Rhetorical Analysis Reflection

            I learned a lot writing this paper. I was very interested by the subject I was studying however I was having a very difficult time organizing the paper and bringing it all together. I had documents full of ideas and things I wanted to include in my essay but I wasn’t sure how. I sat down and tried to make an outline of my essay but everything still seemed out of place. I wrote the essay but I after reading it, I could tell everything was very misplaced and the organization wasn’t working. I went into my professor’s office hours and looked over the paper. She helped me identity what I was doing wrong. Furthermore, I learned that I was writing the purpose of my paragraphs as the explanation. I changed all of these mistakes and reorganized the paper which helped a lot! I definitely believe this is a more successful paper than the last. I felt more confident about my writing and I learned more effective techniques through the process. I learned when writing a rhetorical analysis, it is important to not summarize and paraphrase the ideas! You need to quote, cite, and write your own idea of the topic. I loved this project because I got to write about something that matters and is personal to myself which made the whole paper easier and more interesting. Overall, I had a positive experience writing this essay!
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