Self Assessment Reflection

What were your goals for yourself in writing this paper?  To what extent did you reach your goals?

My goal in the annotated bibliography was to create a document that explained the usefulness of my sources and give me a starting point with each source. However I feel as if the annotated bibliographies that are about the books I am using may not cover the entire book seeing as I haven't read the entire thing.

How did you use your time in developing this paper?  Did you use class opportunities to improve your writing?  Explain.  How did your use of time fit your goals?

I didn't use a lot of class time to work on this paper because I still was trying to figure out how to focus my inquiry question into a smaller category. When I started my work I was in the library and pulled out a few books and 4 hours later I had gotten a strong idea on what each of the books were about and I believe that I was able to write about the sources and how I planned on using them.

How did you see your writing changing?  Did you take advantage of the responses from your peers?  Explain how you worked with your peers?

I don't see a change in my writing just yet I feel as if after I have gotten further down the process of actually putting together all of what I have learned into one cohesive purpose. 

Who else contributed to your paper’s success?  Explain their role?

My mother has played a big role in my paper's success because I am constantly talking to her about every interesting piece of information relating to my inquiry question, she gives her feedback and gives me ways to not only continue my research but one day use this to solve an issue that is very personal to me.

What have you learned about yourself as a writer? What did you learn from others?

Throughout the course of this class I have learned that my writing is rarely done with much detail and that it may take a few proof readings to catch all of my grammatical errors. Also I have learned that my concepts are great and I can explain them very well however I must learned to do so with out  being to wordy. I feel as if I write similar to the way I talk and I use a lot of words because I think that I can make a stronger argument with extra words. So the key for me is to learn about other great debaters and see how they structure their arguments, that will not only better me as a speaker but help me become a meticulous writer.

What was the hardest part of writing this paper?  Explain.  

The hardest part of this paper was following the steps and including certain things in certain paragraphs. I used Megan's example and read her annotated bibliography over and over because I wanted to make sure I understand what she would be looking for in each paragraph. The struggle for me in this paper was that I didn't know the difference between a summary and an analysis.

What was the easiest part? Explain.  

The easiest part of this paper was writing how I plan on using the source in my paper. While reading my sources I would constantly refer back to how this could help me in my research.

Where did you take risks?  Explain.

I dont feel as if I have taken any risk, yet.

What parts of your paper are you proudest of?  Why?

My favorite part of my paper would be my analysis of each sources, because to me that is the most important part and I could refer back to that if I am unclear on how I want to use that authors opinion.

What parts of your paper still need improvement?  Why?  How did you attempt to make these improvements before you turned the paper in?

I feel as if before the workshop session my paper needed a good proofreading, but outside of that I dont really know what parts of my paper I could improve. A simple way I addressed that issue was to re-read my paper and think of ways to make my points clearer.

Explain your writing process from brainstorming to now.

I dont feel as if I did much brainstorming however after reading some of my sources I now want to find information on more specific topics such as parental involvement, and school activities in African American communities.