self-evaluation

A. What invention strategy did you find worked best for you? Why do you think this strategy was the most helpful? What other prewriting did you do before writing your draft? I used both a personal outline and the prewriting exercise sheet handed out in class. They both helped because I I was able to write what came to my mind first and the second activity allowed me to think about it in a whole new light.

B. Which prompt did you end up selecting? Did you consider any other options or change your mind during the drafting process?
I picked the Food and family prompt. I considered doing the food and adventure, but ended up staying with food and family.

C. What difficulties did you experience trying to discover a single focus or reason for writing? It was hard trying to say exactly what I wanted about my family and food without making it cluttered.

D. What one or two (thesis) sentence(s) from your essay articulates your purpose for writing? (Write your thesis statement below.) .” Food is not merely something we eat, but is a time to bring together family and friends and create lasting memories.

E. What problems did you have trying to organize your essay? How did you overcome these difficulties? Like I said before I had trouble trying not to clutter the essay with to much information. I just merely tried to put in the the most important information.

F. If you were starting the assignment over from scratch, what would you do differently? What changes would you make to your writing /thinking process? I would possibly consider adding another family dish or maybe spending more time on memories.

G. What do you like best about your essay? I liked my intro the best because I think it gave my essay a really good start and specifically stated my thesis.

H. What do you like least about your essay? I don't like the choppiness and hope to improve that on my final draft.