Caroline Panoff

12 AP Lit
Ms. Smit
31 October 2014
My Metacognitive Reflection
1) My revised paper is more effective than my original because I believe that I used my
close reading passage more when I analyzed the text. Before, I did not use any examples
from the text, and even just putting an example or two in it made my argument more
solid.
2) I added examples of my passage. I also related the essay as a whole to my specific
passage and I think that it gave the point across more than my original essay did.
4) I think that my revised draft should receive a B because I almost made it sound like a
different essay just through doing more evaluations of my close reading passage. I also
used better diction and I changed the sentence structures more.
5) If I had the chance to write this essay again, I would go into it more of examining how
Salinger characterizes Holden rather than criticizing Holden about how his actions prove
he is immature. I would also rely more heavily on my passage that I chose rather than
relying on the audiences knowledge of the piece.