Reflective writing is a process where a writer describes a real or imaginary scene and adds a personal reflection to it. This process is further described in the Reflective Writing video. My research paper is a form of reflective writing because I put my personal opinion in the paper to answer the question “Should America provide universal healthcare to their citizens?”
Who did you work with to compose your research paper? Was this a good approach? I worked with myself as well as the authors of my sources to compose my research paper. This was a good approach because it gave me the evidence I needed to support my claims. What rhetorical mode and genre are you using? The rhetorical mode I am using is argumentation. The rhetorical genre I am using is argumentation. When did you write this project? Good approach? I wrote this project over a little periods of time I had during my day. I set up a word goal for each day so I could meet the due date. This was a good approach because I did not try to cram it all into one night and I feel that by doing increments it allowed my paper to be better quality. Where did you write this project? Good approach? I wrote some parts of this project while I was at high school and the other parts were written in my room. This was a good approach because I got to work in relatively quiet environments and this allowed me to have a better thinking process. Why did you choose to write about your chosen topic? Good choice? I chose to write about this topic because I know my family is not the only family that struggles with the prices of healthcare or to even find a decent priced healthcare provider. This was a good choice because I felt my claims were stronger because I could relate on a personal level. How did it feel to write this argument ("during, after, and since")? Do you have any "if only" moments that can help you revise the draft? It felt good to write this argument. I felt that i really got my point across and I feel that I really convinced people that America should have universal healthcare. I think I really knocked out the rebuttal as well. As of right now I do not have any “if only” moments. How will you revise your argument? I am not sure how I will revise my argument just yet. Maybe add some more rebuttals or first hand accounts of people experiencing trouble with America’s current healthcare system.
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Everyone has a different writing style, these are some quotes from authors and myself on the writing process.
Teaching Writing as a Process Not a Product (Don Murray) It is the process of exploration of what we should know and what we feel about what we know through language” (Murray 2). “The writing process itself can be divided into three stages: pre-writing, writing, and rewriting” (Murray 2). “Next by placing opportunity for discovery in your student’s hands” (Murray 3). The Daily Writing Routines of Great Writers (Maria Popova) “Then I start the next day by redoing all of what I did the day before, following these evening notes.” - Joan Didion “And keep on retyping it, each time making corrections both by hand and directly on the typewriter, until I don’t see how to make it any better.” - Susan Sontag “I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.” - Haruki Murakami Bird by Bird: Some Intructions on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott) “Very few writers really know what they are doing until they’ve done it” (Lamott 5). “The person may not have an answer to what is missing or annoying about the piece, but writing is so often about making mistakes and feeling lost” (Lamott 9). “Almost every writer I’ve ever known has been able to find someone who could be both a friend and a critic” (Lamott 13). My Writing Process “Get your ideas down first, don’t worry about spelling and grammar at this point just write all of your ideas” “Keep rewriting and making corrections until it’s good enough to be published” “Write about what you’re passionate about, not what’s popular in today’s society |
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