1. Writing skills is the area which I feel has improved most during this module. When I first started this module, I hadn’t written an essay since my school days, and I was really out of practise with writing. I found TMA 01 very difficult as I struggled with putting my thoughts down on paper. Reflective writing, exercises in the text book, and feedback from my tutor, has really helped me regain my confidence with essay writing.…
In Rhetoric and Composition I, I have some thoughts and concerns. My aspirations for this course is to both better my writing and rhetorical analysis while reading. My goal for this course is to better my writing and my vocabulary. As for my concerns, I fear that I will not make the page limit for assignments. Hopefully, I will have enough to write about that this will not be a problem, but it is defiantly a concern.…
Leo, John. “On Good Writing.” Speech at Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA. 3 Oct. 2006 .…
After completing WRD 103 fall quarter I went into the new winter quarter with the former knowledge from the class. After taking WRD 103, I thought I had a good understanding on rhetorical appeals and how to write a well-organized paper. Because of my previous knowledge I had the expectation that WRD 104 would solely focus on how to research a topic and properly cite sources. However, I soon came to realize that the class will broaden my perspectives on academic writing even more.…
In the past a thousand weeks, I feel like I have accomplished a great deal. As the quarter ends, I find myself reflecting not only how I have survived my fifth quarter but also what I have learned. The most important thing I have learned so far is how to become a better writer. I did not think it could really happen to me. I did not think I could handle all the work. I did not think I could actually become a better writer. Somehow, after all the hours of writing, and putting effort into my papers that I wrote in this quarter, I became a better writer. I did this because I concentrated on two very important areas. With help from an awesome teacher and my partner, I have become a better writer by improving my skills in the areas of procrastination and content.…
This is a look back on the last 4 weeks of class and what all I have and or improved upon the knowledge I already possessed in certain skills learned from my experience in writing, and working throughout my life so far.…
When the semester began I thought to my knowledge that my writing was that of good quality. Though I had a good basic understanding of the format of an essay or letter I still had a lot to learn. My writing changed in many ways such as learning to eliminate unnecessary wording in my thesis, the use of synonyms, analyzing quotes and writing abstract to concrete thoughts or ideas. This Class not only helped enhance my writing abilities but to also better evaluate the writings of others and forced me to acknowledge the rigorous work of future courses in college.…
Over the course of this year in English, I think my writing process has excelled the most along with my overall writing. In the past, I have used similar techniques to develop a final essay, but, this year, I have begin to rely more heavily on planning out and slowly chipping away at my essays and papers. I believe also that because of this planning the strength of my writing as a whole has grown. Personally, I do not think that I grew in my vocabulary usage. Overall this year, I grew as a writer in ways that I would not have predicted.…
I now feel, after being a student of this class, being successful in business or school requires the ability to organize, arrange, and compose thoughts into a logical format. Without these skills it is impossible to communicate thoughts and emotions grammatically. Reflecting on the past three months, I notice that our English 1A class has learned skills necessary to develop personal, informative, and persuasive essays. These are essential points needed to become successful in today's society. In previous English courses that I have participated in, I never realized that essay-writing skills were so important. Because of this class, my attitude toward writing has matured into an understanding of what it takes to be a good writer. Without the knowledge of why writing skills were important, I was concerned about "just getting by". Now, I enjoy the challenge of composing an interesting and thought provoking essay. I find myself developing an essay with my reader in mind, and thinking what might stimulate them to read my work. This class has developed my senses and stimulated my curiosity in the literary world and I feel I have made significant progress in my writing process. The most important of which being how, by the proper use of commas, transitions, and supportive quotes, I transform my average essay into a well composed, interesting literary work, well at least I think it’s interesting.…
My paper provided me with all the education about after school programs. Learning about this topic was very helpful because it showed me what a positive impact after school programs have on young students. Overcoming my field work showed me first-hand what this program does to them. After all the hours I have put into helping these young kids I would really look into doing it in the future. Overall, my paper and my field work both showed me the importance of these after school programs.…
I will hope to learn from English 101 is the capacity of transitioning in essays. I will hope to improve on rhetorical analysis topics. At the end of the quarter, I will like to be able to analyze the writer’s…
My goal for the future is to become a creative writing professor and to have some of my books published. One day, I hope to encourage other students who have a gift in writing to pursue it. This class to me was not just a credit I had to get for my major, it made me realize what I want to do in my life. Writing is epic, lustful, logical, and among all things, creative. It is amazing the images my mind conveys while writing. Creative writing opens the darkest chambers in people’s mind they find interesting. I am looking most forward to pursue my career in creative writing. (Word count…
Throughout the semester I was able to improve my writing skills through a variety of ways. I learned many new skills and techniques to help improve my writing skills. I learned that I need to continue working on my grammar: first, correcting run-on sentences and fragmented sentences, second, improving my understanding of the readings to help connect ideas, evaluate examples, and develop details, and finally improving my public speaking skills.…
This is a course reflection giving me the opportunity to look back on what this course has offered me as new learning, writing, and communicating skills. In addition, to building on the knowledge I already hold and different ways to utilize it.…
This quarter helped me a lot in my writing skills. I am glad and feel right when I decided to choose this class to learn. I have learned a lot about the four types of essay: descriptive, narrative, expository, and argumentative. In each type, I think that I learn more it.…