Essay#1 Reflection

How do you think you did?
I think I didn't do well in performance. I waited until the last minute to finish up the outline, rough drafts, and the final. I didn't use time wisely because I did not use the spare time after school and I didn't used the whole day of Thursday of working on it. Sometimes I procrastinate or I was busy with other work...so I have problems with time management. I agree with the grade I was given and I think I deserved it. My essay should have been better if I spend time on working on it. Other than my performance on working on the essay, I honestly thought I did my best on it. I followed most of my high school teacher's instructions (ex: connection with topic sentences). But I guess that was high school and this is a college essay...

What have you learned about your
...writing process?
I know that I did a sloppy job on the outline, but I went back to the outline to make it better. I learned that I put the essay aside and did other homework first instead. And when "I had the time" to do the essay, I also did the rough drafts sloppy (thinking that I would revise and edit it later for a better final draft). When I did the final essay (last minute), I did not look back to revise and edit to make the essay flow better, instead I skimmed for spellchecking and parenthetical citations.

...writing philosophy?
Before I began to write the outline, I didn't have trouble finding the topic I want to write about. I found many useful and reliable information, than other themes, that I can write about. When I wrote the outline, I tried to avoid using "pidgin" in school papers, but I had some problems with "verb tense." I didn't think thoroughly about the topic which made my outline sloppy (with irrelevant information). Since the essay was argumentative, I look back to the article "They Say/I Say" for some tips to argue for my topic and I used some templates.

What have you learned about college writing vs. high school writing?
Although I didn't turn in my essay late, I learned that if we turn in our homework late we'll have a "NP" and its not acceptable (based on the syllabus). In high school, teachers accept work late with a late notice of an excuse.

What changes will you make for next time?
I definitely want to change my poor time management. I want to spend time wisely on upcoming essays. So I can plan my outline better and spend more time on revising and editing.