Writing is a skill and process that takes hours and hours to master in order to obtain a well polished paper. In LEE IV, We are starting to familiarize ourselves with different written genres, especially articles, academic reports and paragraphs. After having written our first report, We have begun doing peer-editing as a way towards discovery, self correction and reflection on our performances.
After having received feedback on my first version, I have realized that, on the one hand, I had missed the point and goals asked by the teacher; I produced a very long report with a lot of information and probably irrelevant content, instead of focusing just on one specific area and develop it fully. On the other hand, I could notice that there were aspects of format that I had not included such as a concluding paragraph. Another weak point that I see in my report is related to citing sources and authors. I find it difficult to cite and to familiarize myself with different conventions and patterns for citing, for example, information obtained from Internet sites. Knowing how to cite is a must in academic writing in order to avoid plagiarism, therefore I am convinced that in my future compositions I will have to be extra careful in this area.
If I were to highlight the positive aspects after having written a report and received feedback from my classmates, I would summarize them as follows: from the very beginning, I was conscious of the genre and the audience I was adressing to. Having had such aspects in mind, it was easier for me to follow a path or pattern in the report.
On the whole, I can say that I have profitted a lot from this writing experience since the task was not only to write a report, but to read a whole website, to use that information in a compressed form, then to hand it out to my classmates for feedback and to read theirs as well. The final outcome is a new perspective and reflection on my own report, which paves the way and confidence for future report writing.
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