Self-Reflection

                                                       My journey through this process

Through my journey in this writing process, I used my planning worksheets from class to choose the main focus of my essay. I created an outline to set up my essay structure and to jot down my conclusion which came to me as I was working on my outline. Then I used the brainstorming techniques to organize and tie in all my information chosen from my planning worksheets to correspond with my essay outline so that I could continue my build towards the structure of my essay. For me, most times, my problem begins at the opening of my essay. my goal is to always capture my audience's attention in the first paragraph. So, as I started to work on my ideas for my intro, I realized that I was digressing, and my essay was starting to sound like a whole other story. After taking a stress break, I started thinking about how I think/react when I am getting in my own way. Before I knew I was free writing every thought that popped into my mind. Once my wheels stopped turning, I'd written my entire essay which turned out to be a success.