1. What, specifically did you change from your first draft to your last?
I spent a lot of time making changes: I made a lot of changes regarding how specific I was when I explained how my quotes related to the way I portrayed Phillip Lombard in my story. In the original version I didn't really explain all that well, but I put a lot of effort into explaining it in the end. Also, in the original story I didn't use that much sensory language, but at the end I tried to use a lot more description, as when I do a draft or outline for something, I’m very boring and flat, but when I start writing something for real, that’s when the creativity and descriptiveness comes out.
2. Which form of support helped you to improve your ATTWN essay the most? Why? How so? In other words, why was that form of support the most helpful?
I though peer review was the most helpful, so that my peers could tell me what they though was wrong and how I could change it. Often, I miss important details in the directions and my peers help me to notice these errors. The timed writing feedback wasn't that helpful because most of my flaws were minor errors that I didn't take into account. The sharing with an adult was the least helpful because my parents didn't think it through, as they basically read it and told me I did a good job.
3. What will help you to continue improving your writing this year?
I think peer review checklists will continue to be extremely helpful. Also, if possible, I believe that sharing our writing with our teacher (via blog or other non-class source, so that we don’t use class time). Constant practice however, will likely be the most valuable process so that we can continually improve; after all, practice makes perfect, does it not?
4. Where do you think you have room to grow as a writer this year?
I think I have room to grow in using quotes and other evidence to prove a point I am trying to make, and explaining how they relate to my thesis. I also think that being descriptive and using punctuation such as semicolons, slashes, commas (sometimes), and colons in my writing are other struggles of mine.
I spent a lot of time making changes: I made a lot of changes regarding how specific I was when I explained how my quotes related to the way I portrayed Phillip Lombard in my story. In the original version I didn't really explain all that well, but I put a lot of effort into explaining it in the end. Also, in the original story I didn't use that much sensory language, but at the end I tried to use a lot more description, as when I do a draft or outline for something, I’m very boring and flat, but when I start writing something for real, that’s when the creativity and descriptiveness comes out.
2. Which form of support helped you to improve your ATTWN essay the most? Why? How so? In other words, why was that form of support the most helpful?
I though peer review was the most helpful, so that my peers could tell me what they though was wrong and how I could change it. Often, I miss important details in the directions and my peers help me to notice these errors. The timed writing feedback wasn't that helpful because most of my flaws were minor errors that I didn't take into account. The sharing with an adult was the least helpful because my parents didn't think it through, as they basically read it and told me I did a good job.
3. What will help you to continue improving your writing this year?
I think peer review checklists will continue to be extremely helpful. Also, if possible, I believe that sharing our writing with our teacher (via blog or other non-class source, so that we don’t use class time). Constant practice however, will likely be the most valuable process so that we can continually improve; after all, practice makes perfect, does it not?
4. Where do you think you have room to grow as a writer this year?
I think I have room to grow in using quotes and other evidence to prove a point I am trying to make, and explaining how they relate to my thesis. I also think that being descriptive and using punctuation such as semicolons, slashes, commas (sometimes), and colons in my writing are other struggles of mine.
I like your goals because they are very specific and achievable. Nice job!
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