Showcase Project: Final research paper

Outcome 1: Demonstrate the ability to approach writing as a recursive process that requires substantial revision of drafts for content, organization, and clarity (global revision), as well as editing and proofreading (local revision).

From the beginning of the fall semester to the end, the goal of our final research project was to add upon are first essay and continually look to edit and revise as the semester went along. By the end, the final project should be well written and contain research to support the claim made within the essay and support our own argument. Comparing the first essay written to the end, both structurally and written, a great improvement was made upon my writing. Taking out unnecessary sentences and maintaining good flow as well as reducing paragraph sizes allowed my paper to be more direct and captivating. The first essay lacked research which I corrected in the final essay as well as using signal phrases and properly citing sources along with a works cite page. All of these additions were due to my continuing revision and editing which follows the learning outcome 1 which I achieved through my persistence throughout the writing process.