The book Room really interested me when I first heard about it making me want to use it for my essay because I knew i’d get hooked into it easily. I think that was one thing that really helped me with this essay since I actually wanted to be reading the book. Throughout my reading I put sticky notes in places that displayed human right issue which really helped when I went back to write the essay and could easily look through those places and decide which ones were most important and could connect to the points I wanted to make. When I actually started writing the essay I went back and read the book again to pinpoint exact quotes that I could use for my essay. Also going back and reading it again helped me understand more parts that may have been confusing at first and I could pick up on more parts that I hadn’t before. Another strength I had was my peer editing, I chose Jenny and Renato to peer edit my essay since Jenny had read the book as well so she could point out things that didn’t make sense and offer ideas of how to fix it and add to it. Renato was a good choice with peer editing as well since he’s very honest and if he doesn’t like how something sounds he will definitely tell you which helped a lot with the flow of my essay.
There are definitely a lot of places I could improve on and use in further formal writing that I do as well. I definitely need to improve on my brainstorming and write down more ideas that I could possibly use in case something I have in my brainstorming doesn't work out or I can't get in depth with it enough. My brainstorming for this essay was pretty short but I only put down the main ideas that I definitely knew I would be able to go in depth about. Another area I could improve on is using an outline. When I started writing this essay I went right from the brainstorming to my first draft and then had to go back and try to put it into an outline to make sure everything that I needed to be there was there. That really just used up time that wasn’t necessary and that I could’ve been using on other parts of my essay process. Using the outline definitely helps to make sure all of your ideas are sorted out well and that your explanations are in depth enough which mine had not been until I put it into the outline. For the next essay that I write I will definitely use the outline right from the beginning so that everything is proper right from the start. I could also for sure improve on my formal writing skills, I tend to use a lot of informal language and in some of my points i could add more confidence in my tone, stating a point rather than suggesting it. Some strategies that I found really helpful were definitely putting the sticky notes in my book throughout my reading instead of having to go back and do all of it after. As well as the quote integrations we talked about in class made it a lot easier to add in my quotes and feel like it actually sounded good and was done correctly. Another thing that was helpful was the teacher conference, it really helped develop my thesis into something better than just being straight forward of my points, it made the audience think more and be more interested in the essay. I’m normally not too good at coming up with a thesis statement so that was definitely beneficial to me. For my self-evaluation, I gave myself an E in Responsibility. I think I deserve an E in this section since when we first got our books I have been ahead of the schedule the whole time to make sure that I had a lot of time to write this essay. I have managed my time pretty well so that everything can be done well and done in time. For Independent Work, I gave myself a G. I gave myself that because I have been working on this essay a lot out of school without having to be told to, just getting it done so that I can hand it in on time. I didn’t give myself an E since sometimes during class when I really just don’t feel like doing work, I won't get much done on my essay but I just make up for it at home instead so sometimes I don't use all my class time effectively. Lastly, for self regulation I gave myself a G. I think I should get a G in this category since I did conference with the teacher and asked a few questions but I could've asked for more assistance and feedback, I just didn't think I need it very much for this essay since I had a pretty good idea of what I was doing the whole time.
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