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I have so many strength and weaknesses as a writer. Being able to write more and more in this class have helped me tremendously. I pick up on so much more errors that I use to make that I never noticed but someone else would. I naturally do not make the same mistakes that
I use to. I have cut down on my run-ons by so much. I use transition words way more smoothly. I would have to say the longer the essays became the more difficult things became. I loved the challenge, it made me work harder and put in the hours to complete every task put in front of me. I really loved writing my Personal Narrative Essay. I feel that out of all the essays I had to figure out a way not to write too much and try to keep it in the length required. I would have to say my least favorite essay was Point of View Essay. Mostly because I did not clearly understand the instructions, which I blame on myself. Which would make sense why that is the essay the I recieved my lowest grade in.
The lectures were a huge assistance every week. They covered the topic we were getting into every week very extensively for the most part. Sometimes the lecture notes even gave examples which was a great tool when trying to construct our essays. We knew what every paragraph had to consist of.
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I highly appreciated how when the class really got going we have adequate time to complete each paper. I felt that as a writer in this class I was never forced into a box. I was able to express myself, and put my own writing style in each paper. That made it easier and more enjoyable to write. None of the papers were too long which was very helpful since I am in the United States Army my time can be limited. The way the quizzes were set up I think they were perfect. I like how they were straight to the point on what we were working on in that specific unit. You always gave great feedback, I always used the your comments in one paper and put it towards my next paper to make it
Writing essays was never my forte, it just never came easy to me like it would to others. Since other subjects came easy to me and I had to focus more than others on writing, I had a negative attitude toward the process as a whole. During this summer semester, I was able to grow as a writer, and gain a more positive attitude toward how I write and a better feel for writing in college. Writing a paper is a process in which there are many different stages. In high school I would never write outlines or any sort of pre planning work. Other struggles I encountered in my writing were my theses, and framing quotes.
...out homework, which was a huge stress relief. The class also offered how to write the base foundation of any paper, which is significant to become a great writer as well as to write a flawless paper. Also, the group activities allowed us to get closer with our classmates. However, I feel like some of the activities we did were mediocre and ordinary. But it is hard to tell what experience each student received from their high school. Some knew more than others, and I was just more grateful with the education I obtained from high school. I was also not fond of buying the books for the class, when it was not a necessity for class. We did not put much use into the books, and they were relatively expensive. I do recommend the class, especially to incoming freshman. It is a great foundation for legitimate college writing classes. I enjoyed learning from you Mrs. Penwell.
Over this past semester I have grown greatly as a writer. At the beginning of the semester I was not very confident in my writing because I did not think I had the skills to create strong pieces of writing. Not only have I grown as a writer, but I now enjoy writing more. I believe I have grown as a writer in many ways. Some of these include; I am now able to extend my wording to fit a page requirement, I am able to format my writing in MLA format, I have learned new writing strategies, and I am able to write in many styles of writing.
Most of us write in some form every day, so you would expect that most of us would be well practiced and pretty good at writing. I read and write all the time; I have been taken several college courses and nearly all of them require write of some form. However, before taking this class not only was I not a good writer, I knew I wasn’t a good writer. Now I am not saying that I am ready to write my first novel, but I certainly more confident in turning in my college papers. The content of this course and the style of teaching was incredibly beneficial to me. Throughout this course we had multiple assignments that were aimed to improve us as writers. I am sure that everyone took something different from this course, and I am sure that each student took more from some areas than others; however for me there were three major things that I saw that I benefited from most. Our weekly craft lessons, grammar plan, but most of all, observational learning.
I had always been a strong writer in high school; I know how to form an argument and support it fully, but this did not prepare me for the writing at a college level. I expected to be reading long and boring books about topics that did not pertain to my life; as it turns out, this assumption was completely false. All of the three essays that we were required to read in class were fairly difficult to understand, but after a second reading, the essay's meaning became clearer. I also feel as though their messages and key ideas are captivating. I definitely thought they would be extremely dry and difficult to understand.
