After reading Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts”, I found it very relatable in relations to my first draft. One of the overlying idea she brings up is the point that no matter what most if not all writers have a horrid first draft. I agree with her point about first drafts of “putting everything down” in the same sense. Personally, my first draft at the beginning is very scattered at the start because I like to get all of my idea out on paper before formulating the paper. One point I feel I don’t agree with her argument that it will always be a “shitty first draft”. I disagree, because it may be weak at the start, but by the end iof the first draft you have formulated your claims towards your argument and is a great basis towards the final piece.

Based upon the thoughts and revisons by my peers, I feel my goal in stregthening this paper is providing a more solid thesis where the rest of my claims and arguments can articulate and connect back to the source. The steps I plan to take is to re-read my paper, consider the remarks made by peers, and create connections throughout my paper at a more solid stand. This includes reconstructing my paragraphs thoroughly and extensively by a) providing better explanations for my quotes, and b) narrowing my thesis to articulate my theme better. My biggest challenge will be altering my thesis to fit my arguments, not going too narrow that not all points connect, but not too broad that their is slight connection to the thesis. If challenged with a task too difficult to overcome, I will consolidate with the SASC program provided on campus. I feel that if another set of eyes looked at the challange at hand, their insight may help me discover new perspectives, and overcome this challenge. Another thing I could do is reach out to my classmates who originally reviewed my paper, and with my new perspective discuss new points of emphasis to target.