Reflection

Part 1: Thinking and Writing

The Scarlet Letter essay- In this essay I was trying to compare Pearl to the Scarlet letter itself, and also to the theme of the novel. The main idea in this piece was that Pearl was a living example of the scarlet letter. Doing this essay gave me a deeper insight towards the novel. It taught me to think deeper.

Nature Walk essay- My purpose of this essay was to compare and contrast my view of nature with writers Emerson and Thoreau. I liked this essay because we could just free write. Writing this essay made me think about transcendentalism and what the transcedentalists believe.

Connections-
Brush strokes have helped me a lot.
Also when you told us to just write to get our thoughts flowing...that helped me to think about what I wanted to write and say.
The brain storming techniques were very useful.


Part 2: Process of Revision
I did many things to revise my pieces. I edited my Nature Walk piece so that some of the paragraphs didn't start with a quote. I also edited it by adding a stronger conclusion.
In my Scarlet letter piece, I added how I thought Pearl Prynne is related to the theme of the novel. I elaborated more with the quotes and talked more about them.


Part 3: Learning from your Classmates
One of the things I would like to be able to do better, is relate things to one another in a smooth way. Aimee did this very well.

Another thing I thought was very important that I learned was the brushstroke techniques. Natalie's brushstrokes were very good.

The last thing that I think is important is shown many times in Jessica's work. I LOVE the way she used personification, metaphors, and similes. She made them flow with the rest of her piece. She made them seem effortless. I strive to do this in my work.


All of these things I've listed make your pieces so much better. they make them come alive and stand out. That is why I think they are the most important.