Reflection on Open Letter Draft

We made it to the end of the semester and one of the last blog posts!  For this project I peer reviewed Casey's and Chelsea's drafts.

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

I think I was able to explain how my writing abilities progressed over the semester.  Although my writing style has stayed relatively consistent, my writing process has developed a bit more.  I mainly talked about how my revision and brainstorming processes have definitely been forced to improve over the last semester.  The structure of the class being measured by step by step blogs incites a lot more planning and editing than I have ever done in the past.

Did you provide analysis of your experiences, writing assignments, or concepts you have learned?

Yes, my high school writing experience compared to this class was one of my main points in the draft.  Blogging in itself is an entirely different ball game from that of AP essays and endless scholarship prompts.  Our work with genre, audience, and writing process will apply to future projects, but technologically and structure wise, this course was very unique.

Did you provide concrete examples from your own writing (either quotes from your writing or rich descriptions of your writing process)?

Yes, I made sure to link to other examples that applied directly to the main points of each paragraph.  I think I can still add a few more direct examples about concepts we learned, but I think the context level is close to where I want it to be.  I referenced a few examples I felt I was the most successful with and a few that I spent a few too many hours on.

Did you explain why you made certain choices and whether those choices were effective?

I think I can add to this particular section, especially with the variety of different blog types and concepts we learned.  However, a lot of my decision making had to do with time management, so the general theme of the draft is centered around my planning problems and improvement.

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

Yes, I referenced examples from specific assignment prompts and general lectures from class.  Revision, genres, rhetorical strategies were a couple of the ideas that I touched upon in the draft.