1. Assets For my second essay, I chose to write about the influences of Edgar Allan Poe. A few of my strengths were identified in my feedback by my instructor. One of my strengths was identified in my introduction paragraph. The feedback that was given stated that it was well summarized and detailed. Another one of the strengths, that was acknowledged, was the first few beginning sentences and how they were an engaging and exciting intro to the essay. Lastly, one more strength was how the essay had a powerful ending. 2. Opportunities Along with my strengths, a few of my improvements were identified. The improvements I chose to focus on are: Using active voice, formatting of titles, and grammar. Active voice I notice in my graded rubric that I was received and 8 out of 10 for style. The rubric specifies that style encompasses language precision, varied sentences, active voice, and quotes and paraphrases in MLA style. I also noticed that many words were corrected in the essay to show a more active voice. In our textbook, it states, “When you write in the active voice, the subject performs the action in the sentence” (Russell 400). I seem to always get active voice confused with passive voice. …show more content…
I tend to forget the rules about the mechanics of titles of books, movies, and songs. The textbook states, “Italics and underlining are equivalent. Use italics when typing on a computer, and use underlining when handwriting” (Russell 426). In my rough draft, I realized I had made that mistake a few other times but corrected those on the final