Narrative Nonfiction Reflection

 In self-assessment of my CTE paper and the process of writing it, I would give myself a B. I am proud of the paper and I think it turned out well enough, but I could have done better. I think it is a proficient piece of writing with minimal technical problems or slip-ups, but doesn't stand out as a highly-creative or exceptional use of the art of writing, so I give myself a B in that category. In the Narrative Structure category, I think I did A work, and that I was able to write an exploration of what is known about CTE and who it has impacted in a way that flows really well and is engaging to read, so I give myself an A for that. Finally, in the category of research, I think I have several really good resources, but I could have been more thorough and had a much more broad perspective due to that, so I'll take a B on Sourcing.

Technical Skill: B

Narrative Structure: A

Sourcing: B

Overall: B

I really enjoyed working on this, but I almost wish it had been the entire focus of the final project because I wanted more time to perfect it and make it something larger. It's a pretty good article, but I wish I could have made it great, if that makes sense. The later portion of the semester in which I worked on this paper and the project around it was just a hair too crowded for me, and I could have done just a little better. But I am overall satisfied with the work of it as far as the class is concerned. I would love to revisit this article when new science and medicine emerge.

As far as any revisions that were made from draft to final version, the draft was incomplete and contained only about half of the paper as it stands now. The portions about the hockey players and the conclusion were not present as they are now. I also added more photos and linked my sources into the article, so I have revised not only the paper itself, but the sourced content has been added.