This quarter has been amazing for me as a writer. Not only did I heavily enjoy the class, but I feel like I have grown both as a writer and as a person. I have had many difficulties writing in all of my scholastic life and I would like to thank you for being the teacher to help me get through them. On the first day of class we did a small self-reflection where we wrote a little bit about what we saw in ourselves. My greatest strength was talking to people, but I never had the confidence in myself until I met my girlfriend. My greatest weakness was perfectionism, because my biggest struggle as a writer was erasing my entire work because it sounded wrong. Lastly, my goal for this quarter was to aim for a 4.0 although it seemed unrealistic. Through …show more content…
Writing wasn’t about a set structure to follow or a heavy focus on the guidelines that I tend to stress so much over, rather it was all about joining a bigger conversation. By looking at writing as a debate, it allowed me to put my voice forward in topics that not only interested but also inspired me. It allowed me think critically, analytically, and argumentatively about my topics and gave me the opportunity to form my own personal ideas on major topics. Mindful breathing allowed me to calm my nerves and clear my mind to write openly and honestly about topics without being distracted by the harsh realities of life that gnaw at everyone. The rhetorical strategies of pathos, logos, and ethos allowed me to make much stronger arguments that would resonate with an audience much better than a boring fact filled paper. Using all the strategies that I have learned over this quarter, I have been able to turn my writing stage fright into a rhetorical performance of my own ideas. This new skill set will be sure to help me in the coming years of writing for school and work in the Information Technology …show more content…
By reading mindfully and maintaining a quiet, comfortable and focused environment I have been able to deeply think about my reading assignments. Where this shows the most, I would have to say is my Triple Entry Journal blog entry for Sherry Turkle. Triple Entry Journals are a simple format for critical writing where one takes a quote from a text, summarizes it, and then responds thoughtfully. In the attached blog entry, I completely disagree and argue against most of Turkle’s arguments but by carefully analyzing the text I figure out that the shift in timeframe allows a shift in thinking. While Turkle was wrong about the prediction of the the present, she and I both agree on the fears of the future going
When writing a five paragraph essay, there are five steps one must fallow in order to attain perfection, these steps include understanding the question, brainstorming, writing a rough copy, revising, and creating a final draft. The first and most important step is understanding the topic. The topic of the essay is what the essay will be about and if this is misunderstood, the whole essay will be off course. The second step, brainstorming, will help organize thoughts and ideas so they flow amiably. There are many different ways to brainstorm, some of the most helpful are making a web of ideas, making a list of ideas, or creating a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the conviction. All these ideas will be related to the topic at hand. For example, if the essays topic is about how the earth is affected by global warming, then the brainstorming ideas might include the ozone lair being reduced or how global climate has raised. The third step when writing a five paragraph essay is creating the rough draft. The first draft must have all the features the final will, but does not have to be...
In the past three months I feel like I have accomplished a great deal. As the semester comes to an end I find myself reflecting not only how I have survived the first semester but also what I have learned. The most important thing I have learned so far is how to become a better writer. I did not think it could really happen to me. I did not think I could handle all the work. I did not think I could actually become a better writer. Some how after all the hours of writing, and putting effort into the papers that I wrote this semester, I became a better writer. I did this because I concentrated on two very important areas, with the attitude of, if I could just become better in those then I would become a better writer. With help from an awesome teacher and a reliable tutor I have become a better writer by improving my skills in the areas of procrastination and content.
My relationship with writing has been much like roller coaster.Some experiences I had no control over. Other experiences were more influential. Ultimately it wasn’t until I started reading not because I had to read but because I wanted to, that's when my relationship reached change. I would have probably never cared about writing as I do today if it weren't for the critics in my family. When I was a child, my aunts and uncles always been in competition with who's child is better in school. I have always hated reading and writing because of the pressure to prove my family wrong was overwhelming for me. I had to prove them wrong and show them that I was capable of being "smart" which according to them was getting straight A's in all your classes.
Throughout the semester i only learned few new things but i did improve and solidify my skill of writing. Before my first year of college my skills have always undermined by other high school english teachers and with that came disappointing grades. I am writing this paper as a reflection of the semester and the progress i have made as a writer. I now understand many things that my high school teachers have done a poor job demonstrating and i am grateful that i decided to take my own route in my education instead of their syllabus. I entered the semester with anxiety that i would perform as i did before but i clearly outdid my own expectations by receiving top grades on my essays.
