Final Reflection &Portfolio of Final Versions
Final Reflection &
Portfolio of Final Versions
Aura Valdes
ENG090
Prof. Rachel Hays
December 15, 2012
Table of Contents
* Assignment 4:
Final Reflection – “My Journey as a Writer” * Assignment 3.3:
Topic of Your Choice Essay “A Book With Nostalgic Flavor” – Final Version * Assignment 2.3:
Changing Our Lives Essay “Changing Our Lives” – Final Version * Assignment 1.3:
Experiences as a Writer Paragraphs “Conquering My Fear of Writing” – Final Version
“My Journey as a Writer”
Aura Valdes
ENG090
Prof. Rachel Hays
December 15, 2012
“My Journey as a Writer”
I have accomplished a great deal in the past three months. As the semester ends I find myself reflecting not only on how I have survived the first semester but also what I have learned. Writing is hard work. There is so much more to it than just writing an interesting story. I also learned another important lesson; just because I worked hard on an essay before presenting it and reviewed the daylights out of it did not mean it was ready for submission. Every time I went back to read it I found new changes, typos and other mistakes I had missed before.
Reviewing and revising an essay is an essential part of writing. Reviewing allows me to rewrite and make changes in the essay’s content, organization and sentence structures. It allows me to add, remove, move or substitute words to make sure it communicates effectively the purpose of the essay. The task of reviewing the essays I wrote for this course allowed me to learn and improve my writing skills; as a result my essays have evolved into more stylish and fluent pieces of writing.
Out of all the essays I wrote in this course, “A Book with Nostalgic Flavor” is my favorite and the one I would like to improve even further. I would love to add more content to the body of the essay and expand it by discussing specific cooking recipes and the family stories tied to them. I think that by making these changes
Portfolio of Final Versions
Aura Valdes
ENG090
Prof. Rachel Hays
December 15, 2012
Table of Contents
* Assignment 4:
Final Reflection – “My Journey as a Writer” * Assignment 3.3:
Topic of Your Choice Essay “A Book With Nostalgic Flavor” – Final Version * Assignment 2.3:
Changing Our Lives Essay “Changing Our Lives” – Final Version * Assignment 1.3:
Experiences as a Writer Paragraphs “Conquering My Fear of Writing” – Final Version
“My Journey as a Writer”
Aura Valdes
ENG090
Prof. Rachel Hays
December 15, 2012
“My Journey as a Writer”
I have accomplished a great deal in the past three months. As the semester ends I find myself reflecting not only on how I have survived the first semester but also what I have learned. Writing is hard work. There is so much more to it than just writing an interesting story. I also learned another important lesson; just because I worked hard on an essay before presenting it and reviewed the daylights out of it did not mean it was ready for submission. Every time I went back to read it I found new changes, typos and other mistakes I had missed before.
Reviewing and revising an essay is an essential part of writing. Reviewing allows me to rewrite and make changes in the essay’s content, organization and sentence structures. It allows me to add, remove, move or substitute words to make sure it communicates effectively the purpose of the essay. The task of reviewing the essays I wrote for this course allowed me to learn and improve my writing skills; as a result my essays have evolved into more stylish and fluent pieces of writing.
Out of all the essays I wrote in this course, “A Book with Nostalgic Flavor” is my favorite and the one I would like to improve even further. I would love to add more content to the body of the essay and expand it by discussing specific cooking recipes and the family stories tied to them. I think that by making these changes