My first impression of college English was writing, writing and even more writing. Boy, was it true. I was afraid of going to college, especially afraid to take college English. This is my first semester in college and I knew I was taking a risk by enrolling into the online version of college English. My college advisor advised me of how intensive the workload is compared to the class done in the classroom. Nevertheless, I put on my big girl pants and enrolled. Though the class was tough, I learned so much than I thought was possible. I learned the importance of writing and I feel if I continue to work on my writing skills, it will make me a better writer in the future.
As I stated in my previous reflective essay, I hated writing in grade school. I sucked my teeth and groaned every time my teachers assigned an essay for homework. I don’t actually hate writing. I just disliked it because I never excelled in it. I wrote just to get the job done, but never took the time to pay attention to the writing process and the other aspects of writing. As I grew older and got a career, I realized how important writing was in the real world. From friends revising your status updates on Facebook that were plagued in grammatical errors or writing a professional email to your boss, writing skills are crucial to the real world.
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As I received essay 3 back, I realized I had the same mistakes from all my previous papers. I have a habit of missing words in my sentences. Usually when I write papers, I spend hours typing away at the computer screen. My words run into each other and everything made sense to me. The teacher suggested I read my papers out loud and that’s what I plan to do in the future. I also think time management contributes to this problem. In the future, I plan to manage my time more wisely so I can have time to come back to my essays and revise them. Hopefully my writing mistakes will diminish if I stick to this
Entering this course I was worried because I have struggled with writing in the past, and writing has never been my strongest area. I feared writing classes in middle and high school, and had the same expectations for this course. I had wondered if I was ready for college English, and was worried that my skills and abilities would not be one the level they needed to be for college courses. My attitude and understanding of my writing process have both changed since the beginning of this semester. One thing that really helped my attitude and confidence was the fact that I was able to complete the assignments and get a decent grade. I was worried that I might not be able to do college level writing, and when I started completing the assignments and learning new ways to write my confidence and attitude changed. Another thing that really helped me throughout this course was that there was plenty of reading and information available to guide me through my assignments. I realized that there was more freedom when it comes to writing than I had experienced in high school. Being able to write more freely, and the freedom to choose what subjects I would write over made the assignments more enjoyable and easier to
Who would have ever thought that you could enjoy a college English class? That was the case for me this past fall semester. Even though there were many hours spent planning, writing, and editing, the mixture of fun writing prompts and a great teacher resulted in a fun time all in all. This challenging class has taught me the importance of organization, how to be a better writer, and most importantly, how to have fun writing.
I have never liked writing; I always thought it was a waste of time. It was a great therapy but I never found academic writing to be useful just tedious. Only ever writing when I had too made it harder for my writing skills to grow or improve in any way. I have not taken an English class since the 10th grade, even then I never gave it much effort, just doing what I had to so I could pass the class. Then I jump in to College English 1010, I feel like I do well in all other subjects but this one. English is my worst nightmare.
When trying to think of a positive writing experience I have had in my lifetime, particularly as a small child, I could not think of any. So I began to ask myself why is it that I do not like writing, what happened in my life for me to have such animosity towards the act. I was finally able to think of an event and realized that it had all begun in the 3rd grade. One day, as a punishment for talking during class, I was kept inside during recess and was forced to write Wise Old Owls until my hands began to cramp. For 45 minutes, I was only allowed to write the same old phrase over and over again; “The wise old owl sat on an oak, the more he heard, the less he spoke, the less he spoke the more he heard, why can’t I be like that wise old bird”. To this day I can still remember that little rhyme and to this day I can remember that same feeling I felt as a elementary school student. From that point on I have always had an aversion for writing, it always seemed like a punishment. I still do not understand how people can journal. I don’t see how someone can sit down and write an entry or a novel just for the hell of it. It seems unnatural to me, but I guess that all of these feelings are just because I see writing as a punishment, an
My experience with writing in English class has mainly been a good one. Since I began writing essays in Elementary school I have been a decent writer. I am always working on my writing skills to become a better writer; there will always be room for improvement. Every English class I have taken has taught me new techniques, which helped to strengthen my previous writing abilities, as well as hone newly learned skills. Some of the aspects of my writing experience that I am going to write about are my favorite kind of writing assignments, my least favorite kind of writing assignments, my strengths and weaknesses as a writer, and my expectations for Freshman English.
