Reflection on Open Letter Draft

I peer reviewed Morgan's open letter draft and Carter's open letter draft. Both were very good starting drafts for this project and I am confident they can make them even better. Hopefully the comments I left them are helpful to completing the fulfillments for their open letters. Here is Morgan's draft link, and here is Carter's draft link.

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From my classmates' drafts for their open letters, I have learned that we all have similar views when it comes to the class itself. Difference in our opinions change when talking about our writing experiences prior taking English 109H. An example of this might be that we all felt that the workload for this class was intense but all had very different views of english classes before coming into college. The types of skills we've acquired throughout high school is also a difference many of us have. Considering that I am a sequential composer and a heavy reviser, compared to other classmates who might be quite the opposite of me.

Here are some questions regarding the reflection of my open letter draft:


Did you demonstrate an ability to think about your writing and yourself as a writer?

In my open letter draft, I was able to provide a precursor to a more in depth discussion about my own writing and myself as a writer. In my final draft, I will elaborate upon what I have first drawn up and will give my readers a better sense of who I am when it comes to writing.

Did you provide analysis of your experiences, assignments, or concepts you have learned?

I did provide multiple examples of my own experiences with writing. I have also included statements about the assignments throughout this course and the concepts I have learned by taking it. The discussion I have provided thus far is not exactly worthy of being called an "in-depth analysis" but will be reconstructed to fit that title for the final submission of this reflection project.

Did you provide concrete examples from your own writing?

I was able to include multiple examples of concrete evidence to back my own writing. With these I have reassured the reader that, although I am not the most experienced writer, I am a better one now that I was coming into this course. The examples I have included also support my writing process and style as I am now a more experienced writer but the same kind I was when I started college.


Did you explain why you made certain choices and whether those choices were effective?

I did explain to some extent in my letter that the choices I made throughout this class were either effective or ineffective. I have yet to discuss the details throughly but I do plan on reworking my letter to fully include my explanation of why I did some things the way I did.

Did you use specific terms and concepts related to writing and the writing process?

From all the way back in my first blog post, I talked about my writing process. In this letter I brought my readers back the sense of my writing style of being a "heavy reviser" and a "sequential composer." With these titles that I had given myself, I explain to my readers that these labels still do describe me as a writer now at the conclusion of this course. I also include other terms and concepts that help my readers understand how my skills now relate with regards to writing and the writing process.