Self Assessment Reflection Annotated Bibliography

Self-Assessment Reflection

1. What were your goals for yourself in writing this paper?  To what extent did you reach your goals?

In writing this bibliography I wanted to be able to gather the research on my inquiry and really be confident in what I was asking. I met my goals 100%. While I was sifting through the library resources I was able to reshape my question from what I originally thought to a more mature inquiry.

2. How did you use your time in developing this paper?  Did you use class opportunities to improve your writing?  Explain.  How did your use of time fit your goals?

I spent a lot of time thinking about what I wanted to do and what type of resource I wanted. I used the classroom example of the annotated to bibliography to guide me thru the process. I never wrote a work like this so I didn’t know how to even go about starting this work. I spent 5 hours at the library finding book and internet sources to aid me in my inquiry and I found an abundance of sources that ask the same question that I am.

3. How did you see your writing changing?  Did you take advantage of the responses from your peers?  Explain how you worked with your peers?

My writing didn’t change. I never wrote a piece like this before so I had no prior experience with this type of writing. My responses from my classmates did help me ask questions to further push my thinking. Each one of my peers as well as myself read through our writing and gave constructive feedback on how to better the work.

4. Who else contributed to your paper’s success?  Explain their role?

Megan contributed to the success of my paper. She showed me how to write this type of work and I was then able to use hers as a guide for mine.

5. What have you learned about yourself as a writer? What did you learn from others?

I learned that I am afraid of new techniques and types of works unless I can see a perfect example at the beginning. I need to see the end result of what someone wants in order for me to accomplish it and possibly enhance the method.

6. What was the hardest part of writing this paper?  Explain.  What was the easiest part? Explain.  Where did you take risks?  Explain.

The Hardest part of this paper was starting it off. Once I was able to start the summary the rest of the paper flowed. The easiest was sharing how I was going to use the article in my work. I also found it difficult at first to differentiate the summary from the analysis.

7. What parts of your paper are you proudest of?  Why?

I am honestly most proud of the citations. I have never been able to cite a work correctly prior to this assignment. This assignment forced me to finally learn the correct way to cite a source and do research on it.

8. What parts of your paper still need improvement?  Why?  How did you attempt to make these improvements before you turned the paper in?

I am pretty confident in the paper. The only place I can see room for improvement is in the questions that were raised. I feel that because a majority of my sources were government statistics and unbiased that no questions really could have been raised. I tried to think about the results and ponder why they were what they were.

9. Explain your writing process from brainstorming to now.

I first started off by searching terms on the library search system and then finding a source that lead me to a new search term and then I would find a source that was closely tied to the previous. This allowed me to keep my sources similar and also provided me with information in a timely and efficient manner. Now I am complete with the Annotated Bibliography and need to focus on the dialogue.