Second assignment

My opinion editorial is still a work in process. Coming into the assignment, I thought that I would be able to get away with the one draft scheme that I generally could do in High School. But looking at my rough draft, I realize that there are still several things that I would like to change or improve before I hand in a final draft and call it my best work.
Coming up with the idea for the assignment was the easy part. I really wanted to write against the BCS, and my opinions and ideas are not new ones. These are ideas that I have had for several years now. I guess the lesson learned there is that it is tough to play devil's advocate in an opinion editorial. One has to write about something that they really believe in. I really believe that the BCS should be changed, so arguing it, for me, is not difficult.
As easy as arguing it might be, putting it into a well-organized format was a different story. I found that organizing my ideas was a necessary evil of sorts. As much as I wanted to just start writing and let the ideas flow, I found it pretty much ineffective to do so. I could do that of course, and I did try it, but was unhappy with the way it originally came out.
Once the final draft came out, it was time for the peer review. I was surprised at how helpful the peer review was. I really needed that! Not only nice was it to have others judge my paper, but I found that as I heard them critique my paper, I also became my own critic finding things that had not bothered me yet, but that need desperately to be changed. I came out of the peer review thinking, "thank heavens that I have more time to change this draft."
I am still looking forward to getting more peer reviews so to speak. I meet with Mr. Keeley on Monday and will be looking forward to hearing any advice that he has to give. I also think that I will spend a little time in the writing center next week so that I can get any additional help necessary to make a good opinion editorial.
There is a lot to be learned from my first writing assignment in college. I guess lesson number one that I've learned is that High School writing assignments are a thing of the past. I can't get away with a one draft final product anymore. The standard of writing has been raised. Unlike the past, I need to buckle down if I want a good final product. This is different from my past experiences. In high school, I could round off a rough/final draft in 30 minutes and it would be worthy of an A. However, the process has not changed in that my first draft simply is not as good as the final draft will be. I never regretted writing multiple drafts if and when I did in high school, and I imagine this will be the same way. I must make this very clear. I want an A out of this assignment. But I realize that this requires a little more work than it has in the past. But the bottom line is that I do want to do that work and I will get my best work out before Wednesday of next week.