After meeting with my group in class, I had a greater understanding of the question of “Why I Write?” I was so overwhelmed with the broadness of the question that I did not even know where to begin. While there were certain parts of my original essay that I liked, I wanted to take a new angle in my scale up. I started thinking more about the topic, and realized that one form of writing that I enjoy the most is on social media. I noticed that people (including myself) had uncensored honesty on places like Facebook, but when it came to academic writing they did not feel comfortable employing the same sense of honesty. I took this angel with my paper’s introduction and wove it through the essay itself.
When meeting with my group in class, I took notes on some feedback that they offered me for my final draft as well as some of my own thoughts. These notes were crucial in my scale-up process. I usually do not think to take notes in discussions like that because I am trying to focus on what my group mates are telling me, but this usually results in me forgetting the feedback all together. I am glad that I thought to take notes this time, and plan to do this in the future when receiving any type of feedback.
Another addition I made from my original to my scale up was the idea of being a writer. I realized that writers are people that I have grown up respecting and admiring, and I do not view myself at that level of professionalism (at least not yet). I also added a lot more personal stories of my own writing experiences to showcase how I have already grown as a writer, even if it was in such a small time span. I discussed my internship and specific papers I have written for English classes. Writing this paper made me realize how much overlap each of my experiences have, and how I continue to learn “why I write” each time I sit down with a pencil and paper.