Reflection on project two

In the following blog post I reflect on project two

1. What was specifically changed from one draft to another?

I changed the conclusion and the introduction to the essay, also after the infamous Thursday class I changed the focus of my writing which led to a much more organized and focused essay

2. Point to global changes, how did you rework your thesis?

I was writing about the actual controversy itself, without even noticing it. Then, again after the infamous Thursday class, I realized I needed to work on the actual topic of the assignment, that lead to the reworking of my thesis and intro and conclusion. 

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3. What lead you to these changes?

Again that Thursday class, actually turned out to be pretty darn helpful, lead me to these changes. Revisiting the assignment topic and then realizing what needed to be fixed.

4. How do these shifts affect your credibility as an author?

The fact that I actually wrote on the prompt adds to my credibility as an author, if I promise to write on one thing and don't then people won't read my stuff again. So writing on the topic actually was a good idea, weird. 

5. How will these changes affect your audience?

Well, now that I actually wrote on the topic, my audience will get more out of the essay than they would have had I continued on the path I was on. Hopefully this will also help my grade.

6. Point to local revisions

My local revisions came in the form of changing word choices and adding an argumentative side. After Mr. Bottai recommended adding the part about shaming people into shooting on film, I decided to put it in the body of the essay as well. Hopefully this makes my argument even stronger 

7. How will these changes help assist your audience in understanding your purpose. 

Since the purpose of this paper is to teach and inform people in my discipline, sticking to conventions of an informative essay will help them understand what they should get out of this paper. Also this will keep me from sounding like I am insulting their intellect. 

8. Did you have to reconsider the conventions of the particular genre in which you were writing.

Having written my fill of papers over my academic career, I felt like I knew most of what I had to do. However, after starting out wrong completely, I took a look back at what I was doing and did end up reconsidering a lot of things, however I didn't end up changing how I wrote the essay, just what the essay was about. 

9. Finally how does the purpose of reflection help you reconsider your identity as a writer?

The overwhelming theme in this reflection is that I need to know what I am writing about before I write. Having done all the work and then having to scrap it wasn't fun at all, so I aim not to do that again. 

I read Alyssa and Morgan's reflection and we all seemed to have a similar trend in that we all wanted to go back and start writing on the actual topic the first time. That would have been incredibly helpful and saved us all a lot of heartache and work.