Metacognitive Analysis

Fernandez, Adelaida

English 114B

Professor Sean Pessin

24 April 2013

Metacognitive Analysis

I began writing my first hybrid essay a few hours ago, before that I had just learned what a hybrid essay was, a month ago. It was most definitely different from other forms of writing I had ever encountered. Not only can a hybrid essay be a form of an electronic writing but it can also be different forms of writing put into one page/assignment, such as photos and poems, to keep the writing moving forward.

When I first heard the term “Hybrid Essay”, I was confused. I was so certain that I had already known every form of essays; I had assumed we learned all the different types of essays in high school. After viewing a few examples in class, I had an idea on how I wanted to go about on my hybrid essay but once I actually started the writing process, I went a different direction.

I began my essay with discussing about what a blog in general was. What I intended to do when I first heard of hybrid essays, was to use photos just as the hybrid essay, The Basement, yet I found it quite difficult with my topic. So instead I went towards the format that the hybrid essay, SECTION 404 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER AND SHARK, SUBTITLED”THIS TROUBLESOME REGULATORY CONSTRAINT.” used, in which the author, Cheyenne Nimes, writes about her topic and at the very end she inserts a poem to support her argument.

After discussing about blogs in general, I went about talking about my blog in terms of significance and purpose. I chose to insert a poem in the very end to support my argument instead of the inserting photos throughout the essay because I felt that my argument was more affective and more presentable this way. I feel that the poem given is a perfect example of what I was trying to do with my blog and my essay; it talks about being a vegetarian with praise and kindness all without pressuring others to feel the need to be vegetarian which is an important thing to do when discussing topics such as vegetarianism.

Once I got to the middle of my essay, I had realized that I was doing it with ease and quite quickly. I normally do not have any trouble writing essays but I do take quite some time to get my ideas down depending on my interest in the assignment. Writing this hybrid essay was really enjoyable and allowed my ideas to just flow through the page which is something all writers should be doing when writing.

Something that this hybrid essay has taught me was that I’m not done learning nor am I anywhere near done learning about essays or any other form of writing. Knowledge is in fact endless and that is something I never took into consideration until now. I do hope to use this form of writing in future assignments whether it’s for school or work, because such a form of writing is effective.