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Our week in English consisted of one word, essays. On Tuesday, we had the chance to peer review the second drafts of essay three. This peer review session worked out tremendously as we were able to switch essays with different people in the class to get a feel for other writing styles and also we were given the rubric to which we will be held accountable. This made the peer review straighter forward and based on the same criteria throughout. Kim definitely had ideas for me to add to my essay as I had reached just about three pages with nowhere to go. I got a chance to take a breather away from the essay and her ideas really helped me to further the essay and escape writer’s block. It was beneficial to see what my peers thought I would lose points on the most, which were adding more ethos and personal connection to the problem I was describing. It was easy to describe the problem because everyone loves to complain sometimes, but coming up with a valid and realistic solution was my challenge during this assignment.

                Moving forward to Thursday, with draft three of essay three in hand, I was feeling much better about the final product. I was able to elongate the essay and include more specific information such as statistics and personal connections. In class, we wrote a reflective letter to the professor so that we may address more areas that can be improved before handing in the final draft. I wrote that I needed feedback on my thesis statement because I was unsure about how specific it was, and also am unsure how the essay flows/ if it has flowing organization and what I can do to fix these. These will be discussed during our conferences next week which I am looking forward to so that I can ensure that I am completing this essay correctly and going in the right direction with it. We then were introduced to the final essay which a self-reflective piece that is universal to all English 112 classes. While talking in small groups, I figured out that I wanted my topic to be revolved around the ways in which what I have learned during this semester will help me throughout my career as a Speech-Language Pathologist. It was a good way to brainstorm and nail down a topic, all that is left is to gather evidence and create a final piece that I can compile all the knowledge from this semester and be proud!