Putting together my first draft for my literacy narrative was challenging. I wasn’t quite sure how I should organize and structure my essay. Without spending too much time on that, I jumped right into writing it like a freestyle writing. My main focus while writing this draft was on the content. What  like about writing a literacy narrative is the “story” telling.  Although academic writing falls under the formal category, this project itself doesn’t need the language as a regular formal writing piece.

The peer review session helped me more than I would have thought. My partner gave a few constructive criticisms. One of them was on how I can have a better transition from my points so that it can have a smooth flow.  Another criticism was on my examples from my the essay on “what is academic writing?” I needed more example so that it can support my points. I also need to pay attention to details and elaborate on them more.

In my first draft, I used only one quote from one of the three essays. After the peer review, my partner pointed out a section of my writing where I can relate to another author’s ideas. I found it a little difficult to relate to the other authors but once I saw it from a different standpoint, I understand how I can relate my point and the author’s point. This peer review helped me strengthen my writing piece by taking into account the responses of an actual and anticipated reader.