Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Analyzing My Essay

              While writing my essay I felt fairly confident in my ability to express what I wanted to express. However after reading it over again I could tell I had fallen short in some key areas. My paper was supposed to be about the link between moral education and adulthood. And while my intentions stayed the same throughout the paper I felt that I didn’t purse it effectively. I feel that in my paper I got too interested and preoccupied in exposition and setting up the plot. I let myself go on and on about how I ended up here and didn’t focus on why it mattered. I allowed myself to drift away from the purpose of the paper. I feel that my topic, the education of morals, is important. I believe it shapes who we are as people. But, I was not very successful in exploring this.
               
               In my paper I felt that my voice varied. I was unable to find a unifying tone. I felt like I was searching for the right voice throughout the paper. Reading it over again it felt almost artificial, like I was pandering to my audience. As for who my audience is I didn’t put much thought into it, it was more of a “whoever” feel. But moving forward I definitely need to identify with an audience. I also wanted this paper to be a look at how interactions and experiences shape our moral education. Moving forward I also need to find a way to express this to my audience.

               
                In my paper I felt that I did some things effectively and others not so much. I felt I was able to depict situations successfully. I was able to show my feelings and thoughts with the reader. I also feel that I have a great topic that I can expand upon further. There are some things I need to improve upon though. I need to work on making my paper flow more smoothly. At times I feel that my sentences and paragraphs are choppy and don’t mesh well. I also need to work on incorporating my topic better. To remedy these issues I’m going to go back through my paper and attempt so smooth it out with more detail and also by removing some unneeded fluff.

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