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Justina Brasuel – In this semester, I had to take the English 1301 course. However, I did not see myself liking this course and did not have the best attitude towards it. This course changed my overall experience with writing. In the course I gained so much knowledge that I did not see myself learning. This essay will help analyze my experience throughout the entire journey. It will help understand how I became the writer I am today. Over the last several weeks, I have grown into a great writer that I did not see myself as. The first essay given in this course was about our whole composing process. This essay was hard to write about and I remember having several grammar mistakes. Sitting down and writing my process on paper, …show more content…
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
In the beginning of this semester, English 1302 seemed as though it would be the subject that would be the toughest for me to pass. The pace, the work load and everything in between seemed overwhelming for me. As time proceeded to pass, the course didn’t seem as overpowering. By taking the work one step at a time, it simply became another step to achieve the overall goal of this first half of the semester. I have made improvements as well as learned lessons from my mistakes made along the way.
This class was far more intense than what I expected but I was able to make it through the semester. I learned a lot from this class that I will carry into the future and use in other classes. All of the revision and feedback I have received during the time in the class helped me in the end. I feel like I am gradually becoming a better writer. I will take everything that I have learned in this class and use it for future reference when writing papers. I overall have enjoyed this class this semester.
In English 1301, with Mr. Benavides, I learned about the writing process. Ten simple steps that an individual have to follow in order to have a good essay. These steps I used them throughout English 1301 in each essay I did. By following this process, I elaborated
A successful English Composition 1301 student is not just one who has passing grades, but one who completes all their tasks wisely.When I first started English 1301 I thought it was going to be a breeze, but I was proven wrong. The class proved to be a challenge that required a great deal of effort from me. It required time-management, determination, flexibility, focus,setting priorities, communication, and engagement. Although I did great at demonstrating some of the traits, there were some that I did not excel at and for that I paid the price.
Entering into this class, I was not quite confident of my capability to write well. From writing small essays, to research and reflection papers in high school, I was frightened by the fact of coming into a college writing class, with little experience, would not prepare me for this course. After taking this college writing course, writing 102 literature course that is, broadened my ability as a writer. It was something that I believe that I could have not grasped on my own, but I did.
Through this semester, I have learned a lot of writing skills and techniques. The learning process of this course is not smooth, there are many difficulties and issues I have meet during this semester. However, in the meantime I also revived many benefits from this course. I think the skills and techniques I learned from this course not only make me able to pass this class, but also is valued for my future academic journey.
When I began this course, I was overconfident in my writing abilities and when I submitted my first essays I did not expect to receive the grades that I did. This helped to open my eyes that my writing style was inadequate and that I need to improve in order to succeed in this class. I would improve through the use of consistent formatting and fixing missing or incorrect aspects of previous essays, such as in formatting. It would overall contribute to growing improvement over the year.
The first semester I learned to write more actively, to use vivid verbs, add in dialogue, and not to slack off during the writing process. During the second semester, I struggled with the introduction of sources, organization, grammar mistakes, and transition sentences. In my final capstone essay, I attempted to show off my learned first semester skills and fine tune my recent struggles.
Throughout my entire time here at Shawnee State, becoming a more experienced writer has been a somewhat difficult task to get through and complete. This semester has been difficult for me. There has been many challenges introduced to me, but somehow where overcame so far. This is my journey through English 0096, from my first semester at Shawnee State University.
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
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.
When this class began, I lacked proficiency in the fundamentals of writing. I would constantly make mistakes in my prose, which preceded to me receiving poor scores in the style and content sections of my essays. Since then, I have improved to where I can write at a consistent, high level, and possess the techniques to revise my writing efficiently and effectively. Also, I do not dread writing lengthy pieces as much as I did when I first heard the assignments described on the syllabus.
Coming into this class at the beginning, I thought that it was going to be a breeze, especially since writing was my strong point in high school. Not only was I wrong, but I struggled a whole lot more than I ever thought I would. As the semester progressed, I was able to find ways to make my writing more enjoyable to read by gaining the ability to clearly state my point.
Over the period of time that I was in this course, I thought it would be a very simple and easy to finish class. But as time went on, I found myself to be demanded more of what I think, what I feel, what must be relied on my ability to understand the concepts and conventions of not only the essays, but of what goes on in the writers mind when writing.
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