Sunday, November 4, 2012

Project 2 Reflection: Confusion


            To be honest, I was not a fan of project 2. I found it to be very confusing, a struggle. I was never completely sure if I was doing things the right way, which did not make me, feel very confident about my work. What I struggled with the most was interpreting the format of the project. With that being said, I did go to workshop where I did receive advice, however, it was still a little confusing. I had tried going to others for help but they had never worked on a similar project so they did not know where to start either. Now I am worried about how my grade will be affected by this project.
             As I was very confused with the project, something I believe I did well was finding sources for evidence. In my research, I learned health facts that I did not know of before this project. I was able to incorporate the facts and ideas that came from the sources to help make connections between the mountain and fitness, therefore, I believe that the sources played a big role in supporting my claim of how “A” Mountain is great for alternative exercise.
            Aside from learning more about health and fitness, I learned how important it is to ask questions. There is no harm in asking questions if the answers could potentially help my project. I feel I did not ask as many questions as I should have. In future assignments to come, I will make sure I continue to ask questions until I have a full understanding of the project expectations.
            For my future writing assignments, I plan on adding an extra step in to my writing process. If I begin to create multiple drafts of the paper, my assignment could only get stronger and better. For each draft, I plan on writing the draft, revising, editing, and then start the process over again. I will also have more people revise my assignments for which the more feedback I receive the better.
            A huge part of this project was crafting a strong evaluation. In order to craft a strong evaluation, one must have set criteria they follow in order to make their evaluation more credible. I believe that was an issue for me in this project. I wasn’t sure how to explain to my audience how based off my criteria, the paths are good for fitness. I feel the sources made a stronger point than my criteria. For the future, I will try to pick a broader topic for which it will be easier to decide what criteria will be used in my evaluation. A broader topic may also bring stronger criteria.
            The good thing about my evaluation is the fact you can conduct a similar one almost anywhere in the community. For example, if I wanted another fitness alternative, I could evaluate a local park or gym. The criteria may be different for each place but I will have a general idea of what the criteria may be after evaluating “A” Mountain. 

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