Taking Stock of Your Writing

1.      What was your main point (thesis)?  “The Moral of the Story”?

• My main point is how finding my favorite book changed my view of books overall

2.      Who was your audience?  What did you assume about them?  What “audience needs” did you have to consider in writing the paper?  How did you tailor your writing to them?

• My audience were my classmates and the professor. I assumed that they would be reading my essay and reacting to it. I had to describe the setting, explain why things happened the way they did, and tell the main point in a concise, clear manner.

3.      What feedback or reactions did you get at various times while composing this paper, and how was this helpful?  What other kinds of input or support did you get from classmates, teacher, tutors, others?  Were you able to make use of it?  How, or why not?

• I was told where my focus and writing were strong, and where i had added unnecessary information. It helped me by showing me where I needed to focus when writing my final draft.

4.      What did you find interesting about the process you went through in writing this paper, and what did you learn from it?

• What I found interesting was how I arrived at the conclusion. I wasn’t sure what my main point was when I started: I was just brainstorming. I learned that I am p good at coming up with plausible sounding conclusions.

5.      What questions do you have for me about the paper?  (What part(s) of the paper would you like me to focus on?  What do you see as the paper’s strengths, and what areas are you unsure of?)

• I was hoping you’d focus on the conclusion, as that is what I feel the strongest paragraph is. I’m unsure if the fourth paragraph is at all necessary, but I had to leave it to meet the word count. I don’t think it adds anything to the story in terms of helping the audience understand, or moving the story along.