Tonight I have answered questions about my own writing that I have never thought to ask myself before. Do we really like to self-analyze our own work? I know this self-review was very tough for me to answer and really made me think about what I wrote and why I wrote it. In doing this assessment I realized I need to take a step back and really think about my thesis sentence before I begin any writing assignment. This would save me quite a bit of time in my writing process. This step is crucial in producing a piece of work that makes sense and flows well. Before beginning this self-review I knew I needed to work on my introduction and title process and this review helped me see this is one of my biggest weaknesses.
In doing this self-review I also learned I do have strengths also. My papers have a nice flow to them and they are fairly easy for the audience to follow along. Even though I have a hard time forming an introduction it is fairly easy for me to write a conclusion on my writing assignments. We all have strengths and weaknesses and while it is hard to complete a self-review assignment it is very beneficial and will be useful in our next writing assignment.
Natasha, yes, reviewing your own work can be very difficult! I'm glad the questions were helpful, and I hope you (and your classmates) can internalize them and use them for your future writing beyond this class. Keep up the good work!
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ReplyDeleteAs I stated on my blog, we tend to get tunnel vision and I was able to view my work differently. It even brought out an educated conversation with my wife on the matter, so it has had an impact beyond the class. Just in the first 5 weeks of my course work and ALL of the writing that has been involved, I am truly expanding on my work. I agree with you Natasha on the difficulty of viewing your work not as a reader, but the editor. Your blog post was very enjoyable to read and offered a personal tangible view of your thoughts on this. Thank you for sharing.
Ronnie
Natasha,
ReplyDeleteWhile reviewing and analyzing my writing process, I realized that I don’t focus enough attention on my thesis statement either. I also thought that my paper was flowed well and was easy to read. I noticed, however, that I needed to pay more attention to the details supporting my thesis statement. I agree that analyzing your own work is really hard.
Natasha, I, like both you and Sara, did not think that my paragraphs flowed well either. I am struggling to find ways to improve this. Also, when you talked about these questions being tough, I could totally relate. Although it was not easy to answer these questions, it really did point out parts of my paper that needed improvement.
ReplyDeleteNatasha, I have to say I did the same thing with my thesis statement. When I first wrote my draft I felt it was an awesomely written piece, but as I was going through the self review process my pride quickly diminished. Dr. Sentell suggested I revise my introduction in my draft, so I too need to work on a different approach to my introduction. I keep reminding myself that although asking the hard questions is unpleasant, and not so much fun, that eventually it will lead to me becoming a much better writer.
ReplyDeleteI like your honesty when it comes to this. I really had to step back from my writing and take a good look at everything. I'm glad that you got something out of it and I hope that it helped to improve your writing.
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