Blog 11: What did the process of making something before you
made it do for your project? Can
you apply this process to other places in your life?
you apply this process to other places in your life?
Making a prototype was something that I was not very familiar
nor comfortable with before this class. Typically, in my endeavors for
creativity, I would go for the big project all at once, sloppily adjusting for
mistakes as I went. In the end, the finished project always had flaws that I
had to force myself to overlook. Making the prototype, however, brought a whole
new light to my idea of creating something. While I was making this prototype,
as I made mistakes all I had to do was write them down along with a solution as
for how to correct it on the real project. In addition to this, I had the
freedom to experiment with the different types of paint I could use on the
ornaments, as well as the amount of room I had to paint. As with anything,
making this rough draft will lead to a more perfect final draft, or final
project.
This process can be applied to many other areas of life.
Specifically, it can be applied to any academic writing assignment. Since my
very first official essay assignment in the fourth grade, I have been taught to
write a first draft, then go back and revise the paper until it is good enough
to turn in as a final draft. And ever since fourth grade, for every paper I have
been assigned to write, I have of course neglected to do this, because how fun
is it to follow directions? Instead, I have spent the years turning in shoddy
drafts that have tons of room for improvement. Until this assignment to create
a prototype, I never saw the proof behind all my teachers’ reasons for assigning
a rough draft. Having done this pre-make has made me see the value of rough
drafts and of revision. This method can be applied to all writing assignments,
which I will begin to do from here on out. Finally, I will be following the directions
of the people who actually did know what they were talking about, and did know
what was best for me and my essays.
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