That I also should start turning in essays printed off because the essay is then easier for me to examine and easier for me to acknowledge the edits others have made. Instead of trying to make the comparisons online and just reading a screen without making side notes for myself. While moving forward the class displayed my weaknesses and things I still need to become stronger on. Including my essay structure, which was horrible in Lord of the Flies but that weakness…
learn. As I started the semester, my first essay wasn’t the best, as I continued in English 5A I learned different ways on how to approach an academic essay with a better outcome. I acquired that a well written essay is structured properly by identifying the conversation about a topic. As I continued into the semester I was expected to use different ways and strategies to build an academic essay, that had a different approach about various topics. In essay two about American Education, I applied…
went beyond the words in the articles. From the various reading responses to the claim essays, it all impacted and changed my point of view, beliefs, and way of life. Not only did it make me a better reader and writer, it also made me think beyond the context to think differently. It gave me a new normal. English has never been my strong suit, but I was determined to give my best effort. Especially writing essays, with two due in this course I was skeptical about taking the class, but I did…
always a struggle. No matter how much I try each essay will either be really bad or sub par. After a semester of Intensive College Composition, I realized that I needed to have more confidence in my work. Also realizing that waiting to the last minute was not going to work, taking it step-by-step days before will have a better outcome. After my first couple of assignments I was scared to see how I was going to do in this class, but then I got my first essay back. Shocked by the grade even though…
To be honest English and Composition 1 was not a class I was eager or even thought I needed to take. I thought I already knew enough about writing and I feel I’m a very competent fiction writer but as far as essays I had a lot to learn. Especially, like many, for topics I’ve no interest in. I feel like I’ve gotten better at making it interesting. After having been out of any level of academic program for eight year at the minimum re-enrolling in college at the age of 32 was a daunting challenge.…
sentences, were at first not the best, but by the second paper they were what they needed to be. In my first essay I wrote, “ Another flaw in the college system is the time consumption of student’s time.” The way I had formated this point made it seem less strong. Even though I knew what I was talking about, the reader was confused and unclear about what my argument was afterward. In another essay, I wrote “Although people always talk about how they want society to change, they do not do…
relevant and important in crafting polished essay. As the year progressed, I began to see myself more easily spotting errors of syntax, spelling, and other cosmetic details. To demonstrate my ability to revise based on the feedback of others and my own opinions, I chose to revisit my Insider/Outsider Biography, paper 1.1. Coming back to this piece after several months, I immediately saw a lot of room for improvement. Spelling and grammar issues aside, my essay lacked substance and specificity,…
Part of me is still that chronic procrastinator I’ve always been, but I’ve come to understand that some of what I considered delaying tactics was really pre-writing. I realized that while I had been doing those things that my essay was being assembled in my head. If I came up with an idea or a solution to a problem I had written myself into I’d go back to my desk and write. If I was at work, as I often was, I’d make a note in the notebook that has become my constant companion. My writing…
controlling purposes for all three of my interpretive essays were vague and confusing for my audience to understand. Because of my controlling purposes being confusing, the rest of my paper subsequently wasn’t coherent for my audience. But, the revision period came at the perfect time to begin revisions on my essays. Throughout this reflective project, I would like to touch on several things. I would like to reflect on choices I made throughout my essays and how they related to my rhetoric…
narrowed down my ideas. In my original essay, I used words that were not descriptive, which made the point I was trying to prove unclear. However, through revision I specified what I was trying to convey without assumption from my audience. Finally, I spent more time on my conclusion having the essay in a way that does not detract from what I have talked about throughout the paper. The conclusion now continues the momentum of the paper and does not end the essay in an abrupt and choppy…