Reflection On Open Letter Draft

I peer edited Breanna and Sam's open letter rough drafts. Both did a great job being specific about what they reflected on in the semester and then followed the conventions of the genre well. Below are my reflections on the peer editing I received from Charles and Tyler.

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1. Did you demonstrate an ability to think about your writing and yourself as a writer?

I think the third paragraph of my rough draft demonstrated my ability to critically look at my writing and my style of writing. I took a look at how my time management influences my writing style and how by correcting both concurrently I can write better and relieve stress caused by waiting to last minute to complete an assignment.

2. Did you provide analysis of your experiences, writing assignments, or concepts you have learned?

I provided analysis of writing assignments and my experiences while writing those assignments. As well, I mention the concepts I learned in paragraph 4 where I look to the future and things I am doing now to improve my writing and time management skills. Although there is no singular place in the letter that lists my experiences, writing assignments and concepts that I have learned throughout the letter you can find mentions of all three things as I reflect upon the past semester.

3. Did you provide concrete examples from your own writing (either quotes from your writing or rich descriptions of your writing process)?

I provided hyperlinks to my rough drafts from previous projects to illustrate how rushed my writing was throughout the semester. I then explained what it was like to rush through a paper and how so many opportunities for revision and analysis were lost due to the time frame I was writing in. I will, however, convey in a clearer way my writing process in the final draft as it is unclear at the present moment.

4. Did you explain why you made certain choices and whether those choices were effective?

I explained why I did certain things and why that effected me. Overall, I wrote the letter in a way that showed my time management choices were not effective but some writings strategies like creating an outline and doing preliminary research were. I were also clarify my choices and how effective they were in the final draft of my reflection.