1) I am not very comfortable with this class right now. It's a feeling that is almost as uncomfortable as meeting parents and family on a first date who are constantly drilling you about your life goals and what you are doing to reach them, along with a thorough question and answer board on what your motives are with their daughter/sister. Well I may be exaggerating, but I feel somewhat this way because I did not do as well as I thought I would have on our last writing assignment.
2) I would like to plan out the process of putting my paper together better. I would like to allow myself more time to write and review multiple rough drafts before the deadline and not just limit it to one or two revisions.
3) I want to become better at putting my thoughts into an organized, clear format. I feel that if i was to explain my argument (for a paper) verbally to a friend or someone else, i would be able to do so convincingly and effectively. I feel that somewhere along the way, the powerfulness and awesomeness of my argument is weakened when transitioning from thought to paper.
4) My study group could help soften the teacher's heart before grading my essays. Jk, but really. Actually, they could continue to provide helpful insights to my papers and attack the weak points like they have done so well at before. I feel this help me re-vamp my paper the way that it should be presented.
5) I feel that Ms. Hedengren is perfect. I am not sure that she could do any better, other than provide me with a greater amount of the amazing feedback that she already gives in my rough drafts. I once saw a peer's rough draft that was completely disassembled and critiqued. I was jealous.
6) I am most proud of being able to broaden my mind in the sense of looking at different arguments through different perspectives. I feel that this has helped me develop a stronger mind.
Friday, October 16, 2009
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Nathan, I'm sorry you're not comfortable in this class. Maybe you can come by my office hours and we can work on your paper revisions together? Do you want to revise? I'd be thrilled to help you with anything.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty funny, but I agree with some of your points. Peer editing can be really good.
ReplyDeleteHaha! That does sound pretty uncomfortable...
ReplyDeleteNate don't be uncomfortable, look around you! We are the coolest people in this school!
ReplyDeleteRee sharrrd..... Because you're North Central I can see why things are uncomfortable for you. Guess life is just hard that way. Keep working on getting that stronger mind though, bueno suerte!
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