Reflection - Writing Process

Except for Essay 1, the process view of writing that Mr. Hayes outlined matched my own work.  Take my Essay 3 as an example.  At the very first stage, I read a lot of materials related to the Occupy Wall Street movement (reading), as I had totally no idea on what was the movement about.  The more materials I read, the richer personal opinion developed in my mind (brainstorming).  Then, I made an outline for my essay, and typed down all my

thoughts and reasoning very roughly for a better organization (pre-writing and drafting).  With the framework I did, I expanded every paragraphs by inserting more supporting evidences in order to make my Inquiry paper convincing (revision).  After receiving the comments from Mr. Hayes, I started working more on various aspects, like arguments, sentence crafts etc., for a more beautifully polished and presentable final product.  For instance, I tried to amend my arguments on defending the fundamental insight of the movement, as Mr. Hayes told me that my argument “doesn’t seem entirely convincing without it” (editing and proofreading).