The Pearl Reflection

Writing an essay is an art which takes practice, perseverance, and time to perfect. Recently, I wrote and essay which analyzed a book called The Pearl and had to use all of my experience. The essay I wrote was a little over 900 words and required me to examine the roles of women in The Pearl. From start to finish the paper taught me invaluable lessons on the integral elements of the writing process. These elements led me on a wonderful journey of literary construction I had never previously encountered. In roughly a week, I finished my thesis, expanded my topic points, and spent the rest of my time reviewing and revising the paper. My final paper did not take as much work or time as I expected. However, I still sharpened my time management skills, learned the power of peer and professor review, and developed a sense for self revision. Of all skills, I cultivated time management the most. When I wrote an analysis of The Pearl, my first priority was to finish by the assignment deadline. Consequently, the first steps of crafting my essay were to plan the volume and regularity of writing sessions. This planning was particularly educational because, as a high school student, I had never written such a long paper. Therefore, I had to figure out feasible quota deadlines and stick to them in hopes to complete the arbitrary word count requirement enforced regardless of the lack of real world application. Additionally, I learned my personal writing pace. While setting each daily quota, I slowly understood how fast I could formulate and compose ideas. Now, I have an enhanced confidence in my ability to plan according to my own capacity. Similarly to quotas, I rarely prepared the contents of papers. However, my analysis of The Pearl revolved around a pre constructed outline. With a solid outline I was able to avoid impromptu points and quickly define my ideas. Also, I used to have problems with procrastination. However, I was determined to complete my last paper with bountiful time left and a stress free schedule. Amidst hard work I achieved my goal and learned the massive relief avoiding procrastination will award. Forever …show more content…
No matter the quality of help I received, every edit to my paper was decided by myself. This total independence forced me to quickly learn how to use my own skills for revision and rely less on outside guidance. Moreover, when no one was available to critique my essay I had to make sure I assembled gratifying amendments. If I did not cultivate my ability to revise, I would have risked underwhelming progress and poor content reforms. Fortunately, I did endeavor to expand my revision skills. My teacher and class website provided many tools and packets that I used myself to really chaperon my edits. All of these utilities demonstrated how and what I should learn. Now after experiencing a scholarly writing assignment, I not only understand the need for self revision but have the tools and know how to edit independently in any situation. The entire essay I wrote analyzing The Pearl taught me how to manage my time, take criticism, and think critically about my writing. In the future, I will have the confidence to apply lessons I have learned to every paper I write and I will hold assurance in my aptitude to finish any assignment. Everyone should undertake at least one writing experience similar to my own. Nothing can compare to the particular lessons that writers learn about themselves and the literary