Project 1 Reflection:

     In reflecting on Project 1, I considered what I did well on and what I didn’t do so well on.  For Project 1, our assignment was to observe a place where ASU students frequent and analyze it so the reader and vision the place you are writing about.

      When starting the project I choose the Light Rail Station on Veterans Way as my location. Some problems that arose when writing this paper was getting good observations. This was due to my choice in location. I also had trouble putting my thoughts on what I saw and how to describe them “on paper”.  Being so descriptive that as the reader read my paper they could feel like they were actually at the location is one element that I will need to work on and adjust for my future papers. Also I would say I need to work on the structure of the paper and getting the main idea across in a clear and concise manor.

     As when anyone has problems they also have some success. One of the good things in my paper was I feel like I  did everything I was assigned to do.  For the assignment, one of the tasks assigned was to use a lens from a selected author and reference them in our paper. I feel like I accomplish this because I would take what the author was saying  and how they view places and interpret them and relate it back to my location.

     While writing my first project for this class, I learned many new things that will later on help me with my writing.  For example, one thing I learned that I used in my writing, I learned from class is some of the basics like punctuation. I also learned what not to do like: telling tangential stories that go away from the location that I am talking about,  to speculate what people are thinking, not to quote a lot, and don’t list observations.  Another writing element that I learned that will help me in my future in writing was how to do an analysis. I feel like I skimmed the surface of my analysis and could have gone deeper so that is just something I can improve on for my future writing.

    Finally, my work on my paper for Project 1 will helped me develop and improve my writing that I can become a better writer. As a Secondary Education Major and wanting to pursue a career as a teacher I will have to be well versed in writing styles and technics for weather I am grading papers or writing a paper for the students to read or do homework based on, so by learning observation and analysis styles of writing I can be a better teacher.

     All in all I feel like a did a good job on my first project for my English class. I learned some new things and how to improve my writing and what not to do in my writing that in the end will help me succeed throughout college and into my career.