I went through my older TOWs with a smirk of nostalgia and a new formed knowledge for writing. I now cringe at my not-so-subtle transitions and concluding sentence. In the first couple TOWs I failed to include a clear thesis. My overall gradual progression makes me proud of my hard work throughout the year. In the beginning, I strictly followed the assignment sheet given for general TOW formatting in the summer packet, making sure I clearly covered everything. I tried my best to blend the essential questions together. I also began with formal and intense diction, trying to improve my writing in the wrong ways. Over time I can see clear improvement and leniency in my style and content. Becoming less uptight about the writing made my posts more of my own and comprehensive.
My analysis began with careful planning and researching the correct rhetoric which created rigid examples. My analysis progressed to becoming much quicker. I am now able to look at an image or read a text and quickly pick up on specific devices used to convey a point. This also helped with reading in general. TOW's have forced me to read every text with a purpose looking for the reasoning of the author, and not just trying to understand the text. This is important in reading everything in school and in general.
Something that I could still improve on is my organization. My planning has never been in depth however adding a little more time to organize a logical order for my ideas could improve my writing instead of organizing what I am writing while I write it. My choice of texts and articles to read may not have been as beneficial to the exam as they could have been but in general it forced me to look around for things I'm interested in without specific restrictions and find meaning in them. Having this skill as result makes the assignment in general successful and beneficial.
