Reflection Paper

This paper was a new experience. I hadn’t written a paper quite like this one before so it was interesting to try to find a way to write it. It was also interesting to try to view these speeches rhetorically and analyze them without regard to my personal opinions on their subjects. I felt I did pretty good at understanding how these rhetorical devices work. I just hope it all came out on paper the way I wanted it to. 

Writing my second essay, I felt slightly better about my process for writing. I wrote an outline and  brainstormed ideas in a more streamlines idea that helped me remember everything I wanted to include. I wrote my draft faster and tried to spend more times getting my ideas on paper and less time focusing on small details that can be worked out later. This helped me overall to write faster. I was able to edit my essay more effectively when all my ideas were already out on the paper. On style academy, I viewed the phrases and clauses exercise which helped me understand more about sentence structure. 

With my next essay, I want to give myself more time to do a deeper rewrite. I also want to be more specific about my ideas and less vague. I am happy that I did slightly better with my transitions this time around though. I hope to continue to improve with my next paper.