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  • Essay / Reflecting on my writing process - 1002

    My form and structure are not always the best. In one of our most difficult essays, the Rhetorical Analysis essay, my form and structure were not as strong as they should be. As previously stated, I made the mistake of not staying focused on the rhetorical elements of my topic and expounding my own personal opinion in the essay, which cluttered and weakened my form and structure. Continuing Murray's path, the development of my essays is based on the rubric. I always try to include the information that the rubric basically tells me to include, but sometimes I can't develop my thoughts enough. The size of my tests also contains inconsistencies. I tend to have difficulty developing one point in my essay in great detail, leaving another point barely developed leaving my essay disproportionate. Finally, the last thing the writer is looking for in his essay is his own voice. Thomas Osborne in Late Nights, Last Rites, and the Rain-Slick Road to Self Destruction says: "I strive to get a good grade and I will work as hard as I can to achieve it, but there is a voice deep down from my head which actually makes fun of the ridiculousness of certain missions and expectations that I had to accomplish and respect. My voice sometimes gets lost in the essays assigned to me when I try to meet certain standards imposed on me. Thomas and I both struggle to write what we need to write to get the grade