Exercise 5.3

In class today we cut a copy of our rough drafts where each paragraph ended. Then we sorted our paragraphs into two piles, one that was relevant to our thesis and another that was not relevant to our thesis. After that we analyzed our paragraphs in the relevant pile and looked to see if there was anything we could add to them. We were asked to respond to two questions after completing the activity. The questions are: 1. Experiment with the order/structure of your paragraphs. How are they different? What did you learn? 2. How did this whole process help you re-see your essay? My responses are: 1. I reordered my paragraphs by switching the order of the reasons around and kept my intro in the same place. I learned that the order can change your essay's flow. 2. This whole process helped me see that I can change some parts of my essay and give it a new look/flow without changing the material. I also learned that I stayed pretty relevant to my thesis through out my essay.