Essay 2 Reflection

In Essay 1 I learned how to organize my essay structure properly in order to help the flow of the

reading process cohesive and orderly. I used this in my second essay more effectively by beginning

by planning out what paragraphs I would write and in a certain order. In Essay 1 the prompt required

a different way of writing which called for research and various reading. While in Essay 2 there was

not as much research required due to the fact that it was a visual text analysis which is based on a

specific image. Therefore, I did not have to apply those steps as much as it was applied in the

previous essay.

The tool I was able to take away from this experience was prominently the tool of deep analysis.

This helped me immensely in finding topics to write about in Essay 2; this tool can be utilized in

future/current courses to allow myself to have a deeper and better understanding of what is being

taught. For example, I can use this tool in my current History 1302 course in which the professor

often gives us photos to analyze. Most of what I learned from this experience I found to be useful,

except texture analysis. This one process I find will not be useful to me in future courses simply

because it is very specific to this essay. My peers when reviewing my essay drafts noted that my

writing can become confusing, and the objective can become lost in the writing process. This was a

comment that appeared in both Essay 1 and Essay 2.

This essay to me in comparison to Essay 1 was a much breezier process. This is because this

essay had a much more particular way of being formatted and written, and even ideas as to what to

write came more easily than in Essay 1. The least challenging part for me was definitely getting my

essay structure and finding what elements to write about. My identity as a writer has evolved from

being messy and unable to form ideas for my writing and has evolved into gathering a central idea of

what order is required before I even begin writing.