Writing is an important part of everyone’s life, whether we use it in school, in the workplace, as a hobby or in personal communication. It is important to have this skill because it helps us as writers to express feelings and thoughts to other people in a reasonably permanent form. Formal writing forms like essays, research papers, and articles stimulates critically thinking. This helps the writer to learn how to interpret the world around him/her in a meaningful way. In college, professors motivate students to write in a formal, coherent manner, without losing their own voice in the process. Improving your writing skills is important, in every English class that’s the main teaching point; to help students improve their writing skills. Throughout my college experience I have acknowledge that
In summary, I had an enjoyable time in my first college English class. I pushed myself as diligently as I could and learned much more than I thought I would. In addition to, my strengths grew stronger and my weaknesses improved as well. I acknowledge I still have some techniques and skills to work on; however, I am willing to put the time in and cannot wait to take English in the future. Writing is an everlasting skill that will be an enormous asset to me; in addition to my future classes, and my career as
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.
For as far back as I can remember in my schooling history, writing has always been the foundation for all aspects of my learning. From being taught to write my name, to taking spelling tests, keeping journal entries and submitting scholarship essays, writing was the concrete foundation on which I built many of my accomplishments. I've always enjoyed writing and I've never viewed it as a dreaded or monotonous task, but rather as something I seem to come by naturally. Teachers have previously told me I was a standout writer and being a teacher's kid my mother wouldn't have it any other way. As a kid I remember my mom grading her own students writing in the living room while I did my own school work and she would ask me, "Now what is wrong with
College will be a whole new experience with new criteria to meet. Throughout all my high school years I’ve been preparing myself year by year gaining more and more knowledge to be prepared for what is ahead of me. Reading the writing requirements for my upcoming class in Cal State LA helped me to see what I should expect for this upcoming fall semester. Although having weaknesses and strengths, looking back at how I’ve developed as a writer I could say I’m just about ready for my upcoming course.
Writing is a very important skill to have especially in the real world. Writing helps organize ones’ thoughts so that society can understand their views and opinions. It leads to expression and imagination to share to the world. Writing is an inevitable skill to have; it goes hand in hand with reading. To not have writing and reading is almost immoral; writing is an essential everyday skill that we need to continue on with our lives and we take it mostly for granted when people in other countries in the world do not have the material and resources to expand their vocabulary and writing skills. Writing helps me become more proficient in this class an especially in my other classes. In my history class we are to write an essay in the matter of
Writing has always been both a hate and love relationship, respectively. My parents would congratulate me on my progress in writing-based classes growing up, I would always internally struggle with it. My dyslexia would greatly hinder my speech abilities as a kid; consequently, making me feel very insecure with my learning abilities. However, my trials have led me to grow and mature into what I have become today. Now in towards helping me achieve what I initially thought was nearly impossible. My overall relations with writing has always been a lesson on how to mature and overcome life’s many obstacles.
For many high school graduates, their expectations for their very first year of college can be very exciting, but also frightening as a college-setting are comparably different to a high school. Personally, entering college was nerve-wracking; a brand new school, a brand new system, and I had to part ways with all my high school friends. I expected professors barrage me with a myriad amount of work on day one; however instead of exacerbating my worries, my new teachers gave us warm welcomes and a relatively easy week of work. Through the semester, I met many new friends and quickly adapted to the new environment. Overall, from English 1303 I developed an improved writing skill and overcame my worries and weaknesses.
It takes discipline to stay on track with online classes. I feel like I matured and grown into a better person by keeping up with my schoolwork. In week two, we learned how to make the most of our time by using a weekly timetable, daily to-do lists, and a master calendar. I use a weekly timetable each week to keep track of everything I need to complete so I do not get behind with my schoolwork. My second expectation for my first year in college was to stay motivated by obtaining good grades, and thinking about why I started college. I am proud that I earned good grades in my first year of college. Although the amount of school work I had to complete each week seemed overwhelming in the first couple of weeks of college, I quickly got better at managing my time during the week. My last expectation I had for my first year in college was to learn some of the interesting aspects of journalism that will be beneficial to me in years to come. I learned many beneficial things in the writing and speaking lesson during week seven. I learned the best techniques for getting started and writing a first draft such as free writing and brainstorming. Identifying the audience when you write is an important technique that writers must learn to do. One of the most important techniques every writer should know is to organize a paper into an Introduction, body, counterarguments, and conclusion. I learned how to complete a paper in APA format edition in my first-year experience class. Admittedly, I was nervous when I completed the Lassi completion and reflection video in week three. After I completed it, I gained more confidence in public speaking. I am proud of myself for exceeding my expectations for my first year in college. As I move forward in college, I expect myself to continue to work hard and obtain good grades. I
Before entering this class, I thought I was prepared for college English. I had incredibly capable high school English teachers, who taught me detailed mechanics, creative writing style, and of course, the necessity of practicing good grammar. On entering this class, I quickly realized how little I had actually learned in my high school English classes. While most of my high school English essays I wrote were based on literature, the majority of the essays I wrote in this class have been more experiential and centered on real-life issues. I expected to be writing essays on books I read and articles I analyzed, but that was not the case. This class showed me in a variety of ways that things are often very different than they seem originally