Writer’s Letter: Literacy Narrative

At first, I was not understanding the topic at all and had no idea what to write in the brainstorming work. After having group and class discussions I got the idea of it but was still unsure what to write about and I thought I should write about what  I relate more so I can have more things to talk about. The first few sentences were the hardest as after that the thoughts just came to me and it was not that hard to write the first draft. At first, it seemed okay but after peer-review, I say that the idea I had was good but some words that I used had to be changed or even removed as they were not needed. In my group, we helped each other where we should focus and what to change to have a better essay as we were straightforward with each other where we needed to fix something. After the office hours with the professor sharing my idea and getting some help from him, I knew what I had to do and focus on with my work, I needed to add some dialogue to show some of the real experiences I had in the discourse community. I had to be more specific with almost anything I say not just say general things and ideas but a more real moment with what exactly happened. Rereading my essay from a stranger’s perspective I saw some moments where I had to make the part more interesting for a listener and to describe the real meaning of the essay related to my specific discourse community. Most of my essays have been simple just write them, read for any mistakes and turn them in but this time it was different it was a work always in progress trying to improve it every time I worked on it. The steps I took for this essay I will have as a routine for my future ones as I see it as a way of growth and improvement.t

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  1. I really enjoyed reading your writer’s letter and felt like I could relate on a lot of levels. I also felt that same feeling of not having the slightest clue as to what I should write about. It all felt super daunting and I was definitely taken aback by how nervous I was to start the whole writing process. Going to office hours definitely helped me get guidance and gave me some reassurance. I also really relate to what you said about having needed to add more detail to nearly everything. This was an aspect of the writing I was not expecting. I had to look from an outside perspective at how a stranger might read my paper and only then understood how much of what I was writing would be super confusing without the addition of more detail! I like how you said that you will implement the methods you used to revise this essay when tackling future essays, I couldn’t agree more!

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