My Paper

The Writing Process

The easy part of the essay for me was the interview as my mom lives with me so I did not have trouble getting in contact with her. What was difficult was using this information to create it into sections for my essay. Trying to think about what I should lead off with, what should I use for my conclusion and everything in the middle. I also had to think about what would be interesting to portray in my essay and what would be appealing to my readers. When I was interviewing my mom some of her stories surprised me because they were never mentioned before and gave me a different view of her. Something I took away from doing this project was being able to gather information from someone and using it to create a story. I found it to be an excellent way of showing my work and found it generally fun.

Core Competency Reflection

My strategies for collecting relevant information for specific tasks include using the information I gather from my interview to make an essay. Turning specific stories into introductions and conclusions and making a story out of it.

I have valuable ideas to share about my mom and do so by creating a story about where she came from and how she made me who I am today. Representing every aspect of her to be able to create an essay that shows her qualities and what makes her my mom.

An example of something I have spent a lot of time learning about is my mom. This essay shows the time and effort I put in to create a story about her life. How the decisions she made came to make me who I am today.

An example of where I built upon someone else’s ideas is when I used the information I gathered from the interview and used it to create a story. Being able to represent my ideas in a professional matter that also makes it more interesting to read and learn about.

Goal

I remain open minded as I explore viable options or alternative approaches, like when I

I feel I need to be working more on this as not only in English but other classes will help me succeed as with problems there is always a different way to solve it. Always another way to get through it, but it might take a little longer to achieve the goal in the end.