Self Evaluation: Essay #2

In this essay I had many problems. I had trouble understanding what the definitional claim meant and how to apply it to my essay. I didn’t have any problems with getting sources to use in my paper and I think I did a nice job of integrating them into the paper and using analysis to back up my claims. However, I think I could have used the PIE paragraph structure a little more. It would have made the paper flow better. I had a few problems with MLA in that I didn’t cite one of my sources well on my works cited page. I also had problems with using citations correctly when I used a source. I believe that from the first draft to the last It was an overall improvement. Even though I edited it a lot I should have had a couple of people assess It for errors. I feel that I had some trouble with the type of claim that you wanted, which made it harder to write, but if I would have come to you and had you explain it better, It would have been much easier. In this essay I chose to do an outline first, which made it a lot easier to organize what I wanted to say. Grammar has always been an issue for me, but I think that I have learned how to fix my grammatical errors with the textbook you requested us to purchase. Which makes it easy for me to fix them when I cant figure it out. In the lectures in class I took notes on what was said and used them in my paper to add analysis to it. I used one of the extra pieces of writing that you had us read and made it connect to my claim. The writing process for me started in class with the note taking and then the prewriting blog about the prompt, witch makes it easier for me to figure out what is expected of me. Also I like how you choose to have us do a free writing exercise, known as the crap draft, this draft makes it better for me to just write, then go back later with a highlighter and pick out the points out of all the crap.