My Paper

The Writing Process

During the process of writing my essay I learned a lot of new things about myself and my writing. I enjoyed interviewing my family and learning new things about them, which really helped me understand them a lot more. I also enjoyed having peer editors to see new perspectives of my writing, and what could be done better as well as where changes can be made. It was surprising to learn many new aspects of my family’s lives that I didn’t know about until now. It was difficult taking quotes and incorporating them into an essay in a way that flowed well. However, I overcame that struggle by using the prompts or question I had asked in the sentence to make the quote fit smoothly within my paragraphs. During this assignment, it was easy for me to build off of points in a way to make it clear, interesting and engaging to read. Lastly, this assignment has taught me that looking at something from many different perspective can be beneficial to many aspects of a task or assignment. For example, when completing an assignment, you can improve your writing or research by having someone else look over it to catch any mistakes you may not have noticed and give ideas on how to make your writing more concise or clear.

Core Competency Reflection

I can contribute to and work with criteria to improve my own work; evidence of that is I’m able to use the criteria to plan out how an assignment will look as well as how to meet all expectations of an assignment, in order to improve my learning and skills. My learning and skills improve when I’m more observant and analytical of what needs to be done and make sure I accomplish what I need to for specific tasks.

I show that I value feedback from others in my group by always verifying what they wrote and how I can incorporate their perspective and feedback into the task at hand. During my essay writing process I specifically showed this when we completed peer edits. In order to fully understand how I can improve my writing and essay, I made sure to ask my peers what they wanted to see through their edits if I was ever confused about what they had written.

My strategies for collecting relevant information for specific tasks include reviewing the information I’ve collected, and connecting research to the specific task to check if there is any correlation or relevance. I first re-read my writing or research to check if it all makes sense and relates back to the topic. If the information seems out of place I either to to find ways to connect it to my previous research or I’ll just remove it from the task if it’s just unrelated information. In order to determine if the information I’ve collected is relevant or not I try to see how quick and easily I can connect it back to the original idea. If it’s too confusing and complicated to relate back I just remove that information due to its lack of relevance to the task presented.

I respectfully advocate for my needs by always asking for support when I need it, and planning out what I need to accomplish so that I can set aside adequate amounts of time for myself to complete them. If I ever find myself in need of assistance I’m always willing to reach out to someone whether it be a teacher, peer, or friend. I always try my best to resolve any issues or struggles I’m facing on my own first, but if I cannot figure it out on my own, I know I’m capable of asking others for help when I need it. The next thing I do to advocate for myself is planning what I need to complete and when it needs to be done by. This allows me to give myself enough time to complete any and all tasks I have. It also prevents me from having to rush to get things done, which only results in stress and prevents me from completing my best work.

One goal that I have moving forward is to discover new ways to re-focus myself when completing tasks and assignments. I have a few techniques right now but I still find myself ending up distracted from the tasks I was supposed to be completing. I think this goal would be beneficial for me due to its ability to help me in all areas of my life. Whether it be school, work, or just miscellaneous tasks, staying focused is very important. So, in order to figure out new ways to re-focus I’ve been trying out different things like listening to music, or changing my work environment and seeing which actions help me re-focus as well as stay focused at the same time.