Blog #3

Writing papers in groups is not the best thing. I enjoy doing group work but I have noticed that I do not like essay assignments in a group setting. I think it is hard to make it work with the differences in writing styles and idea processing. As it goes for learning something about myself as a writer as a part of a group is that I prefer to take charge and get my ideas across first. Sometimes having things done your way is the best thing, but who does not think that way. On the other hand, it is nice to have someone else’s input and at times I had to put my ideas and feelings aside about something when I heard a better idea from my partner.
The solo objective summary I thought was much easier to do, but also not having someone else’s input made it difficult to put things together. I have felt that at time I did not support my ideas well enough. Rushing through the paper does not work for me either. After getting it done I needed to read it through a few more times to get the result that would have satisfied me. While doing these two papers I have also noticed that my writing is unbalanced. Sometimes I cannot find the right amount of content. I either overuse something because it is just space filler, or I do not get enough of something in. There is still a lot of work to be done to achieve the level of writing that I am capable of.