Thlog #3 - I love Halloween...but not WP's.

This week in Writing the main thing we worked on was our WP's. We learned kind of the do's and don't's of peer edit and then worked on each other's papers as well as our own. We learned cool tricks to see how our paper ties together and how things match up. We learned the reverse outline to which is pretty cool. I like that way better than regular outlining because I'm more of a just pick a topic and start writing kind of person. I learned a few writing tips, when to use what words, and stuff like that. I like the writing tips we learn because they are things I always messed up in my writing but was never taught the rule to correct the mistake. This week though was interesting. The WP had me stressing majorly because the vagueness of the prompt had me stumped. I wasn't sure how to write my paper, and what specific things to address and it frustrated the hell out of me. Usually I'm pretty good at figuring out prompts and deciding exactly how I want my paper to go. I really struggled with this one though and it was kind of discouraging. I'm hoping that this first WP was kind of a guide for future WP's and that my writing abilities improve within the rest of the quarter.