Introductory Guide: Campus Connections

Introductory Guide

In the first work of my choosing, I describe my "Campus Connections," a written assessment of a campus activity that I chose to participate in and then write about. While I felt that my first draft of this essay was good, it came to my attention that I was missing the "wow factor" that would draw the reader in to my story. Using the peer reviews of my class, I revised my final draft into the following paper. I then took notes on my teacher's requirements of what the paper should look like. These requirements included using anecdotes to make a story come to life as well as using sensory details to make the reader feel as if they were there when the story was taking place. These two aspects of reviewing after already putting in immense effort to the first draft also allowed me to learn new skills that would help me write essays for the rest of the semester. …show more content…
I always considered myself a fairly good writer and so I never had doubts about my abilities to capture the essence of what I was writing about. This essay challenged that confidence because while my first few essays went well and were graded well, my class was learning about using anecdotes and senses to make a reader feel as if they were actually there. Because I was learning about this, I was hyperaware of making sure this was portrayed. I would write and then re-write paragraphs of my paper until I felt like I accurately portrayed the feelings that I had walking into the improv club. I believe that this is what made my Campus Connections paper so successful both as a written piece and