Friday, February 27, 2009
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This was an interesting paper for me to write. The first draft I completely missed the point. I wrote a very general thesis and used examples that could have applied to any article in our book. So essentially I had to start over. When I rewrote my paper I tried to use specific examples from the specific article I read. I made sure that I had a clear argumentative thesis that people could agree or disagree with. Then I made sure I backed it up throughout the paper. All in all I feel like I made a HUGE improvement from my first draft to my final. I am so glad it was pointed out to me what I needed to work on and that I was able to respond.
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That's great that you were able to see where you needed to improve from your first draft to your second draft. Writing several drafts has also helped me out a lot. Back in High School, if my teachers didn't require me to write a first draft, I would end up turning in the unrevised (crappy) essay that I wrote the night before it was due. I've learned revision is a beautiful thing.
I experienced the same thing with my first draft. It was totally off the mark, but then I was able to rewrite it. I learned a lot more from writing my second draft, because I really began to analyze the article.
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