When I first started college, it was exciting and new. I wanted to learn everything from college that I could. When I received my first assignment, my assumption was that writing would be boring and not really useful in daily life. I had always assumed that I could only write a specific limit to the number of words in one session of writing. I also assumed that since I was writing a paper I had to start from the beginning, which in reality is not true. In writing that first paper I found that writing was actually fun, because I got to research a topic I was interested in. In high school, our assignments were pre planned so their was no original thought. This made me rethink my assumption about writing. I found that writing was actually enjoyable …show more content…
and was useful in daily life. When one works they have to use writing as a form of communication. Thinking that writing was not useful and not enjoyable was a bad assumption and was not beneficial, it had to be rethought. My second assumption, that writing was enjoyable and useful was more beneficial and helped me become a better writer. In my second semester at the university, I found myself battling writer's block on an assignment for history.It was hard, becuase I was always used to being able to write any assignemnt I wanted.
Having writers block made it impossible to think on a topic. It was like I had forgotten everything that I had learned. The topic was one I was familiar with, but I just had trouble finding the words to start the essay. This frustrated me and I started to look for any solutions I could find. In doing research, I found that writers block is frequently created by clashed feelings about a topic. I needed the keeping in touch with be flawless and I needed the paper done as quickly as time permits. people recognize what they know yet they don't comprehend what their perusers know. I know how the paper should be, yet I don't have all the words and thoughts I require. I know everything about the topic, however I don't recognize what an article ought to look like. I comprehend what I need to say yet I am compelled to admit it won't measure up to my desires. These sentiments are common and typical. Everybody discovers composing a test. Numerous essayists, be that as it may, intensify their issues by utilizing frail composition techniques. At the point when these systems come up short, they surrender. I overcame my writers block by talking a long walk to collect my thoughts and return to my blank page. I started to write by writing notes and ideas on index cards and putting the chronological order. Then I took my ideas and notes and formulated them into a first
draft. The strategies I would pull forward if I were to experience writers block again would be freewriting and index cards. With freewriting, I take ten minutes and record all that I can consider for my topic. The goal is to compose without halting for the entire ten minutes. In the event that I can't think of anything to say, I just write for another ten minutes again and again until i find my topic. In the event that different things jump out at me as I write, I record them, regardless of the possibility that they are not identifiable with your subject. This strategy has helped me many times. With index cards, I can take notes on anything I think about when I am out, or in another class. I can take these cards with me wherever I go so I can have them incase I have an idea.
What about writing and the writing process makes it so disliked and, in some cases, even feared? “Fun?” by Lex Runciman, an English teacher at the Linfield College in Oregon, is an insightful article that explores why many people don’t enjoy writing. He is a very credible author because he has taught college English classes for many years and has written and published several books. His main claim throughout the article is that many people dislike writing and feel that it is frustrating because it is not perceived as or made out to be fun, enjoyable, or rewarding. Runciman wrote this article because, at the time, he felt that there was not enough being done to reverse the negative image that surrounds writing. He wants his readers to realize through his article that writing and the writing process can actually be an enjoyable and rewarding experience. Runciman uses evidence, assumptions, and language and tone as a basis for his argument.
The focal point of Chapter 4 of Successful College Writing is on how to critically read and decipher text and visuals. It highlights the importance of not just looking at the surface of the words, but diving into their true meaning. Authors put every word and picture into their work for a reason, and it is your job to ensure that you do not fall victim to biases and false information. It is crucial to learn how to identify author's tones, opinions, and overall purpose in their writings. Learning how to analyze these patterns will better equip you in acquiring accurate information and also not adopting these deceptive techniques yourself.
When I scheduled my classes last winter, I knew I had to fulfill my requirements for general education and take English Composition II. I had heard from my oldest daughter that Comp II was no fun at all and when she took it, she was bored to tears. Not knowing any better, I took her word and prepared myself for a rather boring and uneventful semester of “robot writing”. The kind of writing that was dull and made one’s eyes cross from boredom. I soon found out that this didn’t have to be the case. Academic writing and research could be enjoyable and it was not at all boring.
English 101 is one of the most common college courses in the world. When I enrolled in the class, I was bothered that I would have spend forty hours in a freshman writing class; along with at least another forty hours throughout the semester writing for the class. What surprised me, was that when I began writing my essays I was not annoyed or bothered; I actually enjoyed the assignments. Most importantly, throughout the course of the semester, I have become a better writer and have ultimately met the course goals of English 101.
