Reflective Essay On Writing

Preparation is the key to effectively writing an essay. At least that was what I have always believed. In actuality, the key to writing an effective essay is being open-minded, and a critical thinker. I always believed that I was open-minded, and accepting of new ideas, until attending English 49. This semester, I realized that it is hard for me to accept constructive criticism, new ideas, and concepts, once I am set in my beliefs. For this writing reflection, I will explain how I got over my narrow minded attitude I showed in the first two essays, and was able to go into the third essay with an open-mind.

The first essay assigned to the class was about a personal food experience. I earned a good grade, but it took a lot of work to get the

I knew from the beginning of the research stage, that I had to come up with a solid belief about the discussion topic. Luckily, the essay topic was about nutrition. I am very interested about nutrition, and am always eager to learn new information. While it was hard for me to fully agree with some of the information we reviewed, I knew that I could not let that have a bearing on what I needed to write. I believe that since I have an interest in the topic, I am more open to accepting new ideas. I also found that coming in with an open mind from the start, made it easier to come up with solid, detailed, content to write for my essay. Additionally, I found that it took very little effort to write an effective essay. When I completed the in-class essay, I felt very good about what I wrote.

Even though the summer semester is short, I learned a lot about how to effectively write an essay. I learned that writing from personal experiences, and with an open mind is the key to writing an effective essay. Lastly, I was reminded that essays are much easier to write when the topic is something I have an interest in. When I begin English 101, I will continue to work on being more open-minded, and accepting of new