Literary Narrative Postwrite

Writing 100 (Section 203 & 204): Transition to College Writing

Summer Bridge Program 2011

Tues/Thurs 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm

1245NQ & 2155 NQ

Literacy Narrative: 2^{nd Draft Postwrite}

Name: Sunasia Echols

Please answer these questions carefully and thoughtfully, providing specific examples (including on what pages in your final draft I can find them) of how these things affected your revision. Turn this completed form in with your 2nd draft of your literacy narrative.

What are the major strengths of this paper?

The major strengths of this paper was how all of the literacies were connected, in a way, and how descriptive the text were, so the reader feels as if they were watching a movie of my life.

What are the major weaknesses of this paper, and how did you attempt to overcome them in the revision process?

The major weakness of this paper was transitioning from paragraph. To overcome transitioning from paragraph in my revision process was by using the advice of my peer reviewer and trying to create sentences that related to both paragraphs.

What specific (major) revisions have you made, and what would you like me to notice about them?

The major revision of this paper is when I took out the two paragraphs about my modeling and about me playing softball. I took those out because the two paragraphs were not relevent to my literary narrative.

What specific advice did your peer reviewer give you that you took, and how did you incorporate that advice into this revision?

My peer reviewer advised me to switch the first paragraph with the second paragraph on page four. I added text to the first sentence and then switched paragraphs, which made my paper better. The advice that I did not take was talk about math in the beginning. I chose not to because I wanted to show how I was more of a reader at a young age and later became more of a math person.

Describe one thing that you learned in the process of trial and error on this paper (either in terms of your own writing process, or about researching, or about something technical—whatever you want) that you will take with you as you write your next paper. In other words, how can that one thing make your writing process next time around a little easier?

In my writing process, I started right before the paper was due, when I should have started earlier and took it as a “marathon instead of a sprint”. Talking to someone about what I am writing about gave me more ideas, for instance the assignment in class, helped me gather ideas better. Having a good peer reviewer is also beneficial because they give you more ideas about your paper that you could not think of yourself. If I use all of these processes during my next paper, my process would be easier.