Writing Process
I basically created my outline, and then followed it, with a few changes. The most difficult thing for me, honestly, was fitting in quotes and sources seamlessly. The most useful thing to me while writing this paper was the comments on our first draft, and the least useful thing was comments on our outline. Next time, I might try and keep all of the components of my paper together so that i wouldnt have to find them later. I think, to better prepare students, you could be more specific in what you want this paper to turn out to be.
I received feedback from Dr. D, which was very useful to me, and feedback from peers on my draft, which i didnt have time to use.
The strongest point in my paper is definitely my intro. It Is well written, grammatically flawless (unless i missed something), and grabs the reader. The weakest point in my paper is the conclusion, simply because it isnt as well developed as other parts of the paper.
When you are reading my paper, note tat i expressed my opinion on the matter at the very end. I did this in order to try and keep the reader interested.
Quotes can be a toughie to work in Rich, I can see how they may be troublesome. Good intro will at least start them reading it, which is awesome. Nice paper
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree that we needed much more time to make the changes we had after the peer editing class. I got a few comments (more like none), but I didn't get to fix anything with the due date 24 hours away. Good job reflecting.
ReplyDeleteRemember the peer editing session is meant to be a final, final polishing step to catch last-minute issues. It shouldn't take more than 24 hours to accommodate comments that come out of editing because the version you bring should be thoroughly revised and checked first, but we did initially schedule the editing for 2 days ahead - it was just clear that most people hadn't finished their revisions by then. I do expect you to make some time within that 24 hours to make edits and updates to your paper when you've had the assignment well in advance.
ReplyDeleteRichard, what kind of information about what I want the paper to turn out to be would have been helpful for you?