Retrospective Final Blog

 The blogging assignments, for me, have been a place where I can collect my thoughts. My blogging process has normally been all my ideas just being typed out and then slightly organizing them into a somewhat formulated manner. These blogs have been a crucial jumping point for my papers since it allows me to start looking at my topic and provisional argument on a more in-depth scale. In addition, having the ability to bounce these ideas off other peers in these blogs and in the workshops and peer reviews has allowed me to get a new perspective on my paper’s topic that I would never have come up with on my own. I have appreciated the feedback and additional ideas that have been developed from my initial proposal to result in a deeper, more complex argument for my essays. This collaborative learning style has made the writing process and the classroom environment much more comfortable and encouraging. My biggest advice to future students is to utilize these blogging assignments and additional feedback to your advantage. It has an extremely beneficial purpose of developing your beginning ideas to its fullest potential and setting yourself up for a more successful, well-rounded essay.