Reflective writing for Argument
After you have completed your argument essay, answer the questions below. Type your responses directly on this page, using a different font. Send this file to me with your paper. You should add your name to the file name.
1. What are the requirements of the assignment (explain them in your own words)? What are your audience's expectations with respect to style, organization, and content?
Write an argument paper that would persuasive readers of my thoughts and beliefs. The paper had to have a counter argument to bring information from both sides of the argument.
2. What was your initial choice of topic for this assignment? Why did you choose it?
I chose to argue about government taking action in
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I also used an outline to plan and organize my paper for better understanding for readers.
4. What did you accomplish with your first draft? How did you decide what you needed to revise?
On my first draft I accomplished being organized and using outside sources to support my thesis topic.
5. How many drafts did you prepare between the first draft and the draft you workshopped last class? What kinds of revisions did you make for each draft?
After the workshop in class I made two other drafts. One draft was solely to improve the content and make it more understandable for the readers. The second draft was used for grammar and word choices.
6. What kind of feedback did you get from your peers during the workshop? In what ways did you incorporate their feedback into your draft? If you did not use any of their feedback, why did you decide not to?
The biggest feedback I got for this essay was to fix my grammar and consider rewording a few sentences. I did use all feedback and did reword many sentences and fix the grammar issues.
7. What did you learn about writing through completing this assignment?
It’s better to write a paper on topic you have a passion for a well thought-out concise
First drafts suck; the end. But the process is a requirement for great writing, one that many writers would be helpless without. The first draft is an exercise in brainstorming ideas; with no ideas, you can’t realistically write a paper. And that is why Lamott has come to terms with the process, whether she actually wanted to or not—“…I would eventually let myself trust the process—sort of, more or less.”
By examining the ideas in the essays Freewriting by Peter Elbow and The Makers Eye: Revising your own manuscripts by Donald Murray. One can gain a better understanding of the process of turning a piece of writing from an inspiration into a craft. By examining the elements lined out in each essay can be beneficial in creating a piece of writing that is beyond a college or student level. Elbows essay lines out the importance of a strong prewriting regimen. That editing too early can ruin writing. He believes that by using the method of free writing, it can inspire ideas that may be limited when worrying about grammar. While Murray emphasizes the necessity to create many drafts to form writing into its full potential. Saying each draft is an opportunity to discover what the author has to say and they the best way to say it. By transforming writing into its maximum potential it goes from being an idea an inspiration a masterpiece.
Within the past eight weeks, I have realized my strengths and weaknesses within the writing process. I have realized that I do not utilize the first step within the writing process of prewriting. However, for the drafting, revising, and polishing steps of the writing process, I am very familiar and use additional resources to strengthen the writing assignment. I create multiple drafts, which includes revising and polishing in each step. Therefore, I use all three of these steps in multiple drafts as I reach the final product for
Share your draft with a partner and have them mark up your draft following the protocol below. Use this feedback to revise your draft.
If you need more guidance, you can find a sample outline in the Ashford Writing Center, located under Learning
This requires a properly formatted outline, a comprehensive outline that addresses key points, and a brief summary of key points
1. For each writer/article presented, write a 5-7 sentence summary of their article. Remember to include the author 's name and the article title in the first sentence of the summary. Describe the arguments each author makes, but keep your tone neutral/unbiased/reporter-like.
Does your final product look like you envisioned it when you wrote your proposal? Explain the differences.
What do you already know about the topic? What is your level of expertise? Spend a moment here jotting down what
Throughout the quarter in UWP 1, I have learned that good writing takes time and multiple drafts to develop. In all of my assignments, I have revised and made at least 3 drafts before submitting the final. With each draft, I noticed improvement in focusing on one main topic. For example, in my literacy narrative, I was confused with the prompt at first, so my first draft was confusing where I talked about multiple experiences in high school. However, after going through peer reviews and edits, I decided on a single event that affected my writing the most, which was my Sophomore year of high school. The college literacy project focused on presenting information towards an audience. Before this class, I thought the best way of presenting information would be in the form of a text or essay, but after using a PowerPoint for my college literacy assignment, I was proven wrong. Giving advice to students is best presented in a clear, and straightforward manner, and PowerPoint
When I received feedback on my work from both the instructor and my classmates I tried to take all of what was said into account. Considering no person is the same, they will all feel something different when they read the essay, I tried to make it so that it wasn't as direct and had more information within it to explain why I felt my argument was important. This way it is easier for the audience to read as it is written in a way that can hopefully work for everyone in one way or another.
Use the space below to make your argument. Take a stance. Defend it with facts and evidence. 5 Paragraph Essay. Intro Paragraph. 3 Body Paragraphs. Conclusion Paragraph.
making a final copy. In order to create a good paper you need organize your
Outline of the Main Points to be included in your Poster Presentation of your article
In this assignment, our professor has instructed us to focus on a few key areas including;