Final Essay This course has taught me many things about writing and also a lot about confidence in my own skill as a writer. I was not looking forward to this class in the beginning of this semester, but I am really glad that I took it. It has been a great learning experience to take this class. The quote from Carl Sandburg states, “It is necessary … for a man to go away by himself … to sit on a rock … and ask, ‘Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?” We will first look at where I have I been in terms or writing. I have never been a good student in writing, and it has always been my worst subject. I skated by in high school with mostly C’s in all of my English and writing classes. I never had any confidence in my writing and it surely showed in my documents. I was not always this way with writing, in my third grade class I had read the most books in the entire school. I loved reading and writing and English. All that changed when I got to the fourth grade though. It changed because of a number of things, the first was that my parents had gotten a divorce and I got really depressed. The second thing that happened was my teacher was horrible. She got fired the year after I left because she got too mad and hit a kid. …show more content…
Now that I have taken this class and really learned how to make a readable and useable document, I think that where I am going is not a question that cannot be answered. The sky is the limit. It looks really good for an employer when you can make a professional document. Now my writing process is much more complex and it has helped me a lot. My understanding of writing has grown a lot also. With the industry that I am going for, I might have to create documents for work orders, work related reviews, or something like that. Writing is just one aspect of the job, but if you can do it well, then you are just one step closer to that promotion and pay
As an incoming freshman in an enrolled in a writing course, but still in high school, I believe there are many aspects for me to learn from this course. Learning to become a better writer, achieving higher quality, and improvement of a great flow is what I want to achieve from this class in my future writing career. Being a high school student, I acknowledge that I am filled with more weaknesses rather than strength, but the knowledge that I had been educated for this class is pretty impressive as well. In addition the classes previous to this class set me up to a better fundamental to succeeded in this class and were emphasized the power of writing in my future career as well.
Personal narratives allow you to share your life with others and vicariously experience the things that happen around you. Your job as a writer is to put the reader in the midst of the action letting him or her live through an experience. Although a great deal of writing has a thesis, stories are different. A good story creates a dramatic effect, makes us laugh, gives us pleasurable fright, and/or gets us on the edge of our seats. A story has done its job if we can say, "Yes, that captures what living with my father feels like," or "Yes, that’s what being cut from the football team felt like."
I really think that the skills I learned in this class will help me in the future. I want to let myself come through in my writing, even if I do go into journalism. At the very least, I want to be able to write effectively. I want to be able to draw people in to what I'm writing, and sometime the O.S. just doesn't work. At least now I know that I have the skills and confidence to move away from it and let myself come through.
5. How will you use what you have learned in this class in future classes? After taking this class I feel that I will be able to use the writing strategies I learned in writing better essays and research papers. I will also use my new writing skills in discussion boards.
When I started this class I thought I was somewhat alright writer. I understood the basics of writing and believed I knew how to write an entertaining piece. All of the papers we wrote showed me one of my weaknesses as a writer.
After reviewing the work I have done throught this course, the evaluation sheets my instructor filled out, and talking with my instructor about each asignment, I have decided that I have consistently and accurately met the requirements for this course. I have developed many skills that have prepared me to succeed at new writing tasks. Due to the evidence in my portfolio, and the skills I have developed throughout this semester, I believe that I should clearly pass this class.
This course has helped me a lot in developing my writing skills. I have learnt to improve the content and formation of the sentences. The growth is comprised of many other elements that make my writing better. I have become much more confident in writing essays and composing responses towards different topics. This growth came from a lot of practice and the techniques that were taught to me during the course. There are several aspects of this improvement that I would like to mention.
I am not the kind of person who talks or writes much. Putting my thoughts on papers is something I have always struggled with doing. I believe this class will help me improve on transferring my thoughts to paper, in an organized fashion. I look forward to becoming a better writer because of this class.
While I was in daycare, I would sit next to a couple younger kids and I would “read” books to them. I would sit there and look at pictures and at that time I would just make up the words, having no idea what the story is about. The little kids loved it, but I was always curious about what it was really about. Days were getting shorter and I was getting older… Then school started.
I have been a writer ever since I could read. From day one of learning to write in school, teachers have shown me how to put words together, how to add proper punctuation, and how to intelligently compose what it is that I am trying to say. I know the writing process backwards and forwards (brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, and producing a final draft,) and I know the structure that a paper should follow (introduction, body, and conclusion.) Writing is just another formula that I have been taught to use, and until now, this formula has gotten me an A on every writing assignment that I have done.
Throughout my years of school I learned a lot of things. Math, english, science….they were all a part of it but what I really remember is the things I was taught not by teachers but by people.
This semester wasn’t my first English 101 rodeo, but I’m glad to say I was able to hold on for the whole eight seconds this time. I thoroughly enjoyed this class and the people involved with the class. I’ve learned a few new things this year along with making some improvements to my writing style. Altogether, I was able to take some new things away from the assignments we had this year as well as figure out why we had to do instead of a final exam.
“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together,” (Penney). Walking into English class in the third or sixth period every day used to be a scary challenge, but now it is slightly less terrifying. In class, I have learned from my mistakes. I grew as a reader, because, before seventh grade, I would almost never read books as a form of entertainment. As a writer, I learned to always edit before I turn in an assignment, and use creative vocabulary. Lastly, as a person, I had to learn how to have more patience when dealing with difficult classmates. Over the course of the year, I have grown as a reader, a writer, and a person good life skills.
Eight years ago, running around in every house’s front yard in a small village was a girl who would never think of speaking another language or yet living in a different country. As I grew older I was slowly being introduced to the English language. From movies to music to school is where it all began. This long and strenuous journey to learn how to read and write still continues to this very moment as I learn from my mistakes.
... process. I am excited about taking this class though because I think that this will help me improve my writing and find my own “voice” as a writer.