The first day of my junior year I was extremely overwhelmed by this class; all the essays we were required to write in the first week didn't help much either. However, since the beginning of the year I have learned so many useful and important lessons which have guided my learning throughout this first semester and, I'm assuming, will continue to guide me for the rest of my high school experience and beyond. In addition, I have made many goals which pertain to essays I have written, and I believe I have met those goals.
For me, being a college writer means writing well-organized essays that readers enjoy reading. Being a well rounded writer was also important. Each unit in this class challenged me to write in a well-organized, concise way. During each unit, we conducted some sort of revision activity where I was exposed to other students’ writing. As I read their work, I picked up on their use of transition words and separation of paragraphs to make the essay flow. Naturally, I began implementing more transition words in my own work and learned the appropriate ways to split paragraphs. The structure of the class was key to the organization of my ideas which was crucial to the development of my essay. During the third unit of this class, we were asked to identify an issue on campus, conduct research on the issue, and finally propose a solution to correct the issue. At first, it was difficult to get my ideas down and figure out what it was I would research. What I learned in class allowed me to first identify the issue I would research, write a rough draft, and hear what others had written before the final paper was due. This helped me to identify the main points, brainstorm and figure out what additional research I would need to find to support my argument. Being able to organize my thoughts from the beginning made writing the paper a much easier process. This course has helped me to grow as a writer and make
I really think that the skills I learned in this class will help me in the future. I want to let myself come through in my writing, even if I do go into journalism. At the very least, I want to be able to write effectively. I want to be able to draw people in to what I'm writing, and sometime the O.S. just doesn't work. At least now I know that I have the skills and confidence to move away from it and let myself come through.
Throughout this semester we have had to write many types of essays. Although this is a college English class there is still room for improvement. I made much improvement during the semester of the class. I was able to identify my weaknesses. I learned how to make improvements to the areas I was having problems in. Although each essay we did was different I was able to begin with one essay and throughout the semester turn it into two other essays. I was able to change my style of writing to fit the type of audience I was working with. I will continue to work on my writing and keep improving it.
It was a three page essay arguing either for or against a topic of your choice. My essay was against standardized testing. I enjoyed writing this essay because, I believe that standardized tests hurts student education. For this reason I felt like I was going to make an A on this essay. So I was disappointed when I saw that I made only an 85 on it. My main problem in this essay was that I made to many carless mistakes on little stuff. From this essay I learned about the different ways standardized testing hurts student education. This essay helped me grow as a writer my making me think of both sides to an argument, not just one or the
I am not the kind of person who talks or writes much. Putting my thoughts on papers is something I have always struggled with doing. I believe this class will help me improve on transferring my thoughts to paper, in an organized fashion. I look forward to becoming a better writer because of this class.
It showed me that if I take the time each week to place the papers in the right place, in the end it is so much easier in the end. For example, when it was time to do this assignment and write this paper, I was prepared. All I had to do was grab my lab notebook and my computer and sit down and organized my thoughts. In the past I may have been scrambling to find all the right papers, printing ones that are missing or torn and redoing assignments that are either lost or at least unaccounted for. In the future I will reflect back on this class and use these organization tools and skills that I acquired over this semester.
This class has helped me realize my strengths and weaknesses in literature. This has allowed me to grow and realize that I am a work in progress. I am confident that by the end of this class my big issues in writing will be improved. Each assignment in this class is helping grow and is making me into the writer I know I can be.
The greatest difficulty that I came across doing the first essay was retracing the past, retracing the sadness. Having to bring back sad memories that made my life terrible at the time. Doing the essay, I learned that I have gone through a lot of crap. I was sinking in quicksand and now I stand on the quicksand like it is rock solid. I am proud of myself. I was able to turn my life around and be the person that I am today. I might have the potential to be a good writer someday. People compliment on my writing skills every now and then when I write something long. That makes me feel like a real student. I say that because an old History teacher of mine used to tell kids to be students when they were not doing their work.
Class participation was great everyone joined in on the discussion. People in the class felt comfortable talking out loud and putting there two sense in.