Reflection on Open Letter Draft

In the following blog post I will be reflecting on the peer review and drafting process of my letter. I will be doing this by answering five bullet points from Student's Guide to assess my draft and what I plan to change.

I reviewed the letters of Michael Beiley and Mira Theilmann

Halliwell, Mike, "Mirror Ball" 7/1/14 via Flickr.com

1. Did you demonstrate an ability to think about your writing and yourself as a writer?
          
I think I was a very efficient in communicating what I felt about my own writing and how I viewed myself as a writer. I feel comfortable with the amount I spoke about my personal connection to writing and how I view it as an art form.  

2. Did you provide analysis of your experiences, writing assignments, or concepts you have learned?
          
I did very well to evaluate how I have progressed and how each of the different specific areas we studies impacted my writing and how I view myself as a writer. I didn't look too in depth at my exact assignments, but rather the skills that I gained from each of them as a whole.

3. Did you provide concrete examples from your own writing (either quotes from your writing or rich descriptions of your writing process)?
          
I did not include many direct references to my blog and writing as much as I should have. I completely failed to include any quotes which could have been very useful in a couple of portions. I think it will be very useful to incorporate quote and then provide links to the posts they're a part of (two birds with one stone). 

4. Did you explain why you made certain choices and whether those choices were effective?
           
 I did not look into my choices as much as I did my development. I didn't think that the specific efforts and choices of every single assignment were as important as the growth. In hind sight I think it's important to include the specific choices I've made and why I made them but I'm not sure I will go into extreme detail. 

5. Did you use specific terms and concepts related to writing and the writing process?

I used terminology articulately but not in an overwhelming abundance. I feel confident with how much terminology I used from the course, but I could try to include it more frequently and not just talk about it briefly. I could refer back to terms and topics to make a more fluid letter.