reflection #4

When my paper was edited by peers, they warned me that my essay organization was strange. At the time I did not fix it, as I was determined to do something different than the standard hamburger model. Now after reading my feedback I see the organization should have been fixed to earn a better grade. It might have been my placement of the painting, as it was at the very top, in the midst of my writing. I did this so the reader could quickly glance over and see to what I was referring. I also added headings, partly for me to be able to organize, but also because I was playing on the fact that it was a visual paper, and I thought having the words there would make the arguments jump out more. Truly this assignment was more difficult than I thought, but I also think I made it more difficult than it should have been. It took me ages to even figure out where to begin. I couldn’t think of an argument, and I in turn made one up, because I thought for some reason that was what I was supposed to do. I’m not sure why I couldn’t wrap my head around the purpose of the assignment, but it made me repeat claims and come up with confusing paragraphs. I am not very proud of my argument, but on the other side, I am proud of my analyzing skills. My art has never been good, my family are all artist and I was the one left out, however I thought this would give me an edge on this paper, as I can look at and appreciate art. I think I got lost in describing it, and completely left the purpose of the paper behind. I thought if I had enough description my lack of direction and understanding would be overlooked. I am frustrated with myself and fully plan to rework this paper- which I am worried will be difficult because I get really attached to my sentences for some reason. This time I will be more on top of my paper, and I plan to set up a meeting to discuss the direction of my work.