Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Reflect this and that

1. Overall, when you think about the big picture of your writing, what improved? How did it get better? Why?
The area that i did the most improving on would have to be getting critiques. Normally my mentality was like "i wrote it, its from the heart 3 critiques are okay but its good the way it is" but i realized even the best of the best writers go through many drafts and listen to others. Im not naturally a productive listener...but its all a learning process.

2. Overall, when you think about the big picture of your writing, what still needs work? What do you think will help you improve? Why?
I still think my headline is horrible. Its improved but it still could be better but after going through 20 headlines it honestly was my best. A headline is what draws the reader in i honestly think its the most important part of the paper. And i couldn't get it right so to me it messed up my whole paper.
3. Specifically, show us something that improved and describe the path it took to get better. You can quote your article, your drafts, link to evidence, etc.
Honestly i can see the improvement from draft to draft. But the real improvement in my writing is a mystery. I wont fully know how i have improved until i write and critique my next paper. My personal improvement isn't clear to me in my writing, however i can see my critiques on other people's papers have become more relevant. So i know im learning something because I'm becoming a better critiquer.
4. Describe something specific (or a few things!) that you learned about writing.
I learned that when you are in a class, it is a community of learners. Your teacher may always have the answer, but regardless you should put faith in your fellow citizens of the class and ask them too. That makes them better teachers which helps them learn. It also helps you so that when somebody comes to you, you can share your knowledge with them. i think this makes sense comment me if you would like to challenge my statement.

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