I have been working very hard on my reflection papers. I always write my papers in advance and get help from writing center. Although I visit writing center and get my papers checked, mistakes are found in my papers. I don't know what else can I do to avoid those mistakes and get better grades on my papers in future. Can you please guide me on which other resources can I use to help me detect the mistakes on my papers? I have been working very hard on my reflection papers. I always write my papers in advance and get help from writing center. Although I visit writing center and get my papers checked, mistakes are found in my papers. I don't know what else can I do to avoid those mistakes and get better grades on my papers in future. Can you
please guide me on which other resources can I use to help me detect the mistakes on my papers? I have been working very hard on my reflection papers. I always write my papers in advance and get help from writing center. Although I visit writing center and get my papers checked, mistakes are found in my papers. I don't know what else can I do to avoid those mistakes and get better grades on my papers in future. Can you please guide me on which other resources can I use to help me detect the mistakes on my papers?
Writing correctly is something that many people find hard to do! I know this, because I use to feel the same way. I have had many English classes in my time, where teachers would sit next to me, and correct my errors sentence by sentence as I went along. All the while asking me if I understood what why what I did was wrong. I remember saying that I understood, but I really didn't. That was something that I didn't like at the time, but I am now very appreciative of the fact that someone was there. With today's kids, most teachers don't take that needed time and help them to get on track with their writing. Because of this, I find that both Strunk and White, The Elements of Style, and Williams, Style: Toward Clarity and Grace to be very helpful. After reading them, I know that they can both be used as "handy" reference tools for today's writers.
Writing is a process I’ve grown to despise. Ever since grade school, I’ve had problems trying to express my ideas on paper. My writing process involves thinking about what’s being asked and trying to reflect my thoughts the best way I can on paper, but my thoughts don’t always come out as clear as I want them to be sometimes leaving a question not fully answered. My writing process isn’t a consistent set in stone process, but since being in ENC 1101 I always follow some of the same parameters such as revising my drafts, grammar usage and considering context and audience.
Unit 1 taught me to focus on each step in the writing process. Approaching the task
Anyone who is doing any type of writing piece has a process. They may not know it but it is there and it exists. It is one’s approach to their piece and how they go about accomplishing it. It has to do with how you write it, how many drafts you do, as well as your revision process if you even have one. My writing process however has room for improvement. A summation of my writing process consist of heavy planning, one draft, and little revisions. Anne Lamott, Shirley Rose, and Kathleen Yancey all drew attention to major points through their writing pieces that support and dispute my writing process. Through their pieces they have found a way to inspire, inform, and entertain me all at the same time while passing along great information that
The work required in the writing center I felt was very helpful in helping in my course. Many of the assignments corresponded with my assignment in my regular course and having the extra help allowed me to correct my mistakes. The examples and suggestions in the book were very easy to follow and informative.
Writing papers has been one of my biggest fears as a student. High school English class prepared me for the editing of my essays, for example, grammatical errors, spelling, font errors, and things that were under the category of fixing my paper. I realized that the writing process requires more than just editing, you have to understand that the paper is like a human body, it cannot function if every single part is not effective. I can certainly say that I have improved as a writer a great deal and this portfolio and the final revised drafts of my work certainly can argue for that. English 101 was certainly different from my other English classes; we actually focused on different parts of the writing process in each class instead of wasting our time discussing the same components of the process over and over again. As I reflect on my experiences throughout the semester of English 101 I am aware that I have met very important requirements of writing that I feel were very valuable for me as a student and my writing has improved progressively.
Now that you 've got finished writing, it 's time to take a look at it again to be sure the essay do not contain spelling errors and grammatical mistakes. It is preferable to show your essay out to someone or get it proofread by one of your English school teachers or friends you can trust.
Reading other works and broadening vocabulary can improve my writing skills (Bethel University. 2014). Over time, my writing will emulate the works of those I have read. Another way I can improve my writing strategy is to read my paper out loud to hear how the words flow. If a phrase does not sound right when it is read out loud, it should probably be rewritten (Bethel University. 2014). Also, it is important to take constructive criticism from people who read my paper, especially the opinions of the instructors (Bethel University. 2014). When specific issues are pointed out to me, I know where to focus my attention when trying to improve.
One of my biggest challenges in English 101 has been the lack of confidence in my writing. Whenever I have writing assignment, I get anxious about the entire process. I have hard time organizing and choosing the right information to put in my paper. Also, I have a writer’s block. I think I have these problems mainly because I do not have previous writing experience. I got my first exposer of college-paper writing when I came to the University of Maryland’s Summer Transitional Program (STP). STP helped me tremendously with my reflective writing. During STP I had to write a lot of self-reflection papers, and because of it now I feel confident and have no anxiety when it comes to reflective writing. However, I still have anxiety when it comes
Many of my errors that have I reliesed that I reduced while I went through the semester with my papers was my grammer. When I first started in English 101 I
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude for all the efforts that you have invested in helping me improve my writing throughout this course. The exertions which you devoted in me did not go in vain. Throughout this semester, I have become more insightful in regard to the process of writing as a whole. Who knew that writing can be challenging yet rewarding simultaneously? Through many challenges encountered in this class and many exercises comprised in this course, I was exposed to new writing process, audiences, and I became more inclined to taking risks in the art of writing. As the semester took form, I came to find myself careworn by certain elements of the writing process. Unlike many writers, beginning to write,
After reading the two pieces from Yancey, and Royster and Kirsch, I thought for a while about what the word ‘reflection’ means to me. I have never looked at the word in relation to my writing. Writing has never been a strong (or favorite) suit of mine. I have always despised re-reading/ revising my paper, for the fear of not wanting to seem inadequate to other writers (I would compare it to that of hearing your own voice on a recording, thinking, “Do I really sound like that?”). Besides writing, I would best describe reflection as looking at the past, and analyzing your feelings during that period as well as your current feelings for what took place. I used to not use reflective practices in my daily life, but this year I made it a goal
I feel as though this class has helped me become a more polished and professional writer. When I first entered English 110, I was extremely unsure and lacked confidence in my writing. I believe that this point can be partly attributed to the fact that I had always had my instructors holding my hand and helping me through the writing process in high school. My senior English teacher always reminded us that college would be much more challenging than her class was and then she would go on to tell us stories of professors who gave out zeros for tiny oversights within a paper. This combined with general apprehension about college life left me terrified. I had always been a strong writer in high school; I know how to form an argument and support
My final research paper for English class was about heroin. I believe I did very well for a 7 page paper and proved I have excelled since the beginning of the course. On the other hand, I did make some mistakes in it as well. I made a few errors in this paper such as, wrong format for the works cited page, format for in-text citations, development of thesis, and use of in-text citations.
I keep an archive of school work from past semesters of college and even high school. So I opened it up and looked through a few essays I had senior year at my high school. It quickly became apparent to me that although my writing style was consistent and slowly got better over those years, I still made some of the same mistakes in paper after paper. I tended to just throw out the idea I had in my head at the time onto the page. Yes I did manage to transcribe my meaning from my head to the text, but more often then not you couldn 't tell because It was buried under mountains of unnecessary text and formatted