Reflection #2

Category 2: The Writing Process

     The writing process contributed to my improvements as a writer by aiding me in my revisions, because prior to this class, I would not have gone to the writing tutors to check my work; however, now I not only go for WIFYS, but other classes that require me to write papers as well. In addition, I have learned different ways that I can elaborate on a topic. With help from the "he said, she said" activity we did, it became a lot easier for me to express the authors arguments and my viewpoints through my writing. 

     I learned that I able to make arguments back to authors about certain topics regarding my stance on an issue. I also learned that I am very opinionated about a lot of the topics that our class has gone over thus far in the course. Through the writing process, I was able to master the different techniques that can make my essay more improved in clarifying my arguments in relation to the original perspective.

     In my writing, I stated: "Personally, I would agree with this statement to an extent, because people do get mocked for using proper sentence structure when posting content online; however, I do not believe that this topic can be an argument to stand up for his thesis that we are the dumbest generation." Here, I used the "he said, she said" method to express that while I do understand where Bauerlein is coming from to argue his views, but I do think his evidence is not at all good enough to make his statements true.

     Writing is collaborative, because there are a lot of instances where you can improve just by hearing another person's perspective on your writing. I found this to be especially true with my conferences with you and my tutor because each time would improve my paper substantially. In addition, having just a peer look over my paper would offer insight to my own arguments if they made sense to the reader or not.