Apa101 Week 1 Reflection

As I completed the week six video assignments I reflected on what I felt were my challenges, strengths, and positive points. I have stated a few times how much I enjoy these video assignments. There is potential for a wealth of knowledge to be learned regarding my overall presentation, skills and interaction with the client. It is such an informative assignment, with feedback and visuals that I can reflect upon. With that said, my first challenge was to relax and embrace the moment with my client.

In Honors English III, Mrs. Bryce assigned the class a research project. Although we were allowed to work in groups, all of the writing portions were expected to be done individually. We were allowed do to research on any topic that we wanted. Unlike most papers we had written, this paper would be written in APA format. Some of the work would be done in class, such as the Introduction and Literature Review. However, most of it was expected to be done outside of school. Some additional requirements was that we had a minimum of three data collection sources and three findings from them.

When this class started at the beginning of this semester I was not sure I would learn a lot. The main objectives of this class were fairly simple. There were five main objectives to use and know. They are the following:

I have not been to school in eight years, so I believe trying to re-learn and stay up-to=date on new changes with APA formatting and the MLA guidelines are going to be very difficult as well. I am nervous and scared, as I want to do exceptionally well. I have become excellent at charting as a RN, but writing has never been one of my strong points. Most of the BSN course work is writing. I am going to work through it as, I know this is what I want and need for my future and my family.

Studying by myself in a quiet room is most effective for me. There is less distraction, and it makes me be focused on my studying. If I want to study for a Biology class, I read the textbook. But if I want to study for math I do practice problems. I also don’t bring anything that I don’t need in my studying. This will reduce the distractions, and makes me finish my studying session faster. I try to think positive when I’m studying, it allows me to study efficiently.

Coming into junior year and taking an AP English class, I am extremely nervous. Outside of English, I am taking two other AP classes, so I am worried about the work load that I will be responsible for throughout the year. I have heard from my older sister that AP English is a fun, great class. Throughout my eleven years of school, I have always been one to challenge myself and I fell that by taking AP English I will be challenging myself once again. I am looking forward to a good year this year.

The beginning of my junior year seems like it was such a long time ago. This may be because of how much I have grown since the start of the year. When I began AP English, my writing skills needed improvement. For instance, I often used incorrect grammar and struggled with staying on topic. In just one semester, my writing has improved immensely. The more than I write, the more I learn about how to craft a good paper. I have worked on improving my grammar, using rhetoric, addressing my subject, and many more elements of writing. In addition to improving my writing, I have gained many skills to become a better student. I have learned about effective study techniques and time-management skills that allow me to be the most successful. Since I always try my best, I know that over time I will continue to grow in my studies. This year I have gained countless skills that will help me succeed in English in the future.

Having taken a combination of English and writing all through my high school career I have come to know myself as a writer, I was able to learn a vast majority of my capabilities and weaknesses. After thoroughly reading the description of all of the writing courses offered at Salem State University I have came to the decision that the writing course that best meets my needs is ENL 110.

When I was 14 years old, I went into high school already struggling. I was caught sneaking out of my house when I was in seventh grade and had been accused of everything from drinking to doing drugs. I was the oldest of four girls and the pressure to be a role model was suffocating and I didn’t do well. No one trusted me.

I feel that this semester of WRIT 300 has taught me a lot the writing process and the different learning outcomes for the WRIT 300 course. This semester I thought was going to be very difficult because of this class, since I feel that writing is my weak point. I feel like I would have rate myself for the beginning of the course on how well I feel about writing on a scale of one to ten. I would give myself in the beginning of the semester a five. Therefore, I will be describing how I have done on each learning out come and how I have improved from the beginning to the end.

I feel this week was very beneficial to me as well as to my business career. I think the information was helpful and made me understand things better. I was unaware of some of the terms in the book, but learned them. This week was smoother than the first week. I thought the first week has been the toughest so far. I feel I am doing well in the course, but I will continue to do better on my assignments.

Joshua and I had a meeting today. We talked about his overall progress, and the assignments and evaluations he needs to work on during this week. Joshua is preparing for his ABE 444 Midterm Exam. It is going to be given tomorrow (Thursday) at 2:00 in our Proctoring Services offices. He is also preparing for an ABE 340 exam coming this Friday (11/03). He is also working on ENGL 212 Unit 4 Paper; it is due on Sunday, November 5th. Joshua has completed all his quizzes for the rest of this term in his ABE 350 class.

This week’s module was very thought-provoking for me. I found myself constantly thinking about Mr. Canada’s message in his video. I spent a lot of time critically reflecting on one statement that he made. Mr. Canada suggested, issues that were issues years ago, are still issues today. I could not help but wonder, how many aspiring educational leaders have come be for me? How many future leaders sat up late nights typing their hearts out about the “change” that needs to happen? My biggest worry is not that I will not be able to make changes within a system that is deemed broken, but how can I do it by myself? Reading and participating in the group discussions give me hope that there are still people in the fight to make actually changes in

I share the same concerns on my writing as you. The APA guidelines are a continuing source of learning of rime. It is a goal of mine to master the APA guidelines. Regarding the course writing assignments I appreciate the Rubics. It serves as a map for me when I am completing my writing assignments. The Rubic also helps with the flow of my papers. When I am writing my assignments I approach my paper as a puzzle and allow the Rubics to serve as my guide. It is easier and less complicated for me to research, write and compile my paper. It may sound a little off but the process works for me. The information in the APA writing guide is extremely helpful. I am able to answer questions regarding my writing by referring the APA writing guide (APA,

I am not the most confident writer so all of the assignments make me a bit nervous. The last time I took a writing class was around four years ago. However, I did take Engl 349 J last semester and we had to do a reflection paper after each book we read. Since the reflections are mainly to get you thinking, I feel that I can do well in these. In my last class they were meant to be informal writing and am not sure how formal the reflective writing for this class is supposed to be. As someone majoring in psychology, I feel that I can do well in analyzing published research. It can also be a good opportunity to practice how to paraphrase appropriately. Writing for science seems a bit daunting, but it is the type of writing necessary for psychology.