Dear Ms.

Agosta,

I often follow the different stages of writing almost perfectly without my intention. Coming up
with an idea for the topic is the hardest part for me, as it requires a lot of thinking about different
topics that are eligible. I chose a couple of topics that I like then plan out how I will write about
them. After that, I chose the topic that had the best points. Writing becomes a lot easier when I
have all the paragraphs planned out so this is usually the easiest step for me. Most of the time I
edit and revise my own piece multiple times before submitting it, but I still miss a couple of
errors so receiving feedback is very helpful.
Inquiry is the act of asking questions to gain more knowledge about a particular subject,
investigating. I have inquired about many of the topics we discussed in class. I look up
fundamental definitions, tangential ideas, origins and then ask questions that led to other ideas. I
struggled with inquiry in the beginning of the semester because it was new to me. Most of the
time when I read an article, I think about the things I have just read, not what the subject leads
into. It is very hard for me to ask about a topic without thinking critically about it so getting the
mind set to do so is my biggest weakness when it comes to inquiring academically. For example,
I have never thought about what it is like to be an alcoholic so it was very difficult to ask about
their identity and how it changes throughout the healing process.
The piece that stood out the most for me was the one written by Eva Shang. It was
enlightening because it made me realize that my name is not just a word, it means much more
than that. I immediate realized how I thought about my name and identity; my name is an
integral part of my identity and changing it will change my identity.
The topic I chose for the inquiry project is to explore the affinity identity of a gamer. I
consider myself to be a gamer so it is very interesting to see how others feel and think about that
part of their identity. This is going to be an interesting project to research as it requires asking
different communities about their experiences and how their experiences reflected on their
identities. I have mostly done fact-based research in the past so this is different than what I have
done in the past.
Writing the critical narrative essay was the most helpful for me because it provides a
way to practice writing about topics that I am interested in. It also helps to receive feedback from
the students, as they give a different perspective which leads me to write in a manner that is
understood by everyone.

Sincerely,
Gayth Munther