The Scarlet Letter essay was the first paper due for English 11. Overall, it was a difficult paper primarily because I am not the best reader so I had trouble following the story. In all honesty, I procrastinated and waited till the latest possible time to start working on the essay, so there was no prewriting or drafting process involved. Due to this, the first draft was identical to the final draft. After the essay was graded, I noticed all the minor grammatical mistakes that could have been removed if I had proofread and drafted more. A strong point though, was my transition between paragraphs. Granted there were not many paragraphs, but I had decent transitions from one to the next. One of my key mistakes was when I used the second person pronouns in the final paragraph, which hindered my credibility as well as made my paper informal. If I would have done it earlier, I would have had more time to elaborate on the major theme in the book, guilt. I, personally, was guilty of procrastinating which was why I received a poor grade. Procrastinating, however, was a habit that I managed …show more content…
We were supposed to pick a side of their argument and elaborate on it without actually arguing for that point. We were also supposed to look at how the author presented counter arguments that boosted their credibility. I had trouble with the entire paper. I was unsure of the actual purpose behind the expository essay which led to a poor thesis, weak transitions and information that was unnecessary. Another issue with this paper was that the drafting process was difficult. Many people were unsure of what they were doing as well so I did not receive much feedback on my drafts. Looking back on this, I feel like more drafting as well as conferencing with a teacher would have helped me immensely. The expository essay was about how someone else argued and how they boosted their credibility during it, but now it was my turn to