I knew exactly what I was going to write about as we were choosing our topics. I had just recently finished my last year as a dancer so I knew I wanted to write about my last recital and what it meant to me. When we had to write down other ideas I listed dance recital, letters to santa, writing for the SAT, pen pals, stats project, and practicing spanish. None of my ideas were interesting to me except for the one about my dance recital. I knew I would have a lot to say about it.
When it came to revision work I had a hard time. I knew I had written it the way I wanted it. My first draft was witten in first person and in the present tense. I included some specific times to let my readers know when and where the events were taking place. In my second draft I switched it from the present tense to past tense, but I still kept it in first person. I added more times to it so that it seemed more like a timeline. For my final revision, I went back to the present tense because I felt like I could tell the story much better if I was telling it in the moment. I kept the extra times because it added to the story and made it more interesting. Needless to say I did not enjoy the revision process. It was long and tedious and I really like my first draft so I didnt like having to change it.
Overall I enjoyed this assignment because it brought back so many amazing dance memories.
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