I have now written two papers for this class and I have found things that have worked and not worked so well. I found that brainstorming and actually writing a rough draft improves my writing greatly. I never completed this step of the writing process in high school, so at first I was hesitant to do so. I felt it was tedious and that it didn’t really impact my overall paper. However, I have found the rough draft and constructive criticism have tremendously helped me and my writing. With all of that being said, I was a little disappointed in my grade, but after reviewing the comments, I understand where I fell short. It is a little frustrating to put so much work into a paper and not get the result I wanted, but this first paper and grade have now shown me the true expectations of the course. I consider writing to be good if its tone fits the topic, the vocabulary and grammar are used appropriately, and if the paper itself answer the particular prompt.
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