Analysis Of My Writing

Throughout the progression of this course I learned countless things concerning my writing. {Simkin, M. G., Crews, J. M., & Groves, M. J. (2012). While it’s there’s a many amounts of things ‘ve learned throughout the course, there are several things I‘ve learned which include the step by step process, including the correct usage of grammar and properly proofreading my work before I turn it in. I found out i had a major problem with my punctuation usage and insufficient when it came my periods and commas. I’ve invested some time writing through grammarly and other helpful sites to improve my writing skills. I appreciate the assistance and help I received from Mrs. C

Chapter 16, Comparison and Contrast, explains the purpose and functions of comparison and/or contrast essays as well as how to use them in students’ essays. Comparison and contrast means finding similarities, differences, or both. Comparison and contrast essays commonly have three purposes. First, they are important in expressing ideas. For example, I want to talk about my ideas about hip-hop and rap music so I compare and contrast them. The second purpose is to inform people. I may want to tell the audience that there are many similarities in two different religions. Third, I can persuade people through comparing and contrasting two things. For instance, I will argue that reading e-books is better than printed books by comparing and contrasting

Concerning my assignments, I always take hand written notes before writing up either a first draft or segments of one. This allows myself to clearly organise my thoughts to properly delve into the task at hand. Afterwards, I re-organise my first draft in a typed format and begin developing my voice; which happens along the progress of my written piece, creating a stronger and more advanced piece of writing.

In the book, “Expressways writing scenarios” chapter 14 Comparison and Contrast by Kathleen McWhorter gives an overview of comparing and contrasting an essay structure. To compare and contrast one can brainstorm and make two columns one compare that is similarities and the second contrast that is the differences. By listing them into two categories, it will make it easier for one to link these two. Also to help one is to make point of comparison and contrast which puts the details of the subjects into groups. Pointing out the characteristics and the features of the subjects. The two ways to organize paragraphs one can use the subject-by-subject or point by point methods. The subject-by-subject method one write both subject convert them, then

Throughout my high school career, I've learned a few things about myself and how I write formal and informal literature. one of the things I've learned was that, I write better papers when I have a strict guideline on how the paper should be formatted. A big issue I face when writing a paper without guidelines is, when I begin to type the essay, i have no structure to build off of. Being that structure is very important to me, another element that I must account for before starting an assignment is an outline. The outline assures me that I will not experience writers block while i’m in the stages of crafting my first draft. when it comes to different forms of writing, one particularly area I struggle in is analysis essays. the reason

Definition: In this kind of essay, the aim is to show the similarities and differences of two items, two people, two countries, or how something or someone has changed. When comparing two things, we focus more on the similarities though we may mention the differences shortly. When contrasting two things, we point out the differences between them. The most important point to consider while planning a comparison and contrast essay is choosing comparable items. e.g. Middle East Technical University and Bogazici University. We have to make sure that these two items have enough points to be compared. After writing the comparable points as a list, • location, • size, • reputation, •

The rubric for blogs/journals has four critical elements. The first is critical thinking and reflections. This refers to being able to support your claim with either personal experience, learning, or logical thought. The second critical element is Integration and Application which means that you are able to show you understand the module content and gave careful consideration while answering the topic. Voice is the next critical element and it means that you are able to express yourself and reach your audience in an appropriate writing style. Writing is the last critical element and it means that your paper is free of grammar and spelling errors.

Throughout English composition 1 my grades have fluctuated drastically. Some papers were surprisingly great and some have been extremely bad. Overall though I have made minor improvements, maybe not specifically in each paper but overall as a writer I have. Although I have not and probably will never master the art of writing I know I have made myself better just in these past few months. This semester I faced the huge inconvenience of procrastination and over time I learned to change my method of writing; therefore, I could manage my time more wisely and put more effort into my papers.

I began this course with the idea that I was a good writer who could write a great paragraph in minutes. After writing my first paper I came to realize that this was not the case. I may have been able to write a paragraph in minutes, but it was not going to be a long one and it probably would need some work. Throughout this class the issue I have struggled with most is making my paragraphs long enough and filled with enough information. I have written three major papers in this class and have seemingly gotten better, but not fully reached my potential at writing a great paragraph that is the correct length.

When writing there are many different ways and strategies the writer can take to approach a certain Prompt or topic. Each individual strategy provides an effective way of completing and achieving the task. Over the course of my pre college Writing courses I have found two major Writing strategies that have provided me with an excellent outcome when it comes to writing an essay. One of the many strategies a writer can choose to use and one of my favorite to use is to structure and organize, which happens to be the “ideal” writing format in High School, before beginning to formally write. One would begin by reading and analyzing the question or Prompt Given to get a better understanding of what's being asked. The writer would then proceed to

One of the keys to my success in anything I do is my ability to find positive things in things that most people see as a negative. Sickness forces me to stop my exercise program? That’s a welcome rest. Tired of my job? That’s a time to rediscover what’s important and to look for a better job. Super typhoon ruined all my possessions? This allowed me to realize that my stuff wasn’t important, and to be thankful that my loved ones were still alive and safe. You can do the same thing with criticism: find the positive in it. Sure, it may be rude and mean, but in most criticism, you can find a nugget of gold: honest feedback and a suggestion for improvement. For example, this criticism: “You write about the same things over and over and your posts

A comparison and contrast essay can be structured in three ways: subject-by-subject, that is good for short essays; separating the subjects in different paragraphs, for example: write the subject A in one or two paragraphs and subject B in the next paragraphs.

With compare and contrast essays, the conclusion will be a lot like the introduction. You summarize what you just said. You may find that some points came up in writing that you hadn't put in your intro. This is a good time to refer back to those.

There are multiple concepts that are extremely important to my writing. One concept is replacing be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences (127). I tend to overpopulate my writings with boring and repetitive words such as be, am, is, are being, and been. A method that I use to demolish that habit is checking over my work and replacing the be verbs with lively and entertaining adjective verbs. For example, instead of saying the boy was mad and walked to his room, I could say the boy was enraged and marched down to his room. Another concept that is essential to my writing and need more improvement on is avoiding is when, is where, and reason…is because constructions (139). I regularly use phrases such as the reason is and is because on

To set up your essay, you may use headings such as “introduction”, “Communication strategies” “Conclusion” etc. If you want. Or you can set it up so that each paragraphs are structured and there is good flow.