Schimpf- MWA2 relfection

Chapter 3 of Changing writing talked about the writing process. The first step, which is analyzing your own writing process, is the pre-writing part of the process. During this step, chapter 3 talks about preparing your writing space, writing tools, habits, and mind. My writing space was my room at home, because I wrote the second major writing assignment when I got home for spring break. I sat at my clean desk, in a comfortable chair, without my phone, and with no one around to distract me. This atmosphere helped me concentrate and stay focused on writing. My writing tools were the sources I found before I started writing. It was helpful to have sources prior to writing because I had already planned the basic format and focus of my MWA2 paper. My writing habits typically involve me getting pretty distracted and procrastinating when the deadline is far away, but when I’m writing at the last minute, I’m able to stay focused and work fast. My writing habits and writing mind go hand in hand. Because I work better under pressure, and I write better at night, I was able to knock this paper out. I only had a day to write it, so I was very motivated to get the work done without getting distracted. Changing Writing also talked about the PACT process for writing papers. PACT is an acronym for purpose, audience, context, and text. PACT starts off with purpose. I think my purpose for MWA2, or the main message for my argument, was very strong. I gave multiple reasons for rescuing dogs and backed them up with facts. I think it was convincing because my reasons appealed to the emotions of my readers, but they also appealed to logic. The second part of PACT is audience. My audience is anyone who is interested in getting a dog. The audience could be anyone, but it makes more sense to be those who actually want a dog, because people who don’t want a dog may not be interested in reading about HOW to get a dog. The next step is context, which is related to audience. While this argument applies to anyone who wants a dog, it is also important for them to be able to have a dog. As I said in my paper, dog owners need to be able to afford their pet, and they need to have time to care for them and play with them. The final part of PACT is the text of the paper. For my dissoi logoi, I used MLA format to set up my nine page paper, and I had colorful charts to present the data of my survey.