Enhancing Writing Skills: A Semester's Journey

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Personally, this semester’s English course has provided me with a new kind of learning experience unlike any other I have attended in the past. After having a taste of what this course is , I no longer dread of having to write essays. I have become more confident with my overall skills as I turn in any work. I have gained a more confident feeling within my overall work as I turn it in. For me, the tools provided have been the key to the overall quality and improvement of my essays. It has motivated me to utilize everything provided and improve my overall work as a writer. I was told “the more you read, the more your writing will improve”, and I do believe this idea to be true. The way assignments were organized gave me a clear idea …show more content…

Now, I sit down and number my paragraphs and create bullet points of ideas or concepts within an outline to create a better flow while I write my essays. While I create my writing outline, I take advantage by looking into concepts within paragraphs and add sources to utilize them as evidence for an argument or even to exemplify a situation or idea within a paragraph. This course has also taught me how to properly cite sources, determine credibility, and ways of editing papers. All of these new concepts have contributed into helping me with another one of my courses and I know these techniques will be useful for future courses. I was not aware that my first draft does not always have to be your final draft. By reviewing my essay with a fresh pair of eyes I am now able to catch more errors that would normally be overlooked. To review my paper, I print out a copy and write corrections with a color other than black. With this technique I am able to catch more errors than by rereading my work on a computer screen. Something that I need to work on more as a writer is producing better grammar and creating smoother sentence transitions within essays. I intend on improving and working on these weaknesses by reviewing grammar lists and viewing transitional words or examples that can act as a guide for my

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