How To Evaluate My Work As A Writer

I believe the working with ideas and planning phase has improved as the topics for the research project had to be approved. After reviewing the subjects, I chose the first topic and then realized this is a significant matter that would allow for the other potential topics to be covered. Composing a thesis and developing an introduction to grasp the reader’s attention and give them a brief insight into what the following written work is about has improved as the semester has gone along. I believe that because I try to evaluate my writing from the reader’s perspective since the reader does not know as much about the written work as the writer or me.

I have shown significant progress and ability to navigate and determine relevant articles or sources within the university library databases. Learning how to

access and apply these resources will be an immense advantage in classes to come. I believe that writing for both a con and proposition has developed further within this class as it is important to provide a well-rounded perspective to the reader. I feel very fortunate that the University allows students such access to volumes of research without a fee or in my case having to drive the library downtown.
The fundamental of grammar, spelling, and punctuation will continue to be a challenge for me. However, through practicing and conditioning, I feel that I can get better at this since I recognize that this is an area of composition that I will always struggle with. Determining where to place a comma, semi-colon and reducing my run on sentences have been my goals for this semester, and I would like to believe I have improved. I had always avoided talking composition while attending technical school. Although it is a requirement now for my major and I found out it is more comprehensive and involves other aspects of writing other than the punctuation and grammar. I have noticed that I am cautious of the -ly adverbs and use them only when necessary, which is good because I never realized how many times I used them before having them acknowledged or penalized within an assignment. Breaking up paragraphs is another valued learning experience that I will take from this class as it is not a big deal to have a small paragraph over having a long paragraph that bounces all over the place.
Audience awareness has progressed this semester due to this class, and the feedback from the assignments is valued. I still struggle with correct paraphrasing and citation, although the textbook for this course has some good examples, so I am glad that I purchased it rather than just renting it for the semester.
Communication and understanding within my written work have improved as I have learned that I need to draft the written work, edit it, and then print it out and read it to myself pretending I have no clue about the topic, so it evolves into a flowing piece of writing.

The feedback received from the instructor pinpointed and forced me to acknowledge what may have been lacking in my writing with distinctive regard to my work being choppy. At the beginning of the semester my writing was all over the board; however, as the semester has progressed I try to write with a plan rather than just freestyling.

The communication feedback that I received on my report was appreciated as well because I chose an emotional writing and I wanted my story to be heard and perceive how I lived it. The rough draft was choppy, and I missed parts because I lived it and therefore the reader had trouble following and understanding what happened. The emotion came through in my writing; however, the organization needed to be improved upon as this is one of the areas of writing that are difficult for me although I recognize that I need to be aware of this when composing my

reports.
I believe the writing logs were a familiar and helpful tool for me because it forced me to recognize what was difficult and what I enjoyed for the week. The self-reflection and evaluation were appreciated because it demands that I problem solve and resolve the issues I am struggling with to succeed in class.
The applied learning was covered a lot in this class as the purpose directed for almost every assignment had to relate to our field of study. It was challenging at a time for me regarding the word workouts because I am pursuing long-term care and health management and when I had words that involved astronomy I had to be very creative in trying to relate those outer space words to a nursing home setting. I guess this the applied learning and problem-solving were interconnected on the word workout assignments.
I found the final research paper gave me a multi-perspective position and understanding involving those end of life decisions and the quality of life over the quantity of life. In healthcare, those choices are very personal, and great empathy and respect need to be applied to each decision that is made. I am convinced this subject matter will be a frequent occurrence, and I will have to show my compassion, awareness, and professionalism as I obtain the goal of an administrator.