MWA 2 and Changing Writing Chapter 3

The writing process, according to Changing Writing, focuses on purpose, audience, context, and text. It is important to be focused while writing, use sources that pertain to your argument, and proofread always. It is important to consider each aspect of the writing process. While writing MWA 2, I found myself in a place of procrastination. I would sit at my desk and become distracted by everything around me. I would be curious to what was happening outside my dorm room even though I knew it did not pertain to me whatsoever. This, ultimately, led to me realizing that I was a little behind in my writing process. My roommate left for chapter, and I realized that it was the prime opportunity to get the first part done. I plugged in my headphones and listened to music with no words for the fear of becoming distracted once again. After scanning and highlighting more than 15 sources, I found ones that I believed would really allow me to strengthen my argument. At the end, I was done to about 9 sources, so I began writing. My purpose was to inform my audience about the negative effects that mass media had on body image. The hardest part was deciding my audience. In the end, I realized that my audience became those that were interested in seeing a change on this issue. My written essay was filled with statistics, quotes, real life changes, and problems that shows my audience the detrimental effects that mass media has caused. After finishing my first rough draft of part one of my dissoi logi, I took my essay to the University Writing Services. Here, I was able to read my essay aloud for both me and Pauline, the tutor. Reading aloud helped me realize mistakes in sentence structure, as well as point out some unclear aspects in my writing. Pauline was able to help me brainstorm ideas on how to add more information in a way that was clear and not overbearing.
For the 2nd part of my essay, my against argument, I took a different approach. I used the same sources, but used them in a completely different way. The University Writing Services and Pauline helped me brainstorm ideas, rather than read an already written essay and check for organization and clarity. I think if I were to redo MWA 2, I would go into University Writing Services for help on brainstorming, as well as clarity and rereading after both parts of my essay were written. Overall, I think my writing process was very similar to what was explained in Changing Writing. However, for MWA 3, I would take into consideration using my resources more and to my advantage.