Metacognitive Blog; And Then There Were None

                I changed so many things from my first draft to my last draft.   I changed things as little as just adding punctuation to sentences, to completely rewriting entire paragraphs in my essay.  In the first paragraph I worked on just changing up the beginning of sentences.  I just was trying to keep it from being really repetitive.  Then part two of the essay I originally chose Philip Lombard as my character I would write in the point of view of, but then I realized that Philip Lombard wasn't really the best choice because he really could have gone either way in the cheating situation.  So I changed essay two to be in the point of view of Vera Claythorne.  Which worked much better than Philip Lombard.  Some ways I checked my work were checking with an adult, peer review, and written feedback on a previous writing.  The way that was the most beneficial to me was checking with a peer.  It worked so well because my peer really read through my work and was very honest in telling me exactly what I needed to do to make my writing better.  In the long run I think keeping all of my past writings will be the most beneficial for my future pieces of writing because I can look back on my past writings and make sure I don't the same mistakes I have previously.  As a writer this year I would like to improve my ability to open a piece of writing and close a piece of writing.

What Makes A Good Story

               There are many things that make a great story.  Somethings are little, that don't seem like they  make a difference in the story, but they do.  Then there are the ones that are very obvious and dramatically change how a story goes, and how the reader enjoys the story.  Starting at the beginning of a story the exposition is an extremely important part of a story because it basically opens the story into events that will occur later in the book.  The importance of an exposition is it explains what characters are like, what the main setting of the story will be,  and it also typically introduces the main conflict of the book.  The exposition is also what grabs the readers attention because the exposition is the one thing the reader always judges the book off of.  Usually if an exposition is bad the reader will no longer continue to read the book.  This is why having a strong exposition is so vital in a story.   Another important piece of a story is the plot.  The plot is the main conflict of the book.  Without a conflict the book is just boring and unpredictable and nobody enjoys reading a book like that.  In a summary you summarize the plot of the story therefore without a plot you can hardly even call it a story because its just one continuous tone and speed.  Lastly, it is always good to have a good ending to story, or conclusion.  With a good conclusion you know what happens in the end who solves the conflict, if the conflict actually does get solve in the story.  A conclusion  is so important in a story because with out it, what happens in the end.  A good descriptive exposition, and interesting plot, and a good conclusion are just a few things that make up a great story.