My project in the significant writing project was something that I had changed substantially, and when I felt like I was very confident with my edited work and knew what I needed to do to write a good paper.
In my introduction, I specifically changed much to comply to the guidelines that constitute writing a good introduction. I changed my final copy introduction to include an introduction of the topic, introducing the sources and work that were going to be used, in this case the work of Gee, Delpit, and Jordan, and then lastly making my claim very noticeable and easy for readers to identify without explanation.
In terms of the body work of my paragraphs, what I edited and revised was making sure that the paper was centrally focused and organized on my ideas. I did not necessarily want a Gee section, Jordan section, and Delpit section, instead having all three flow together to make one main idea.
I fortunately did not have many grammatical errors or local errors to take care of. When I write final drafts, I always try and write them and go back quickly when there are spelling or grammatical work, as it allows for me to flow and focus better not having the nagging thought of if a word is spelled correctly in the back of my mind. I did need a quick refresher on how to cite correctly based on the MLA format we were using, but nothing drastically different from what I had already learned in previous classes.
Lastly, I revised the conclusion to wrap up my thoughts as accurately as possible, restating my claim and skimming over the main ideas and then leaving the reader with something to think about at the end.
Included, like in the significant writing project, I will include links to the first and final copy of my significant writing project to show the changes mentioned and how they evolved.
Copy of Nelson-Project-2-Final-Draft
