I really liked this project! My paper was on texting and driving and my audience was aimed towards high school students. My goal was to really emphasize the fact that no one should be texting and driving, especially high school students who just got their license. I decided to start off my paper with a personal story of mine about me texting and driving and the consequences of it. I then browsed for statistics and read true stories of accidents that occurred that I could potentially put in my paper. I struggled relating my topic to a bigger picture in the world, but once I met up with my teacher she gave me good advice. She said I should state that texting should be illegal for everyone in ALL states. When revising my paper, I sent my project to some family members so they could check over my grammar and punctuation. During this project I learned to write a little bit of my paper everyday so I don’t feel overwhelmed when the rough draft comes. I also realized that I should have most, if not all, of my paper done when the rough draft is due. This way my teacher can look over it and correct me on all of my mistakes. I could improve next project by going to my teacher’s office hours more and getting her advice. This way she can guide me and let me know what she wants to see in my paper. Writing in college is definitely different then it was for me in high school. In high school, they guided me the whole way through the paper and had strict criteria’s that I had to follow. Here, I am free to write whatever I want and however I want. It is taking me a little getting used to, but I know my writing will improve dramatically because of it.
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