Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate the ability to approach writing as a recursive process that requires substantial revision of drafts for content, organization, and clarity (global revision), as well as editing and proofreading (local revision).

By clicking on the picture, you will find a powerpoint presentation that demonstrates the writing process of my research paper.

My writing process for the paper was easily stemmed from my passion for purging plastic pollution. I started at the very beginning. A personal experience I could utilize to my advantage in the creative process. For this I went right to my trip to Costa Rica. That’s kind of where the plastic idea first came into fruition. From there it was just a few more brainstorms for me to find solutions to the issue of outreach when it came to understanding/preventing the pollution problem. The bottom half of my second week working found a finished first half placed into my hands. I was very proud of the product, but still eager to hear peer recommendations. Recommendations received and motivation to improve lead to a second draft. From that point there was a final draft. I’ve summed up the basic premise of each section into the powerpoint below. The original narrative essay is also attached with my final paper below that.