WA2 Reflection

The errors that I made in WA2 included the lack of a title, incorrect usage of articles, logical gaps and incorrect citations.

Firstly, the lack of a title was pointed out only after my WA2 was marked and returned to me. Having a title for my essays is important because it will let readers know what my essay is about at first glance. This will allow them to decide if it is worth spending the time to read my essay.

Secondly, I still make mistakes when using articles. This may not be acceptable giving the large amount of time we spent on that topic. One way that may allow me to reduce the amount of such mistakes may be to check the essay specifically for these mistakes in future.

Thirdly, I made several logical mistakes such as not explaining why the Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) and the Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) were chosen out of the 6reactors. I should have explained that both reactors were chosen due to these reactors being better at addressing concerns regarding nuclear power due to their properties. I also argued that the VHTR is more effective than the MSR at producing hydrogen even though both are high temperature reactors. The lack of an explanation to support this argument may confuse the reader. This area can be improved by adding explanations and citations to support the topic sentence.

Finally, I made some errors in citations by not using the APA format and citing a blog. Using an incorrect format of citation may cause my essay to seem less credible. This error can be corrected by manually citing instead of using the Microsoft Word citation function. The use of a blog as a source is also wrong as a blog is not a credible source. Even though the blog may be from Princeton and cites other sources that are credible, I should not have used the blog as a source. Instead, I should just use the sources that were cited in the blog.

In conclusion, I feel that making these errors when writing WA2 has helped me highlight the weak parts of my writing and allow me to be more careful of making such errors in future. The purpose of this module is to help me learn to write better and writing the WA2 has achieved that.