Debrief & Reflect on Price’s “The Plastic Pink Flamingo” timed write. Use the Debrief & Reflection handout in the Blog Locker.
Self-Check:
1. Have you answered the prompt? Yes, I have answered the prompt.
2. Look at your introduction P – do you have a clear thesis statement that discusses how and why Rodriguez uses contrasts? Yes, I have a clear thesis statement.
3. Is your essay focused and unified around a central theme or idea? Do your paragraphs link together and build on each other? Yes, they are focused on a central theme and my paragraphs link together.
4. Have you focused on 1-2 ways that Rodriguez “built the house”? Have you developed 1-2 ideas fully, or have you instead tried to cover too many things? I developed 1 to 2 ideas fully and did not try to cover too many things.
5. Does your essay include a variety of specific, textual details and quotations to support your main point, or have you only vaguely explained your analysis? I did include a variety of specific, textual details snd quotations to support my main point but I feel like there should have been more.
Reflection:
1. What went well? I used examples from the text.
2. What did not go well? I feel like I may have explained the wrong idea and ended abruptly.
3. If given more time, what would you add or change in your essay? I would change the idea that I focused on and try a different viewpoint.
4. Did the organization of your essay turn out how you originally planned it? If not, what caused you to make changes? It turned out the same as I originally planned it.
5. What additional insights about the text came to you as you were writing? I realized that the pink flamingo did not only make American culture appear gaudy or disrespectful, it showed our fun-loving joyful side as well.
6. What do you need to do differently for tomorrow’s timed write? I need to organize my essay better.
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