Workshop Reflection Response

Both member of my inquiry group did a good job helping me revise my dialogue during the workshop. I saw Rachel Pilkington’s advice on my dialogue to be very helpful. Rachel explained to me that it was challenging for the reader to establish the topic of my inquiry based on the structure of my writing. She went on to suggest that by rewording a couple of my sentences throughout my dialogue, I could make my dialogue more understandable. During the workshop, Rachel also explained to me that my use of an analogy is not necessary in this assignment, and that it will only make it more complicated for the reader to understand. Rachel pointed out a couple of grammatical errors that she saw throughout my dialogue but her advice mostly focused on my dialogues structure and my use of an analogy. Dominica Beverly also played a very active role in fostering my thoughts of revision. Dominica also believed that it was challenging for the reader to establish the topic of my inquiry based on the structure of my writing. I focused on conveying some of the author’s main argument in my dialogue by including their argument in a personal experience of their character. Dominica reminded me that it is important to stay consistent in making sure each author’s character has a personal experience that incorporates their main argument so that the characters are able to connect. Throughout the process of the workshop I believe that the most helpful advice was to revise the structure of my dialogue because if it is challenging for the reader to understand my main inquiry topic then I did not do a good job on the assignment. On the contrary, the least helpful advice was to fix the grammatical errors in my dialogue because that is the last and least important step in revising my writing. When I revise my dialogue I plan on making it easier for the reader to distinguish my inquiry topic by rewording some sentences in my dialogue. Also, I will make it easier for the reader to understand my inquiry topic by not using analogies. Next, I will specify each of my character’s personal experiences making sure they focus on my inquiry topic. Lastly, I will correct any grammatical errors are in my dialogue.