Monday, October 4, 2010

The Plastic Pink Flamingo (Blog 12)

Self-Check:
1. When I finished writing my essay and when I reread it, I wasn't entirely confident that I had thoroughly answered the prompt but after a peer read it, I was reassured that I had answered the prompt.

2. In my first body paragraph I have a thesis statement but it isn't very clear.

3. My essay is focused on a main theme but the two body paragraphs don't blend together very well.

4. I developed two ideas for the essay but I feel like I ramble on a little too much. I could edit it to make my point clearer.

5. My essay included quotes to support my thoughts and it is analyzed but only to a certain point. I could have gone a bit more in-depth to explain myself better.

Reflection:
1. I was surprised to find that I was able to complete my essay within the time frame I was given.

2. My organization of words and sentence structure could have been stronger.

3. If I was given more time to expand my thoughts in my essay I would clarify that America's culture is artificial and use more examples from the text. I would also strengthen my last paragraph.

4. The organization of my essay came out like I planed it to.

5. As I was writing, it became more and more evident what the author was trying to communicate through the text. A waterfall of words just poured out  as I wrote.

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