Magazine Reflection Take 2

1. Overall, when you think about the big picture of your writing, what improved? How did it get better? Why?

In many of my previous writing assignments, I would not start writing until Randy would ask for a third draft. I would quickly write my paper and hand it in with many errors and mistakes. But in this writing assignment, I proved to myself that creating drafts early and making revisions create a better looking essay. It also gave me more time to get some sleep and to work on other assignments.

2. Overall, when you think about the big picture of your writing, what still needs work? What do you think will help you improve? Why?

I believe that my picture taking ability is not what i would like it to be. I feel that I did not spend enough time on each picture to show what I was trying to accomplish. Next time, I will ask for some advice from other students who are better at taking pictures and have them critique the pictures.

3. Specifically, show us something that improved and describe the path it took to get better. You can quote your article, your drafts, link to evidence, etc.

In many of my paragraphs, my introductory sentence was bland and not interesting. But after help from students and Randy, I was able to revise the sentences and make them more interesting.

4. Describe something specific (or a few things!) that you learned about writing.
Writing is not something that just comes straight from your brain, you need critiques and revisions to create a better essay. A writer must be able to take adives from collegues and use it to form better paragraphs and sentences.

My Magazine Reflection

1. What went well for you during the process of creating this magazine?

I Was able to edit and revise my before the deadline so that I had more time to help others and revise some mistakes that i missed. This was one of the first projects that I feel I did my best.

2. What challenges did you face as you moved from an early draft or idea to a final product?
One of the challenges i faced was remembering to ask others to critique my article and then using that i information to make my article better. I feel that i was able to do this with this article and it helped a lot.

3. What other examples of work—student and professional—stood out as exemplary and served as a good model for your own work?
I looked at many articles from National Geographic as models that I would follow. National Geographic has many photo essays that I was able to use as examples. I also looked at other students who did a photo essay and took some ideas from them.