Blog 11: Metacognition Questions on Definition Essay

Culminating Writers Profile

1. My writing style has stayed the same since the beginning of the year. I think this is because we haven't done many writing activities yet.
2. My writing strength is the final paragraph. I always try to put emphasis on the recap. Each time I try to elaborate further.
3. Repetitiveness has always been a weakness for me. I tend to go on and on saying too much. I try to edit my writing as much as possible to see how I can cut down on words. I also have my sisters read my writing to get their opinions. 

Evaluating Your Writing Process

1. If I was given he opportunity to write my essay again I think I would change my topic. I went for the more cliche topic rather than thinking outside the box.
2. The easiest element to fix in my essay was punctuation. I tend to include unnecessary commas when I write.
3. The biggest problem with my essay was coming up with a topic to write about. Last year in my English class we wrote a definition essay but we were handed a topic. We didn't have to come up with our own topics for hardly any writing.

Evaluating Your Success

1.  In my essay I tried to include as many descriptive elements but I struggled a little in that area,
2. Considering the audience...I think I could have put some more personal experience in my essay. For some reason I felt that it wasn't allowed.

Being Honest With Self

1. What intimidated me most about this essay was that it was an out-of-class assignment. I'm used to writing in class and getting teacher in-put.
2. The pages we looked at with sentence structure really helped me with organizing my sentences so they don't seem backwards.
3. I tried to be organized like the student example essays but I don't think I was as successful as them.
4. From a peer I learned that if I was more organized my essay could have turned out better and it wouldn't have been so stressful. An outline of some kind could help me next time.
5. I have learned over the years that the first essay in each English class has always been the worst and most poorly written for me. Once I get back into the swing of things I find that it's easier to produce a decent essay.