My Future Writing

I didn't realize so much went into writing a paper.  I knew about an introduction, body, and closing, but I had no idea about thesis statements, PEE structure, the paramedic method, or having a good "flow."  Before this class, I had no idea that writing a well planned and thought out paper, could be so rewarding.  I never had much confidence in my writing, and while I'm still "slowly but surely" getting more confidence with my writing.  Honestly, I did better in this class than what I thought I would.  This boosted my confidence and I hope I can maintain it.  Also, I will make more of an effort to have better time management.  It gets overwhelming at times between work and school, but as long as I have good time management, then eveything will work out.  Again, when I write a paper now, I will know a lot more about the process. 

Self-Review

After filling out my self-review, I feel pretty confident with my essay.  From the beginning, my problem with my own essay writing is my confidence.  Every time that I write an essay I am weary of how it will be graded.  For example, did I do a good job, is my grammar right, will I get a good grade?  I guess you could call it "writer's anxiety."  When I follow the self-review prompt, it does help me "fine-tune" my essay. 

A strength that I can count on would be my titles.  I wish I could make the rest of the essay as easy as it is coming up with a title.  For some reason, I can think of an interesting title in about 30 seconds.  Of course, that's only a couple words, whereas the essay should be about 1500 words.  With strengths, there is usually weaknesses.  My weaknesses so far, would be the overall "flow" of the essay.  I've been struggling in my previous essays with transitioning from paragraph to paragraph, while still focusing on the "point" of the essay.

Hopefully, for this last essay I will get it right.