Wrc 1023 Reflection

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Writing has always been my greatest weakness throughout my academic career. I love to talk and debate with other students. I also know writing will be important in any future career. Therefore, being able to translate my thoughts into writing efficiently has been a goal of mine. Thanks to WRC 1023, I have made great progress towards that goal. Because WRC 1023 teaches persuasive writing, I have focused on writing a strong thesis and using credible sources in my essays. But, I still have to improve on grammar, another important aspect of writing.
A proper thesis is vital to an essay. The thesis of an essay summarizes the main point and states why the essay is important. I have worked hard to develop the best thesis for every essay. With …show more content…

I received full points in every category of the grading rubric for my essays except for grammar. My 2nd essay had the worst grammar out of my four essays. I included misplaced commas throughout the essay. One example of this is in between “both” and “historically” in the sentence stating “These films must be at least 10 years old and are both, historically and culturally significant” (Cite essay 2 Borat). I then misplaced another comma in the following sentence. The incorrect comma is between “Kazakhstan” and “is” in the sentence “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, is a culturally and historically significant film…” (Cite essay 2 Borat). I made yet another mistake using commas in the following paragraph. I stated that “His experience in Texas is historically important, because it…” (Cite essay 2 Borat). The comma between “important” and “because” needed to be removed. These are just three examples out of the seven incidents of incorrect comma use in this essay. I have improved this weakness since essay 2. This is proven in my 4th and final essay. I was able to lower the frequency of incorrect comma use in this essay by focusing more on my grammar. I had only two comma mistakes in essay 4, rather than seven in essay 2. The first example of incorrect comma use in essay 4 occurred when I stated that “Miller’s scene where he had a panic attack was so convincing, that I began to feel anxious” (Essay 4). There should not be a comma after “convincing”. The 2nd example was when I wrote “He just seemed confused throughout most of the movie, and never appeared to have a clear purpose” (Essay 4). The misused comma is after “movie” and before “and”. From essay 2 to essay 4, I was able to minimize my grammar mistakes from seven misplaced commas to only two. This improved my writing and allowed my essays to be more

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