reflection #3

Out of the 4 text choices, I chose It Gets Better, and Action Makes It Better because the topics were something I am passionate about. I knew the subject matter would be easy to understand and agree with, making it easier for me to focus on my analysis of the rhetoric. I focused on the shared effort to empower people to become active. It was a common theme among the two articles, and was the main argument. I stuck to my thesis throughout my paper, but as I was preparing, and organizing before I began to write, I reworked the thesis a little. I went through the articles several times before I wrote my paper. The first time just to read it and figure out my argument. Then once I had an idea, I started a framework of my paper. I made bullets for each paragraph as I was rereading the articles. I found quotes and examples and wrote those down on my plan. I always have my mom read my papers because she was raised by two english teachers and is very good at editing, fixing my perspective and catching any grammar mistakes. She is very tough and I always feel more confident in my writing after she and I have worked through it. I do tend to be a little stubborn when it comes to other people editing my papers. I know what I am trying to come across, and if someone tries to change how my sentence is worked, or change one of my points, I feel like they aren’t understanding how I want the paper to come across.