Essay 1 Personal Reflection

Writing the first formal essay of the class helped me refresh my writing skills. What I believe I did well was the time management and preparation for the essay. I started soon after we were given the prompt with creating an outline of my essay and writing down points I wanted to focus on in each paragraph. This helped me hit all the requirements of the essay and gave me time to compose the full essay to allow for time to review it. For the next writing assignment, something I would do differently is to visit the writing center to make sure my writing was decisive enough, because when we met for the meetings, it helped me realize where I could be more specific. I would also start writing the essay itself a bit sooner, as this always helps to provide a less stressful writing environment and more time to revise.