When writing my essay on Bacon's Rebellion, it was quite a big learning experience for me. Growing up in the public school system, we were always taught to force our writing into Jane Schaffer formation. After years of robotic talent--thanks to Mrs. Schaffer, my personal writing skills are not too strong at this point. When writing this essay for Ben and Craig's class, I had to really dig down deep to start writing on my own. Knowing that Craig actually gave us freedom with our essays was exciting yet nerve racking. I knew that with that freedom, came much responsibility.
Over all, I enjoyed writing about Bacon's Rebellion. Today in class during our discussion, Craig and a student were talking about how during the process of writing this essay, we learned all the facts and off of that we had to create a thesis and go back again through the facts to build our foundation. Although this was completely different from how I have been taught, I really enjoyed this process. It was different but I felt strong and organized. Because this process was more work, I felt like I was achieving more. Now I know Bacon's Rebellion like the back of my hand and this is all because of the process we were put through. I completed 3 rough drafts total before writing my final essay. Doing this was very helpful because I was able to fix problems in a very detailed manner. After writing Bacon's Rebellion, I felt very accomplished. I learned so much and it feels nice enjoying school and the assignments given to us. I felt challenged in a way I have never been pushed before.
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