Self- Assessment Reflection for Argumentative Paper

1.       My goals for writing this paper would be to pick one of my best dialogues and turn it into a good essay. I really wanted to make sense and really stay on topic about the schools kill creativity. I think I did a really good job meeting my goals and staying on topic for this paper. I really felt like this was one of my best papers I wrote in a while.

2.       I used my time very wisely, when I had to develop this paper. I use all class opportunities, and any helpful feedback from Mrs. Keaton. Brainstorming in the class really helped me see and put together an introduction, claim, reasons and so forth.  The use of my time really meet my goals because if I didn’t space myself out and really work hard then my paper would have been just thrown together not making any sense what so ever.

3.       WOW ! My writing has changed a lot. It wasn’t until this paper that made me recognize how my writing has improved much better as a writer. At first my writing was always all over the place, and I knew what I was trying to say just never could get it out enough to my readers as a I wrote, but now I know how to do that. Any time my peers are willing to give helpful advice, I take it into consideration which helps my writing a lot more than how it would be if I was by myself writing. I work with my peers my talking about my paper as well as theirs. We talk about what could be better and how we can change some things to make it better which also helps a lot to. Not only do I see my writing style, but I see theirs as well which helps me write better to.

4.       I would say of course my workshop group has contributed success into my paper by their helpful advice. I wouldn’t be able to do it without any of my sources from the web, books, and journals.  My teacher for her help and patience with me and my topic. She is always steering us in the right direction to take with our paper. Those are the people and some of the roles on how they contributed to my paper but most of all it was me who did all the work and research.

5.       I have learned about myself as a writer that writer is patience and hard work. You have to put emotion and support in order to become a good writer. I can’t just sit at the computer and expect to know how to do everything perfect. First, second, third, there’s always going to be more papers before you finally think it’s really good to turn in. I have learned that others grow as they write. You grow with your writing the more experience and work you put towards the writing part the more will come out of it for you and the paper.

6.       This argumentative paper was not that hard to write, but the only thing that I did find a little hard was turning this paper into an essay from a dialogue. I had to pick a certain style Rogerian or Toulmin. I picked Rogerian. I think the easiest part of this paper was taking Mrs. Keaton’s advice and feedback from both dialogues to turn it into a paper. And since we could bend the rules with the academic form a little bit to right this paper was really easy. I took risks by showing both sides, adding quote’s, and showing why the schools really do kill creativity with a supporting main point.

7.       I think I’m proud of the whole paper. I proud of the introduction, my body paragraphs, my conclusions, my quotes and supporting details. The solutions. I am just all proud of this paper because I REALLY put a lot of work into this paper. Writing is not easy for me.

8.       I do not think any parts of the paper really need more improvement. I mean always a paper is going to need improvement from a new set of eyes that’s just how writing goes. I feel like this because I have edited it myself, and had 3 other people read them plus my sister. I feel like I really tried to improve and add some more supporting quotes before I turned my paper in.

9.       My brainstorming process from start to now would be, having a dialogue completed and in a certain style. I then took that and my sources and annotated bibi. Started just playing around putting some ideas together. I brainstormed in class;

·         What will you need to add?

·         What will stay the same?

·         What will you need to delete/ not use?

·         What will you need to keep, but change a bit?

 

Had made in introduction with a move 1,2,3

Explained how creativity is killing schools, picked quotes, and use more time at home and in class to brainstorm.

Put together ideas and then started writing, then typing.

Then I edited it a few times, came to class had it edited quickly again and then again and now that leads me up to here.