Reflect on your experience with the Audio Memoir assignment. Some starter ideas: Did you like it or not and why? Was it difficult or easy and why? What was your writing process for this assignment, and did this experience inspire you to make some changes for the next assignment?

I definitely did not enjoy the project because I do not like essays in general. That being said the topic was easier than most other essays in that it is from personal experience. Obviously it will be easier to write from events you’ve lived through. I would have liked a persuasive essay better because I think there is more to be said about technology that can be said in a short memoir. I did not have a complete rough draft for this assignment which made it harder to edit. It was especially hard because I did not understand the prompt until after I wrote the rough draft. So not only did I not complete the rough draft on time but pretty much everything I wrote didn’t pertain to the essay. Next essay I would prepare for it in advance and ask questions about the prompt. Like I said earlier, I do like the topic of technology itself but I would prefer looking into issues with it. Something that is more like a research essay. Another think I disliked about the assignment is that we had to record it. I do not like hearing my voice on film or recording so that was not exciting. I also do not have a good mic on my headphones so I had to go through the entire thing to edit it. Audacity was giving me issues which made it an even worse experience.

In conclusion, I enjoyed the prompt because it was easy but I would have rather done a persuasive essay about technology. For the next prompt I will prepare ahead of time and make sure I understand the prompt.