Many African’s struggled to teach themselves how to read and write but many found ways to learn the literacy skills even though they were prohibited to. During the time when Malcolm X, Federick Douglass, and Richard Wright were growing up they were not allowed to learn how to read or write. Even though they were prohibited to learn those skills, Malcolm X, Federick Douglass, and Richard wright found their own ways to learn to read and write. I will discuss ways to improve my literacy skill and the thing I will sacrifice to obtain better skills.…
I think my reading has improved because I use better vocabulary and I can understand what I am reading. The reading strategies have helped me to become a better reader. I still rely on DJE, T2T like I did when I took basic reading as well. They are very helpful strategies that help me to read better and think about what I am reading. For this and other classes my goals are to understand what I am reading and being able to sum up what I read with very little difficulty.…
As an incoming freshman in August of 2015 taking Rhetoric 105, I not only learned how to take apart papers, summarize, paraphrase, analyze and construct passages, but overall to be a great thinker. There are many ways that a person can tell you that works to become a better thinker, but it starts within you. While writing papers this fall semester, I learned that my writing became better when I a. understood what was being asked of me via the criteria, b. allowed myself to make mistakes in order to understand what I was and wasn 't doing correctly, c. I started to question myself, not in a way of was the work too hard, but in the sense of what the assignment and the thesis I am creating is asking. At this stage, you have to be completely real…
I am still not that good at it, but I noticed that I started thinking more about the choices I make when I write. For example, I began my summary of Thonney’s “Teaching the Conventions of Academic Discourse” with a point of view she disagrees: “Thonney points out that some scholars deny the idea that there are set rules to academic writing.” I thought this would be more effective than talking about her ideas, then bringing up the opposing opinion, and then coming back to Thonney’s thoughts again. I wanted the paragraph to have a strong structure because that way it is more effective and easier to understand. This is definitely an improvement.…
Goals are something that I have always thought about in my life. Whether it be graduating high school, passing a test, or going to college. Back then I had a lot of simple goals that were easy to accomplish, but now it’s time to start making those goals much bigger. As for my first goal I would like to graduate college with no complications. To do this I will have to always stay on task, turn work in when it is due, and taking care of things before it’s too late.…
Exercising My Writing Skills Writing is evolving by the day in the English language, in other words communication is evolving on the daily since writing is our main source of communication. Learning how to write the English language in an academic setting has been one of my greatest accomplishments as a scholar, despite the fact that, I am still learning new skills daily on how to improve my writing. Even though, I am not the best the writer, I have gained enough strength in my writing to separate me from the average writer. In other words, the best way to improve on something is by practicing, and that is a lesson writing papers has taught me. One of my greatest skills as a writer in my opinion is being able to expand on a topic.…
When it comes writing I have a few of struggles that one day I wish I could improve on. The three writing areas I struggle with the most are sentence fluency, grammatical errors, and word choice. To make my writing better I will continue revise and edit my papers. Grammar is something that you need to repeatedly practice and I believe that should help with fixing grammatical errors. To…
Things that I’ve improved on over the last few years are my spelling, sentences, and just going into more detail. These are all the ideas that I think I’ve improved the most throughout my high school career. The most important aspect of my writing I think I’ve changed for the better is my spelling. In 9th grade my spelling was probably the worst part of my writing.…
and I had only been told in high school that I wrote well. At the start of the course my writing lacked an overall point, and my characters had no depth. At the end of the semester, my writing is still not perfect but I can see a positive change in it. The craft element that has improved the most for me personally was the use of showing versus telling. In the very first paper that we read in the…
My writing is better than before. Because in last four month I learn many thing that can improve my writing in future. First, good topic sentence can attract the reader to complete reading. Next, a strong vocabulary can help me to have a strong paragraph. And you need to chose different word and don’t reword the same vocabulary many time.…
After examining the feedback given to me on my research paper, I have considered some ways to help improve my writing. There are many different areas of a paper that need to be considered when writing. For instance, the tone, audience, grammar, ideas, and sources all are important aspects of a paper. I need to continue growing in each of these areas. When writing papers, I often times struggle with considering my audience and my tone.…
Improvements I have made in my writing and critical thinking skills…
The unit over Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, has taught me many elements about my skills in writing and understanding context. I am adept when it comes to using vocabulary, organization, and composing thesis statements. Unfortunately, since every strength comes with a weakness, I have found my faults as well: lack of professional tone/voice, building on an idea, and commenting on quotes and excerpts. Okonkwo, the protagonist in Things Fall Apart, was a tragic hero. When it comes to writing, what type of hero am I?…
During high school, I have learned and improve my writing each year. I was able to apply everything I learn in my writing, in each assignment I was able to notice a growth not only in my writing but also the way I elaborate my ideas. Throughout high school I was able to write different types of assignments that show my improvement and progress in my writing. When I started high school, I did not have a lot of knowledge about how to improve my writing. One of the writing assignments I had to make during freshman year was a creative essay.…
Introduction Motivation is personal experience, it is not a one-size fits all concept. It can be a positive or negative stimulus. It is the facilitator of change, allowing a person to step away from a known environment into something foreign that could be better or worse. Motivation is a very powerful tool which is experienced in both personal and professional settings, when used properly it can help one to succeed in the fulfillment of their goals.…