As I reflect back on my
Relationship to Writing Essay I notice that my writing process unfolded in 4
steps: planning, organizing, drafting and revising. Originally, this essay
began as a series of questions about the writing process involved in the DSP. This
helped guide my thoughts by allowing me to pinpoint certain details and moments
about writing the DSP. They are
important in understanding myself as a writer and how I approach writing
assignments. From the answers to the given questions I then had to somehow
write a reflective essay. I decided that the best approach to this was to write
a narrative about my experience with the DSP. I was able to clearly see where
some of the issues I mentioned while answering the pre-questions fell in my
writing process. Furthermore, the narrative made it easier for me to write a
cohesive essay because I simply needed to move in time order.
I started drafting the essay by creating a
very detailed outline that broke my essay into 4 parts based on the path I
thought my writing process followed. When I actually began to write my essay, I
found that I simply needed to form completed sentences from the notes I made in
my outline. Drafting my essay was a quick effort, which was relieving because I
was anxious about having to write 5 pages (similar to my anxiety with the DSP).
To my surprise, I finished my essay without feeling stressed at all. This is
most likely due to the outline. Revisions of my essay consisted of peer editing
in class and a one-on-one meeting with my teacher. These two methods of
revising my writing allowed me to view my essay through someone else’s eyes; I
could more easily see where I needed to expand on ideas and eliminate others
from my essay. I have never been a good “reviser” of my writing; I tend to
submit an assignment without reading it over in the hopes that it was good
enough. I now know that taking the time to reevaluate my writing can help it to
become a more cohesive and scholarly piece of writing.
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