Reflection on Open Letter Draft

Reviewing someone’s letter that is directed to you is like getting mail and sending it back with notes because it wasn’t good enough.  Anyhow, I ended up peer editing Austin See’s open letter and Michaela Webb’s open letter.  Now it is time to revise my final English 109H project.

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In my letter, I built the story of my growth as a writer.  I showed where I was and where I have gotten to now.  However, the story needs more argumentation and supporting facts.  I will need to rearrange my letter so that it builds on itself.  I will also need to make sure that the examples and quotes I include are not just thrown in randomly but have a purpose.  However, I do have some analysis of what genre is and how to adapt to new writing situations which shows my ability to think about my writing and what I’ve learned this year.

I used my most effective and least effective moments of the year as chances to really analyze and explain how I have grown.  I still need to work on connecting these with what I have learned to show a clear progression. 

I specifically referenced and hyperlinked to blog posts and project feedback.  I also summarized things from my own projects and project guides.  I may consider adding more hyperlinking and direct quoting if it not does detract from what I am trying to say.  I have probably enough facts, I just need to make sure each has a purpose and has an explanation as to its importance.

Both of my effective and ineffective moment have an explanation as to why I ran into those successes or failures, whether referencing what I experienced from the semester or pointing back to my writing style from high school. 

I did mention specific writing terms such as genre, revision, and planning.  However, I will need to make sure I have used these effectively as this really shows my growth as a writer.  I may also be able to go more in-depth on what I have learned about audience and purpose, or the rhetorical situation.