Catrina Carlson

I'm happy that I embraced being "all over the place". I think for the first draft, I was too concerned with making it perfect. In the writing process, it's important to consider progress and not perfection. The first draft is there for you to make mistakes. I got a lot of valuable feedback during this phase.

I will also need to revisit and make sure I'm not being repetitive or repeating points so as to ensure that I have carefully considered my answers to each question.

Over the past couple of weeks, I have learned a lot about drafting. I used to not see drafting as very valuable before this class, as I would not normally make my draft and final much different. My draft was often sufficient enough to be the final project, but this class has made me see the importance in drafting. Taking time to not only write, but to rethink ideas and reanalyze. It makes ideas more valuable and the writing more thought out, and the final result much more polished than the first draft. It truly allowed for me to make my first draft a 'draft', instead of being basically the final project. I think this will definitely help improve my writing process both within college and after college, because I will take more time to write projects.

I learned that I write best when I can see the structure—headings, formatting, graphs, layout. Visual organization helps me understand my own ideas. I also learned that I revise best when the feedback is about function, not just corrections. After college, this will help me write more purposefully for classrooms, administrators, and professional projects.

I learned multiple ways of organizing my ideas in the drafting process, and how drafting is more than just making a simple outline. With this new understanding of this particular part of the process, I feel confident that my written works will now start to feel more organized.

A: I think overall having an effective revision process helps in other courses and in any future courses overall. Being able to revise in a productive way allows you to make your goals, and have a clear understanding of how to approach and achieve those goals. Having a good revision process translates to having an effective planning process and setting realistic goals for yourself based upon the needs of your given project.

The way I have been handling this is I wrote my analysis semi informally to start. I got all of my ideas on the paper in the way I would say it. During my revising process I have made my analysis more formal while still trying to keep some of my tone. It is a tricky balance, how do you balance tone and formality?

Having a meticulous revision process is a non-negotiable professional skill that goes far beyond this class. In the professional world, my ability to critically review and refine my own work—whether it's a technical report, a business proposal, or even just an email—will define my credibility. The habits of checking for structural integrity (like the reverse outline) and ensuring factual accuracy (like double-checking that Pranks had the highest views ) are essential for quality control. A well-revised document shows the audience respect and builds trust, turning me into a highly effective communicator and critical thinker in any future role.

My creators are all on TikTok, and the data that matters is likes, comments, views, shares, and saves. TikTok provides numbers for each of these categories, which can be helpful to see which area got the most interaction. For example, if a post has more comments and shares than likes, it can be assumed people did not enjoy the post and comments are flooded to state their disagreements. I chose to simply look at likes as this is the most basic form of interaction on the platform. I found this to be the most meaningful as it requires interaction, but not as much time to dissect like comments.