Personal Narrative: My Writing For The Science Class
From the beginning my academic career, I have developed a little interest for passion for writing and literature while my interests for math and science are constantly increasing. In this spring, my perception about writing changed significantly due to the combination of science and writing in my Writing for the Science class. This class helped me develop essential skills for professional writing and explore various areas of my interest in the field of science. Furthermore, it improved my ability to communicate clearly while simultaneously developing important rhetorical skills such as analysis and argumentation. As the Semester has progressed, the work required from me became more complex and demanding. However, with each assignment, I viewed writing from a different perspective, incorporating feedbacks of professor Fine and applying the contents from the lecture to become a better writer.
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When writing the informative review and research paper, I had to break down complex scientific materials and make them accessible the average reader can understand. Breaking down complex ideas was a difficult task because removing scientific terms and process highly influence the theme of a certain paragraph. However, I managed to summarize information using by substituting complex words with average day language and giving a general overview of scientific processes. By doing this, I achieved one of course learning outcomes about paraphrasing and synthesizing information. Moreover, I learned rhetorical strategies such ethos, logos and pathos and their usages in academic writing. In both research paper and informative review, I utilized these ingredients of persuasion to make my paper more appealing to the
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When writing the informative review and research paper, I had to break down complex scientific materials and make them accessible the average reader can understand. Breaking down complex ideas was a difficult task because removing scientific terms and process highly influence the theme of a certain paragraph. However, I managed to summarize information using by substituting complex words with average day language and giving a general overview of scientific processes. By doing this, I achieved one of course learning outcomes about paraphrasing and synthesizing information. Moreover, I learned rhetorical strategies such ethos, logos and pathos and their usages in academic writing. In both research paper and informative review, I utilized these ingredients of persuasion to make my paper more appealing to the