- What did you find most unexpected or surprising about the process of composing Writing Project #2 compared to your process of composing Writing Project #1? Why do you think this was unexpected or surprising?
- What did you find most challenging, confusing, or frustrating about the process of composing Writing Project #2? How did the assignment itself contribute to these challenges, confusions, or frustrations?
- Now that you have worked through two major projects, what—for you—seems to be the most critical or important part of the writing process and why?
- After you completed Writing Project #1, you were asked the following question: “If you were invited to teach someone else something about writing tomorrow, what would it be and why?” If you were to answer that question now, would your response be the same? Why or why not?
- Why do you think the WPA Outcomes (under “Processes”) and this course seem to value reflection and reflective writing? After all, we continue to ask you to reflect on the writing you do. Do you think reflection is a task that is separate from writing, or do you think that reflection is an essential part of writing?
What was unexpected for me was that in WP #1 I took the wrong approach with writing the paper. I now know that with WP #2 I have to approach in a more analytical way so as to not sacrifice my grade. This makes complete sense, for my first project was a very vague, emotional narrative. Here I really tried to show my step-by-step process of observation. The original WP was a surprise because I had assumed things about the project and didn't follow the rubric very closely.
The observations and multi-modal elements were definitely the most challenging and frustrating part of this essay. I really tried to show what MY store was like, and it was a difficult process of actually returning several times to get more pictures, interview more people, and working all of these elements in a cohesive way with the paper.
Revision. The rough draft is the skeleton I just pump out in a good writing session that's messy and definitely not what I envisioned. Revision is great because although it doesn't give me what I wanted t achieve originally, I still have something that's different and just as good (or better). So was the case with this project.
I said that a writer should know what they are trying to write, but this simply was not true for this project. I wrote and discovered as I went. My paper kept changing and it was an organic process of just honing in on something specific and interesting. If I were to answer this question today, I would try to teach reflection, observation, and revision. Plus, the hard work you have to put into these things to truly find a paper worth writing, which is debatable mine wasn't, but I feel as though I'm getting there.
Reflection was definitely essential. The more you reflect, the more you know, or at least the more you are willing to explore. Exploration of your ideas and subjects will bring you to a place, and that might be a place worth writing about.
The observations and multi-modal elements were definitely the most challenging and frustrating part of this essay. I really tried to show what MY store was like, and it was a difficult process of actually returning several times to get more pictures, interview more people, and working all of these elements in a cohesive way with the paper.
Revision. The rough draft is the skeleton I just pump out in a good writing session that's messy and definitely not what I envisioned. Revision is great because although it doesn't give me what I wanted t achieve originally, I still have something that's different and just as good (or better). So was the case with this project.
I said that a writer should know what they are trying to write, but this simply was not true for this project. I wrote and discovered as I went. My paper kept changing and it was an organic process of just honing in on something specific and interesting. If I were to answer this question today, I would try to teach reflection, observation, and revision. Plus, the hard work you have to put into these things to truly find a paper worth writing, which is debatable mine wasn't, but I feel as though I'm getting there.
Reflection was definitely essential. The more you reflect, the more you know, or at least the more you are willing to explore. Exploration of your ideas and subjects will bring you to a place, and that might be a place worth writing about.