My biggest improvement in this English 111 class was my writing. Writing tasks that were assigned greatly strengthened my overall performance throughout the course, preparing me for the future classes. The environment made me feel at ease, helping me evolve as a student, and as a person. The environment made me feel at ease, preparing me for future classes. Another large achievement of mine that I displayed in the class, was my ability to talk comfortably with the other students. The variety of group activities we did allowed me to openly speak my opinion, leading to a better overall performance with my work and papers. The English 111 class enabled me to have better participation in and out of class and allowed
Beginning in grade school students are taught a basic curriculum for English, some of the basics being: five sentences equaling a paragraph and five paragraphs equaling a essay. The beginning of the English learning stage is a time to get engaged in reading and writing. Honestly, most children when they are younger start loving to read and write but do they stay that way throughout middle school, high school, or even college? No, nine out of ten times kids who started out loving to read and write end up dreading it. But why? Every students has their own personal reason. Some may have never fully understood how to read or write and was to embarrassed to speak up others may have disorders such as dyslexia which makes reading and writing difficult. In my case I had a passion for reading and writing when I was younger. As I grew up I did not like the material that had to be read or the papers that was required to be written; but since I knew the work had to be done accurately in order for me to pass the class I learned to tolerate the subject.
Throughout my entire writing career I have always had difficulty writing. For one I have never enjoyed it because I am usually not interested in the topic. I also seem to get writers block half way thru whenever I write a paper. My final big problem with writing is that I always procrastinate before I have a paper due. My main problems with writing are procrastinating and having writers block.
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
This semester was my very first semester as a college student. Being the first, it was probably the semester I would learn the most in. I learned the expectations for writing that I will have to live up to for the next four years of my college career. Though my high school teachers were usually demanding because I was in the Honors English section throughout high school, writing in college has still ?raised the bar? for me. Also, in high school, we would have weeks to pick a topic, create a thesis, outline the paper, write the paper, and then revise the paper. In college, the time restraints are not quite as lenient. I?ve had to learn to manage my time and be more productive with what free moments I have. Strangely enough, I?ve found the college English experience to be much more rewarding and enjoyable than in high school.
I knew I wasn’t bad at writing but I never thought I was great at it either. I think one of these reasons is because I had never really cared about and/or related to the subjects I was writing about. But because of Mrs. Shaw’s class I was taught that I couldn’t just write, I could take joy in it. This argument is supported in Lenhart et. al.’s article, “Writing, Technology, and Teens,” stating:
It is very rare that someone can go about their life without having writer’s block. Writer’s block is what it is called when an idea will not come to mind. When a topic is needed for a project, but none come to mind, that is writer’s block. It can take multiple forms, however, and it appears at the most inconvenient times. Writer’s block is utterly frustrating, and difficult to get rid of.
Over the past semester, I have found the most challenging part of this course to simply be the transition from high school composition classes to college. Because writing expectations are so different in college than in high school, even with AP and Dual Enrollment “college level” classes, I first found myself being overwhelmed with the pressure to write the perfect first draft. The pressure came from knowing how much a final draft of a paper contributed to my grade. This left me sitting in front of my computer for hours at a time with thoughts of what I wanted to say racing through my head, but unable to deliver these thoughts into organized, structured sentences. I learned, through writing my persuasive essay, that instead of trying to write the paper start to finish and already in its perfect form, it is easier for me to look at the paper through its different components and focus on them individually, then work to best organize my ideas fluently.
In our modern world, where life seems like a constant rush from morning to night, the world of media has honed their abilities to craft advertisements that convey intentional and subliminal meanings with just a simple glance. This essay aims to provide a detailed textual analysis on a Chanel Advertisement created by Karl Lagerfeld featuring celebrity and super-model, Cara Delavigne. The textual analysis will begin by explaining how a theme of ideology is significant in the advertisement’s creation. Following this, the essay will look at the advertisement through an analytical lens focusing on societal ideologies. The societal ideologies that are most important in this advertisement, and that will be addressed in this essay, are the individualistic and confidence in a higher societal status.
This class was by far one of the hardest I took this semester. Though I love graphic novels and encyclopedia type books, I've always found reading “normal” books difficult. My mind wanders from the page I'm reading and that makes reading any book tedious. Most of the books in this class were no exception to my usual struggle, however, I did push myself pretty hard. I'd read for quite a long time until I was finally able to focus.
Sadly, my next school year was my worst ever. I had poor grades in all of my subjects and I did poorly in many subjects, but there was one class I didn’t mind struggling in it because it peaked my interest. English my junior year was my favorite class even if I did not do as well as I wished. I read books that interested me and I wrote essays on things I enjoyed writing about. While writing has never been a strong subject for me, I have always loved writing. I enjoy writing about things that interest me and that I have a passion for. Intro to composition has changed the way I think about writing, it allowed me to write about what I wanted while guiding me to write more intellectual and specific through constant revisions and one on one conferences with my