My Writing Process
- When I was considering options for my Feminist paper, I didn’t want to write about The Awakening by Kate Chopin because I knew it would be relatively easy to analyze. The New Historical theory, however, could be focused on feminist within a specific historical context. This time, I chose to write about Chopin because I had to focus in on nineteenth century feminism specifically, not just feminism in general.
- My first draft was very messy. I wrote about property, sexuality, reproductive rights, basically anything that could be considered a feminist issue. That was way too general, and I needed to focus in more.
- I chose to focus specifically on sexuality for my second draft, using more quotes that were in regards to the sexual awakening and autonomy that Edna develops throughout the novel. I also was able to get rid of the history lesson that I provided at the beginning of the paper, so that I could be a little more focused on the text. This proved to be a lot easier to write, once I really knew what I wanted to write about.
- I submitted my second draft, feeling so much better about my writing, and received my revision back from my professor with just a few things to expand upon in my next draft.
- My final draft revolved around cleaning up, like all of my final drafts do. Another quote here, some more analysis here, clean up some language, and I was ready to go. I finished up my revision, and added it to my portfolio.
Links to Drafts
Professor’s Comments on Draft One
