Project 1 First Draft Reflection

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I found it very difficult to truly get across a "shitty first draft" seeing that I am used to writing one paper and perfecting it. However, the idea of writing several drafts before submitting a final one is opening my eyes to all the improvements I can make. After revising my first draft in the conference, I got a better understanding of where I wanted to take my thesis statement and how I wanted to construct the paper and analyze all the genre conventions. Personally, (so far) this process is working out better for me than my previous writing habits and it may be one I keep up with throughout my years.

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