Meta-Analysis of Textual Analysis
How well did you organize your written analysis? What, is anything, could you do to make it easier to read?
I think I could have organized it a little better. I feel like it was kind of all over the place and it may have been hard to read. I should have talked about one part of the song at a time. I think that may have helped the analysis flow a little better. I also should have picked out certain things that I wanted to talk about ad expounded on them, instead of talking about every little part.
What did you do especially well?
I feel like I was able to pick out the message fairly well. I have heard this song many times and it is one of favorites, mainly for the message. I was able to expound on the message and add in quotes that went right along with the message that was being displayed.
What could still be improved?
There are many things that could still be improved on my paper. I am not a perfect writer, so there is always room for improvement. One thing that I think I can improve on is that I have a tendency to repeat myself. Repeating something is good to an
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Could you have shown the same things with words?
Yes, I used one visual and it showed a little girl with freckles being bullied. I think it went along with the storyline very well. The song “Don’t Laugh At Me” was written after Allen Shamblin’s daughter came home from school one day telling him that she was being bullied for her freckles. After reading about that, I feel like that picture went perfect with the song. I could have shown the same things in words, but after I came across this picture I felt like it needed to be put in there. To me I would imagine that Shamblin’s daughter had the same look on her face when she was being bullied for her freckles.
Are you pleased with your analysis? What did it teach you about the text you analyzed? Did it make you want to study more works by the same writer or