of what element each section needed and how I can transition from one part to another.
Going through the peer review was a very helpful experience for me as I was able to see how my partner took up genre and I was able to get pointers on what I needed to improve on my own project. I think that from the experience I was able to garner more ideas on I how I can add more to my cover letter. Going back to the schema I did not find any of the definitions or structure to the schema to be confusing to me. Compared to project 2 I found this experience to be smoother so far because I feel in project 2 it was about recognizing a genre and developing it along the way and working out the kinks. Whereas in this project I found that I was using a schema that was extremely polished and very straightforward to use so there really was not much of a learning curve. With regards to changes and improvements, I find that the ability to write outside of the two elements in the intro section to be one of the things I would like to be improved. And during the peer review from talking with my partner I found that the there maybe should be a general element that could be put into place when you have something that does not belong to the work, personal or school experience.