I am sitting in my bed, thinking about my process of writing as I am trying to go through it. It seems the more I think about it, the less I understand it. When I am writing, I don’t think. Which I know, sounds bad. But, I spend every single moment of every single day over thinking, over analyzing, and over assuming every aspect of my life. When I’m writing, I’m free from that for just a little bit. Until of course, my hands stop typing or the pencil (no pens- never pens) stops moving, then I’m right back on the carousel that is my brain. Heidi Estrem says, “...writers use writing to generate knowledge that they didn’t have before.” (Writing is a Knowledge-Making Activity 18). I believe my ability to write without an exact destination
As I look back on my first semester of English at Tri-C, I can tell that I have grown in my writing ability. The changes that I have made will impact my writing style and techniques for the rest of my time in college and life. I will need to use many of the different strategies I used this semester for writing my essays through out my college transfer process. After completing my Associates of Applied Sciences Degree through the Recording Arts and Technology program I will be transferring to Baldwin Wallace to complete a Bachelors Degree in Music Business. I hope that I get the change to put all that I have learned this semester to good use in the future, I know that I have learned a lot and have enjoyed so. Thank you for teaching such a great class, it was a great way to start off my college career!
This semester has taught me about the challenges that come with writing, but has given me the tools to overcome them. I learned through trial and error that writing about I know can inevitably help me in connecting my literary ideas to my personal history. The writing processes this year has challenged me to push my writing ability to a new collegiate level. I feel as though that when this course is completed, I will have successfully displayed my improved writing ability. Writing is something that an author should be proud of. My work this semester is indubitably something that I can be proud of. I guess this goes to show...when in doubt, I can always count on Philadelphia.
The relationship that I have with writing is hard for me to explain, it’s bitter-sweet for me. I was introduced to writing as child, and I must admit writing was very easy for me to grasp. I recall learning how to write an essay and being successful in doing so. The flipside to me writing is that I don’t like to read, well we all know that reading and writing goes hand and hand together. Approaching my adult life I began to gain a different type of respect for writing, I realized how much I needed to be able to write and the importance of writing.
My English Literature major has helped me to achieve an outstanding level of appreciation, enjoyment, and knowledge of both American and British Literature. As a high school AP English student, I struggled through great works like Hamlet and To the Lighthouse. My teacher’s daily lectures (there was no such thing as class discussion) taught me merely to interpret the works as critics had in the past. I did not enjoy the reading or writing process. As a freshman at Loras, I was enrolled in the Critical Writing: Poetry class. For the first time since grade school, my writing ability was praised and the sharing of my ideas was encouraged by an enthusiastic and nurturing professor. Despite the difficulty of poetry, I enjoyed reading it. Because of my wonderful experience in Critical Writing, my love for reading and writing was renewed and my confidence in my abilities as a writer had been restored. I decided to take a second chance on English by declaring Literature and Writing as my majors.
Over the course of this fall semester, my development as a writer have transformed positively. I feel more confident organizing my ideas because my literacy development has improved. Specific improvements that I can recall reflecting back to the three major assignments in this course are the thesis statement construction, forming my ideas together and write clear sentences. Another personal accomplishment would be the understanding and implementation of the rhetorical terms. Throughout my years in college, mainly I had struggle writing in English because English is my second language. However, I used all the tools and knowledge available resulting in a noticeable progress as a writer.
Despite my best efforts, writing remains a source of self-doubt and frustration. However, something has changed this year. Maybe it was the encouragement of the many different English teachers that cycled through, or maybe it was my personal
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,
Over the course of the semester, I feel that I have grown as a writer in many ways. When I came into the class, there were skills I had that I already excelled at. During my time in class, I have come to improve on those skills even more. Before I took this class, I didn’t even realise what I was good at. This is the first class where I felt I received feedback on my writing that helped me to actually review my work to see what areas I lacked in and where I succeeded.
Over the course of this semester I have become a better writer. As it ends I can reflect on how I got through this semester and my writing skills completely changing into better. Writing I have come to enjoy and it helps me express more then I can say. The most important thing I have learned so far is how to become a better writing; something I was not expecting to learn so well. I did not think I could handle all of the work, sacrifice, time as I did in this class.
High school in general was honestly not what I expected , it is definitely not like the movies we see on t.v. No one is singing and dancing through the halls ,there are no “mean girls “ or even rude teachers at Granada. Coming into high school I realized that it was going to be a lot of work , but I knew it was going to be especially hard for me since I came into a new high school and a totally different environment without any friends. Whether I like high school or not, I can’t avoid it, high school is a natural course and more so it is a greater step towards my career and the rest of my life. There are some things I wish I would had known before going into high school for example to not be afraid or be socially awkward with my classmates