• Be aware that it usually takes multiple drafts to create
and complete a successful text
• Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising,
editing, and proof-reading
• Understand writing as an open process that permits writers
to use later invention and rethinking to revise their work
• Understand the collaborative and social aspects of writing
processes
• Learn to critique their own and others' works
• Learn to balance the advantages of relying on others with
the responsibility of doing their part
• Use a variety of technologies to address a range of
audiences
The writing process is by far the hardest part of writing.
It takes multiple types of editing and reading to provide a good writing
assignment. If you’re in a group assignment, you have to rely on others to
provide all their facts for their part of the project and you learn to critique
each others work so you can turn in an excellent assignment. Strategies can be
starting an assignment early and giving you plenty of time to edit any issues
within it. If I had started this portfolio sooner like I was supposed to, I
wouldn't be worried about getting it done so I failed in this area. When I
wrote my memoir on Twice Baked Potatoes, I took plenty of time to write my
draft, edit it and turn it in for a final grade. I also made sure that a
variety of audiences would be interested in it and in class we shared it with
other classmates so they could critique it which was by far difficult to
critique and to be critiqued. Doing all of this with my first assignment, it
helped me prepare for my next assignments to come and allowed me plenty of time
to create better work.
"We may have been a broken family but my dad never made us feel apart. My dad moved a year after we started having Sunday dinners due to his job. It was very upsetting knowing we wouldn't have that quality time with my dad anymore. The twice baked potatoes have had such a positive memory in my life and always bring a smile to my face thinking of the fun I shared with my dad and my brothers. I share a very strong bond with all three of them and they are still the most important men in my life. I hope one day my brothers and our families can all get together and make new memories together."
This paragraph
in my memoir was the toughest part to write and it took time writing it because
I didn't want to make my paper depressing or make anyone uncomfortable reading
it. I wanted to make sure it attracted audiences that could relate to divorce
as well as just a family bonding over dinner. I edited my paper over and over
as well as writing a few different draft papers until I figured out exactly
what I wanted to say. I think I enjoyed writing this assignment the most. I was
worried about what to write at the beginning but when everything finally came
together it made me very happy.
