Write an essay: Writing Process Analysis: Self-Assessment and Writing Goals

Writing Process Analysis: Self-Assessment and Writing Goals

The ​purpose​ of this essay is to critically reflect on your strengths and weaknesses in writing in order to evaluate your writing process and create a plan for improvement for this course. Your ​audience​ is me, your professor. ​Context​: Be real. Be honest. This is the best writing.

Requirements:

1. I want to hear your voice:​ this might be one of your only chances in college to write your heart out! You are already discussing yourself and your creative process, so you might as well take

advantage of your unique style and voice. Get comfortable (haha, I know right?) and get creative

(you can do it)!

2. Show me you have read and thought about your writing process​: Be specific in your discussion of your actual writing process, your plan to improve, and do make sure to reference the advice that

resonated with you. Make sure to include these elements:

● Describe your writing process from prompt to submission: ​What is your writing process​? What kinds of writing do you do? Why do you write? When do you write? How do you

decide what to write? How do you begin? How do you decide how to organize your

writing? How do you know when your project is finished?

● Evaluate your writing style and writing process.​ What do you do very well (strengths), and what do you need to keep working on (weaknesses)? What writing strategies or habits

are you comfortable with? What makes you anxious when writing?

● Compare the advice from the course readings that resonated with your writing process. What advice do you plan to put into practice this quarter with your writing?​ How do you plan to adapt this advice to your needs as a writer? Quote, cite, and explain at least 4 pieces

of advice that resonated with you (these pieces of advice can be strategies you already use

or advice you plan to put into practice this quarter).

● What effects could this advice have on your long-term writing goals​?​ What aspects of your process will change or stay the same? What aspects of your writing would you most

like feedback on? What are your goals for this course?

This first assignment is a Writing Process Analysis, which asks you to reflect, narrate, describe, analyse,

explain, quote, cite, apply, discuss, and plan for the future when it comes to your writing process and

style. Begin by asking yourself: what has been my writing process so far? How do I plan to strengthen or

improve my writing?

What about Genre?

--Writers always think about medium and genre. ​Medium​ refers to the materials used to compose the text (e.g., what materials are required when writing an essay as opposed to what materials are required

to compose and record a song). ​Genre​ refers to the type of text--there are many styles of songs; examples include rock and roll, dance music, Hip Hop, or Ranchera music.

● Genre requirements:​ Use first person (“I”) because this is a personal narrative. Avoid using Second Person perspective (“You”).

● Work with the standard essay format - Introduction, Body, Conclusion, Works Cited. ● Scope (Word Count)​: around 900 words. ● Format Requirements: ● Double-spaced, please. No need to worry about margins, headings, font, etc. ● On this assignment, your ​Works Cited page​ need only include a list of authors’ names and article

titles. In MLA format for ​in-text citations​, in order to properly cite in-text, you are required to use the author’s name and the page number on which you found the quote. Example: This quarter, I

want to practice Kurt Vonnegut’s advice to “sound like [my]self” (2).

Writing Process Analysis Reflection Letter: How’d You Do?

(​WAIT-​-This is written ​after​ the final draft of your Writing Process Analysis is due)

Salution:​ ​Dear​ Professor Asbell,

Paragraph 1:

Describe​ how you feel about your performance on your Writing Process Analysis. Reflect​ on what you feel 1. confident about, and 2. struggled with regarding this essay. Explain​ how you worked to revise your paper and what you spent the most time working on.

Paragraph 2:

List​ ​what you said were​ your strengths and weaknesses in your Writing Reflection Essay. Summarize​ what you wrote were your goals and plan for improvement.

Paragraph 3:

Reflect ​on what advice your received during Peer Review, and what you changed/didn’t change in response to it.

Explain​ what organization you used and why you chose it. Write a brief informal outline of each paragraph.

Paragraph 4:

Describe​ anything else you want me to know about you or your analysis.

Valediction: ​Sincerely,​ your name