Reflection on Open Letter Draft

In this blog post, I will be addressing the peer revisions that I did and that others completed for my paper. I peer reviewed Katherine and Mark's letters.

1. Did you demonstrate an ability to think about your writing and about yourself as a writer?

I believe I demonstrated an ability to think about my writing and about myself. In my letter, I addressed the topic of my own writing more narratively than analytically, which is something I plan to improve in my next draft.

2. Did you provide analysis of your experience, writing assignments, or concepts you've learned?

I provided analysis, but it was mostly vague and open-ended. I plan to focus my analytical comments, and support each one with specific support from my previous writing.

"When Will My Reflection Show Who I am Inside," Anonymous 

3. Did you provide concrete examples from your own writing?

No. I did not. I alluded to examples, but there are no hyperlinks or details.

4. Did you explain certain choices and whether those choices were effective?

I did not go into detail about certain choices and whether or not those choices were effective. I will be adding this part into my draft.

5. Did you use specific terms and concepts related to writing and the writing process?

Yes, I did.

Draft of an Open Letter

In this blog post, I will be publishing my draft of my final project and addressing my peer editors.

Here is the link to my draft.

To my peer editors:

I'd like global feedback specifically about the flow of my paper, because I feel like it's a little awkward at times. This could also be because of phrasing, so if you see anything weird, let me know. I could also really use some suggestions for my introduction and conclusion, because they're practically non-existent right now. Also, if the tone seems too informal, let me know!

Thank you so much.

Reflecting More on My Writing Process

In this blog post, I will be reflecting on my writing process and answering the following questions.

1. What were the biggest challenges you faced this semester, overall?

Time management was by far the biggest challenge of the semester. My challenges with time management were exacerbated by an injury to my spine, which left me behind in all my classes this semester.

2. What did you learn this semester about your own time management, writing and editorial skills?

I learned that my time management is not the best. I also learned that while my writing and editorial skills were already strong, there was a lot of room for improvement. For example, I learned from my Project 1 how important genre is. I also learned how necessary conventions are for different internet genres, such as blogging.

3. What do you know about the concept of 'genre'? Explain how understanding this concept is central to being a more effective writer.

I know now that genres can be created and tailored. For example, the QRG genre was completely self-created, but was unanimously accepted by our class. This concept is integral to becoming a more creative writer, while still maintaining a strong structure and abiding by writing norms.

4. What skills from this course might you use and/or develop further in the next few years of college coursework?

Time management skills will largely be the most used and developed in the next few years of college. My major, Pre-physiology, does not place emphasis on writing; I will, however, likely do lab write-ups and research papers.

5. What was your most effective moment from this semester in 109H?

My most effective moment was publishing Project 2. I felt really confident in my analysis and my writing when I published that paper.

6. What was your least effective moment from this semester in 109H?

Publishing Project 1. I felt really shaky and unprepared to publish the paper. I didn't like the topic very much, or my own writing.

Revisiting My Writing Process

In this blog post, I will be discussing how my writing process has changed over the course of the semester.

I think that at the beginning of the semester, I was incredibly optimistic about my time management skills. If we were to look at my time management skills over the course of the past few months, I'd say that it looks a little like this graph:

Elementary Algebra, Version 1.1 - Chapter 9

I started out strong, and got progressively worse until I hit rock bottom of time management. At that point, I actively made a change in my time management skills. I have procrastinated this assignment, but that was done in order to avoid procrastinating other assignments. I'm getting there.

I think my writing process hasn't changed very much in that the steps I take are the same. The only major difference is how I approach perspective of my writing. I am much more considerate of context and audience now than I was before. 

In the future, I see a lot of room for growth in my writing and time management habits. This semester, I found that the only way I could reach the full potential of my writing was to not procrastinate. Hopefully, for the next three years, I will hone my time management skills to the point where I am consistently able to perform at a high level.

Publishing Public Argument

Here is the link for my public argument and the link for my information! I hope you enjoy it.

Reflection on Project 3

In this blog post, I will be answering questions from Writing Public Lives. I will also be reflecting on my Project 3.

1. What was specifically revised from one draft to another?

The most significant revisions were content. I changed my argument and target audience after writing my first draft, so my entire piece was pretty much rewritten.

2. How did you reconsider your thesis or organization?

My thesis stayed the same despite the fact that my argument changed. This is because I was attempting to argue too many things in one paper, so my general thesis worked for both the broader and specific topics. My organization stayed roughly within the genre.

3. What led you to these changes?

I changed my audience and purpose.

4. How do these changes affect your credibility as an author?

I think they increase my credibility, because I was willing to reconstruct an entire piece to tailor to a specific audience and purpose.

5. How will these changes better address the audience or venue?

These changes will specifically target the audience and will hopefully be more persuasive.

6. How did you reconsider sentence structure and style?

I tried to allow my voice to shine through while varying sentence structure. I used a personable tone.

7. How will these changes assist your audience in understanding your purpose?

The changes will allow my audience to connect with me as an author and with my work.

8. Did you have to reconsider the conventions of your genre?

I switched genres, so yes.

9. How does the process of reflection help you reconsider your identity as a writer?

The process of reflection allows me to take the time to objectively critique my work after completing it.

Reflection on Project 3 Draft

In this blog post, I will be reflecting on peer reviewing and on my own drafts.

Firstly, these are the links to the peer reviews: Cynthia's and Chloe's.

1. Who reviewed your project three draft?

Good question. I haven't received word yet that anyone has reviewed my paper, although I will keep checking.

2. What did you think or feel about the feedback?

I haven't gotten any feedback from official peer reviewers yet. I'm expecting to hear that my piece doesn't match up with my genre in my blog posts. This would be because it doesn't match. I switched my genre when I had to completely throw out two drafts of my piece because they just weren't working for me.

3. What aspects do you need to work on most? How will you work on these aspects?

I think genre will need to be focused a lot more. I will do this by shortening paragraphs, and possibly adding another section of support. This will also help my argumentation. In addition, I could work on purpose. In my draft, I have my purpose explicitly stated in my conclusion. I'm not sure if this works with my genre, so we'll see.

4. How do you feel about your project now that you've done peer review and conferencing?

My conference resulted in a complete change of topic and genre, so I feel a little shaky. I'll feel better after receiving peer review results (if I ever do). If I don't get any, then I will ask people to look the paper over so I can find strengths and weaknesses.