The vitality of the meaning sprang out of the
beauty of the language. The alliterative lines leaped from his
leaps, calling me to the
professional field of language. Because
of the earlier negative experiences, I struggled with the writing process. I would procrastinate working on the assignment until it had
to be written. By doing this, I failed
to proofread, edit and revise
my papers. Inefficient feedback negatively reinforced this ineffective approach
to writing. For a long time, I
believed the final grade was the main purpose for writing.
By maintaining A’s on writing assignments, I continued to take the same approach to writing. The first time I revised a paper was my junior year at Ball State. Even then I did it because I had received a B+ on the paper. After class I talked with the professor about her comments and she
gave me further feedback,
offering me a chance to revise my paper.
By openly discussing her
responses and my intentions, I was able to clarify my ideas.
