What I found most surprising about the process of composing was how much I have learned since the beginning of taking this course. I see a vast improvement in my structure, and making use of examples to further strengthen my point. I also found writing to become less laborious the more I do it, and it was less intimidating than previous times I have had to write a paper in my younger years.
The challenging aspect of the writing process for me was the drafting stage, and learning to allow myself plenty of room for mistakes, and knowing that this is a work in progress, and to be treated as such. I experienced a slight confusion with being able to insert a multimodal element into my work since it is not something I am very familiar with, and challenging trying to find which of the multimodal choices would best enhance my work. The most critical part of the writing process for me at this point and going forward is brainstorming, and navigating my way through my ideas and how they connect. Formulating a path to my paper and how it is going to be mapped out so that it flows in the way I would like it to requires planning, and giving myself the ability to allow revision. The pre writing phase is where I see the most opportunity for growth, which will make my writing more planned out before I start a piece of work. If I were to teach someone else something about writing, I think it would be to make sure to know the reason why you are writing this piece of work, and what the take away value is for your audience. I have noticed after reviewing some of my peers works, at times I find as a reader not being able to understand the direction of the writing, and lacking a conclusion at the finish. As a reader I look for an ultimate point and finality, and it is something often missed. I would also teach the importance of planning, and brainstorming, and how vital it is to a well structured piece of writing, and will strengthen only with a solid foundation. Allowing more time in the planning phase of pre writing instead of rushing to get to the writing itself I feel is often overlooked. I think the reason why the WPA Outcomes and this course value Reflection so much, is because it gives you an opportunity to look at things through a critical eye. Only through reflection are we able to learn from our mistakes, notice our strengths as well as our weaknesses, and improve upon our work. Using rubrics are very helpful at teaching us a type of criteria to start off with, and soon we are able to ask ourselves these kind of questions in our own writing, reflecting on what we just produced, if it is or is not successful and what we learned from it going into our next piece of writing.
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