For Unit 1 I would like to revise my lack of detail in some of the aspects of my writing. I feel as though I rushed through some of the key details that led to my conclusion. My professor and colleagues both mentioned the part of my COVID experience lacking detail and I would agree but I also feel as though it would take away from my main point. I would like to come to a compromise somehow and include enough details about that event that occurred during my educational journey but also not too many that distract from my main point. I also would like to revise the ending of my narrative because it also seemed rushed and like it didn’t have a proper ending and it seemed like I just wanted to get the writing over with. Besides that, I feel like I can also fix up some of my vocabulary and word choices to make it a little easier and smooth to read through.
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Gabriella Leon
In reflection of Unit 1, something I feel like I could do better was to possibly just put in more
effort to proofread more. Something that I realized about myself is that I have a habit of jumping between procrastinating and procrastinating. That within itself is a problem because it causes chaos of an inconsistent pattern within the quality of my work. When I precrastinate I do better but I have ADHD so if I’m focusing on this one thing it makes me fall behind in other tasks. When I procrastinate I rush to finish and turn in the work so it isn’t up to its best potential. I also rush to hand it in so I won’t go into detail and review my work so I end up getting points knocked off for little things that I could have fixed and I feel like it makes me illiterate when in reality I was just trying to beat a deadline. All in all, I could try to put more effort into focusing and prioritizing important deadlines and giving in my best quality work so I can get the best possible grade.
Your Final Portfolio project will be submitted a bit differently. Each week’s OpenLab post will count as a part of your Final Portfolio submission and will be graded as such, so make sure you are paying attention to the clarity and structure of your writing.
WRITE: Write a paragraph explaining what you would do to revise Unit 1, if you had the time (or why not). You need to mention what you got from the feedback you received (from me and from your colleagues), and why you would incorporate it (or why not). Post this to OpenLab.
REVISE: Spend some time revising your Unit 1 essay. You have until Dec 19 to re-submit this paper for an updated grade, but I encourage you to get to this earlier if you want to re-submit other assignments as well.
REFLECT: Part of your Final Portfolio grade includes writing a letter to yourself reflecting on what you’ve learned this semester (due Dec. 19). This letter should be at least 750 words. Here are some questions to start thinking about before you begin writing this final reflection (it may be helpful to re-read some of your old OpenLab posts, as well):
- What have you learned about yourself as a reader, writer and scholar this term?
- How will you be able to use what you have learned this term and transfer that knowledge to other writing situations—either in college or in your community?
- How would you compare/contrast work you did early in the semester to now?
- What was your favorite/least favorite assignment and why?
- What are some notable lessons that have stuck with you after completing certain assignments?
- What changed in your writing (reading, thinking) as the genres and assignments changed?
- How did you make decisions in your assignments about content and design?
- What were your early assumptions/beliefs about yourself and writing? Have they since changed? Explain.
- What was your experience revising assignments?
- Was there any peer feedback that stands out to you and why?
- What was particularly challenging for you in our course this semester and how did you overcome it (or attempt to)?
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