The paper that I think shows my best work is my epigraph essay. Regardless of what my readers think I am a really big fan of it mostly because it was something I actually enjoyed writing about. The last epigraph that had been written by Thoreau that I close read was actually really interesting to me and I felt like I had a pretty good grasp on it. My conclusion was something that I actually really believed in and hopefully that has translated into a good communication of that idea. Obviously I still am trying to revise it so I hope that by portfolio time it has accomplished what I desire it to accomplish. The one that I think needs to be edited the most is my Research Paper. This is because I believe I am currently walking a fine line between writing a good one and having it fall apart. I submitted that essay as my third essay submission to my group and hopefully their reading can give me a good idea of how I need to approach it from this point till it is final. Also, I feel this needs to be edited the most, or at least the most carefully, because it is the longest paper and therefore I need to make sure I keep the reader engaged through the whole thing and I don't lose them. I believe one of my better areas is style of writing. I think I use good language and am not overly generic. Of course it is not incredible or anything, but it is one of the things that I feel best about in my writing. One of my worst areas, unfortunately, is putting myself in the readers shoes. I feel all to often I do not supply enough meta-commentary to adequately explain my thought processes. I tend to understand what I am writing about pretty well, so I sometimes overlook the fact that my reader may not be following me.
Friday, April 23, 2010
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With your essays, you know what you're writing about and I can actually sense how passionate and into what you are writing. I feel that you have amazing word choice and you don't use super big words haha. It all flows very clearly I think. Obviously there's room for improvement and editing but that's why we're helping each other out. Like you said towards the end that you tend put yourself in the reader's shows, just let the ideas flow from you and dont over think it. It's mainly about what you think about it, of course adding what the nay sayer would say but it's all about you. good luck with editing :)
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