Paper 2 Reflection

When I sat down to write my second paper, I felt more confident and broke my process down on what I needed to do to make this paper stand out. I took different approaches because the feedback I got from my first paper was not what I expected at all. This second paper I went in with an open mind and started coming up with topics to write.

          The hardest part with this paper was coming up with a theme. The themes of The Glass Castle were all good, but just picking one was tricky, let alone trying to expand on your theme to write the paper. Going into writing the paper with an open mind helped me and also writing key points in each theme that happened from the book. Whichever one I had the most key points written down was the theme I was going to use because I then knew I would have an easier time expanding it to five pages.

          The fun part of this essay that I enjoyed was picking out quotes from the book and from my articles I found. I put them in the paper to make it feel like you’re actually there in person living the life they are. Feeling like I was actually there in person helped me to write the paper because I felt the situations they were going through. Having the ability to feel that gave me a clearer picture on how I was going tackle this paper.

          One more thing I did differently with this paper was I went to the writing center. I did not only go once, but twice so I can make this paper the best it can be. It was easier to understand where I needed help in some areas. It helped me to revise my paper more thoroughly so my paper flows and makes more sense for someone that might had never read the book before.

          After I was done with this paper I felt that I changed my writing process more. I made sure I went in with an open mind and not being terrified like last time. Going in with the open mind helped me think of possible ways to write the paper. Another big change was going to the writing center. Instead of trying to do the paper all by myself, I made sure I had someone read over it to give me tips on how to make myself better at writing. With this said, I feel more confident in this paper and I think I will follow this process more often.