Metacognition: Kite Runner Essay

This is a weird feeling... thinking about how I think. Hopefully, I will be able to recall my thought process for the Kite Runner essay project. I know that I chose my original ideas by looking over the essay/discussion questions and seeing if any ideas popped out at me as I read. If my mind latched onto an idea, topics for an essay related to that idea would begin to flow through my head, and I would attempt to pick out the good ones. Then I would force my mind to find ideas that I could work with. Eventually, I came up with 3 possible ideas, and when I conferenced with you/Mr. Allen (should I be talking in 2nd person?), I realized that my idea about repetition in relation to closure was my most original, personal, and natural idea. You/ Mr. Allen (this is really confusing) helped me come up with the 3 main ideas for my essay: refrains, ideas, and parallels. Once I had these 3 ideas, I knew what to look for, and proceeded to find the passages I needed from the book.

One thing I like about my thought process is how I pursue the ideas that I gravitate towards subconsciously. This is an example of how first impressions are often the best ones; I work better if I don't have to think too hard to squeeze something out of a topic. When the ideas come, it's good to work with them. Maybe something I could change about my thought process is giving myself more time to come up with ideas before I make a decision. We'll see how my thought process evolves as I get past the evidence plan stage of this essay!