“Final Moments” Introduction

“Final Moments” is an essay I wrote at the beginning of the quarter; it was the second major writing assignment for the class. I chose this piece for my major writing assignment piece. The first draft of my paper has a solid core but it was mediocre and needed many revisions. Once I received revision notes and tips from my teacher and classmates I was able to revise the essay and create one of my stronger assignments. I wouldn’t have chosen this piece to demonstrate my major writing assignment if it didn’t need the attention it received. If you look at the many drafts of the essay, it shows my strength as a writer to take constructive criticism and fix my paper to make it better. Another strength this paper demonstrates is the use of building anticipation to reach a climax. An example of creating anticipation from my paper is, “This is what we spent all those gloomy, fall nights practicing for. This was the last play of the year and I’m sure I was going to make it worth my while. When they broke the huddle my heart was racing faster than ever. You could feel the tension lingering along the line of scrimmage.