Second English Reflection

As I finish my second English course at San Jose State University, I reevaluate all of my accomplishments in my improvement in English since high school. At the beginning of my first-year English course at this school, I have realized my weaknesses in writing such as the improper usage of grammar and the lack of concise and coherent language in my papers. After completing the Stretch English program last year, it has made a huge impact on my writing and readings skills. The results of that program allowed me as a writer's to actively read and be aware of the rhetorical features in the text, organize my quotations that enabled me to effectively integrate them into an essay, and use the information I have critiqued upon readings to support my ideas. As I complete my second English course, I was able to …show more content…
In preparation for this paper, I attended a database demonstration class with my librarian at our school library. In this demonstration, she went over the steps of how to properly and effectively use the database in order for us to compile the research essay. With this demonstration, I was able to use the database and locate different peer-reviewed articles and journals to support my claims. Notably, with the research I have found in articles and journals, it allowed me to expand my ideas, identify other’s perspective on an issue and gave me the confidence to write a concise paper because of the article’s credibility. Ultimately, I used the skills I have obtained from writing the analytical paper in order to critique the information I have read in the article and respond to them the essay. Therefore the skills that I have obtained by doing these two articles this semester has increased my awareness of the language I use to write a concise and coherent paper, and the ability to locate and use quotations to be able to further prove my