Journal 2

            This essay was a challenge for me. When it was originally assigned, I did not have a very good understanding of what genre is.  As a result, my first draft included many differences but I never related my points back to the genre conventions.  I was completely missing the “so what?”.  I also spent way too much time writing my first draft. After my first conference, I gained clarity on how to apply what I’d written to genres.  This improved my overall essay immensely.  The most important thing I learned from this project is that genres may have changes but this does not mean they are not valid. I learned that some changes are necessary in order for an adaptation to it its new genre. I learned this in class and enhanced my understanding of it in my first conference.  If I had another week to work on my essay, I don’t think I would change anything.  I feel confident in my essay at this point.  I am very glad I scheduled a second conference for additional changes.  My paper changed drastically from draft 1 to draft 2 and then I made mostly minor changes from draft 2 to 3.  I am proud of my final draft.  If I could rewrite the prompt, I would have gotten rid of the rule that there has to be 10 years in between the two adaptations.  There were many other books and movies that I considered but that didn’t fit the year requirements.