Journal 2: Prompt Chris Link

1.      While writing project 1, what do you think you improved on the most between your first and final drafts?

While I was looking at my first draft and my final draft, the main differences I noticed was how much more analysis I had in the final compared to the rough draft. I included a lot more information on the audience shift between the movie adaptation and the original book and I completely added genre discussion and reasons for the shift.

2.     What was the most important thing you learned from this project, whether from class, conferences/peer review, or the writing process itself?

I think the most important thing I learned from this project was how helpful writing multiple drafts could be. In high school, despite writing more essays than I can even remember, I never had to write drafts. Everything was just “write this paper, turn it in, and you’ll get a grade back in a week without any critique.” Seeing the difference in my writing from the first draft, to the second, and onto the final draft was astounding.

3.     If you had another week to work on your essay, what would you change or work on?

Honestly, I don’t think I would change anything. I completed my essay well before the due date so I wasn’t really rushed for time or worried about anything. I think I wrote it as well as I could have with the abilities I have currently.

4.    If you could rewrite the project prompt in the syllabus, what would you change?

I’m not sure I’d change too much. I think I would get rid of the peer review and add two teacher conferences though. Not to insult my peer review partners at all, but I think I received much more critique and direction when I went to the conference session and my paper was reviewed in front of me.