This semester I visited the writing center to improve my literary analysis final draft. I booked and appointment with Ellery. I decided to go to the writing center because I was not pleased with my rough draft grade. When I got there I was slightly uncomfortable because I felt out of place. I felt like I did not belong there and that people were going to laugh or judge the way I write. Luckily my thoughts and feelings were incorrect. Ellery immediately greeted me and I suddenly could breath again. haha. I got out of final draft and began reading it line by line to her. As each line passed, we would discuss whether the sentence made sense or not. If it made sense we continued reading. If it sounded weird or appeared to have errors she would give me advice on how I could change a few things to improve that sentence and clarify the point I was trying to prove.
In my paper I noticed how many silly errors I had by just reading it aloud to her. I caught the majority of my errors just by reading. Granite, Ellery does know more about writing papers than I do through experience and practice. My papers fluency and structure was much better and precise. I didn't jump from point to point anymore. I feel like the writing center is a major help because when you revise your own paper you read it over and over and in a way you get used to it. When someone else takes a look at it they point out things you didn't notice after multiple read throughs. It's very helpful and I deffidently plan to book another appointment at the writing center to improve my papers.
Dear Brooke,
ReplyDeleteI also thought the writing center was helpful and really showed me how to improve my paper. I thought that the read out loud was the most helpful part, because you can catch your own mistakes.
Good Job Blogging,
Amanda