Essay #1 Reflection

>>>>>The second day of class is when we truly started the essay process, though most of us didn’t realize that until a couple of weeks ago. Until then, I wondered why we were doing all of these different things that, at the time, seemed out of the blue. As I sit here, excited that my Bacon’s Rebellion essay is completed, I’m thankful for all of the things we did in class, though sometimes it was boring. If it wasn’t for what we learned in class, I bet that our essays wouldn’t be as well written as they are now. The writing process for me, was long and sometimes complicated, however I know my essay is well written and I learned new things about my writing process's, I learned that outlines are what really helped me. I think that as I look back at my writing philosophy I think I fulfilled it, though expressing "me" in my writing, not in a boring way, was harder than I thought it would be. But I do think that it turned out well and that I did pretty much stick to my philosophy. Writing about history was different than I expected to, in the beginning it was difficult however as we moved on, getting new sources and started formulating what part of Bacon's Rebellion we would really focus on, it became easier. It was very beneficial to learn about different interpretations from other writers, and how that could influence our writing and perspectives. Also, it was beneficial by using different templates to enhance our writing. It wasn’t necessarily about what others wanted from us; it was about what we wanted to share to them. I thought the writing process greatly influenced the quality in my essay and I feel that it is a great turnout!