College Writing Class Analysis

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

It’s not that I don’t enjoy literature, it’s just I’m not the best with it. The star reading test is what made me realize I’m not the best with literature, in middle school all my friends would always get advanced scores and I would just have basic scores. Sometimes this made me really mad, I want to be good at everything I do and whenever I’m not I get upset.

When I think back to the time right before we started writing our essay I realize that in order to come up with any ideas for the paper we had to chew on one thought for over ten minutes. For example when I read the sentence that we wrote about fast-paced live of professionals that reside in the city, I remember that just that one sentence took us about fifteen minutes to finally use it on our paper. It seems like we should have done some free-writing before we started this assignment. When we started to write this essay we didn’t have a clear visual on our thesis. We had lots of information that was scattered and had no connection between the Robot, the Jeep and the advertisement that was being talked about. In this essay I included lots

y name is Jared LiPonte, currently a junior at Queens College, and I am writing to request your permission to register for the summer session of URST 390W-01.

I grew up in a extremely small town outside of Birmingham, and the high school I went to is not known for its academia. If I recall right, my high school english classes assigned only 1-2 papers a year, so writing 4-5 in a semester was a completely new adventure for me. I learned many things in this course that greatly helped me improve my writing. My writing overall improved in style, flow, and basic fundamental writing thought processes, which is all the areas that are hard to learn. I started to see my style and flow had grown bland and very fact based instead of grabbing the attention of the readers. Now that I understand where my writing needs improvement, I can start focusing on those areas and fixing my papers.

Coming into the 3D program, I was none too excited about taking any general studies classes, including freshman composition. English class has always been the one class I have always had a disdain for. In high school, English was all about reading literature and being told to write several pages on a topic seemingly unrelated without any direction to guide us. Upon coming to Freshman Composition, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the class was nothing like those classes. I feel as if I have learned many things and developed greatly as a writer throughout these last months shown in this portfolio. The main improvements of mine consist of my ability to manage time, my ability to structure paragraphs, and my ability to improve my papers through my own writing process.

In “Expectations for College Writing,” the author expresses the importance of communicating clearly in writing for college and the future. At the beginning, the author discusses the impact of social writing has on an individual. Social networking allows individuals to analyze their response by conforming to the audience; thus, choosing the appropriate language. Then, the author expresses the importance of moving back and forth between informal social writing and formal academic writing. In formal academic writing, instructors assume students know the expectations of their writing. Instructors also have expectations of students to establish authority of their own work. Having confidence in your ideas and thoughts will establish authority by

Life is all about learning from all the opportunities you’re given; every experience you live, will have a teaching worth keeping. Famous founding father of the United States of America once said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Learning is a process which requires practice as well as determination, one who isn’t determined to fulfill his tasks and focus on the important will never fit into the process of learning. Intermediate College Writing is the second step towards developing the correct writing skills for the future and for your success. With no correct writing skills and without knowing how to express yourself through words, the road to success will be split into several roads, one longer than

From writing about pop culture impact in my life to argumentative essay about streaming services and cable, I have learned many different things from my composition class. This class has helped me become a great critic, a great researcher and most importantly a great writer.

I think that semester one went pretty well for me. I did all of my homework, and turned most of it on time. One of the things that I regret about the first semester was not studying enough for tests. I could have gotten a better grade in my algebra class if I had just studied more for the semester test, and payed more attention in class those last weeks. I probably could have done better on my English semester test too. I got a high B on it, but it would have been nice to get an A. All of my other classes I was very proud of myself, and how I did.

When I look back at the semester for English class. I feel tremendous. It wasn’t what I thought it would be. Which was boring and dead. However, boy was I wrong, it was far from that. Although, I should have done a lot better in class. My grades to be more specific. My essays are what should have been a lot better. I should have taken every chance to go into tutoring services which to is the English corner, as well as asking for help. Whether it be with peer editing of just asking my professor simple questions. For example, what grammar mistakes are common in my essay, or a better way to write down my thesis.

Expectations are the belief that someone will or should achieve something. It influences our actions and work ethic, as well as the outcome of our experiences. By having healthy and challenging expectations, we drive ourselves to become a more successful part of society. Furthermore, setting high expectations for ourselves in an academic setting can assist us in becoming more intelligent and determined individuals. This semester at Point University, I hope to set and achieve standards that will be beneficial to me, not merely for this semester, but also as I go on to continue my college education and adult life. I hope that in this English class I am able to enhance my writing skills, gain knowledge and advice from my instructor, and be able to complete this course with an exceptional grade and a healthy outlook.

Attending the reading that was in the evening of the conference for Jory Franklin and Patrick Madden was enlightening for me as a growing writer. This semester I’ve been focusing on creative non-fiction, taking both the literature class and the advanced creative writing class for it, so the reading was a great addition to my semester. I am glad that I attended the conference and that I came with a lot insights and things to contemplate.

Today was a misfortunate day for me. As I was on my way to class, my car tire had a blowout on the freeway. Being late was not a choice I was able to make. I know we can only have five absences before we receive an F for the course, but I want to inform you that I was not at fault this time and I am very determined to pass my class this semester.

It is hard to believe Foundations of Writing is already over, but as I reflect on the past semester, I realize how beneficial this class has been. Not only has my writing improved, but my confidence in my abilities to write have grown as well. I’ve become more aware of how much writing will impact my future, and after this class, I feel like I will be able to handle it. There is still room for improvement, but Foundations of Writing has pushed me to become the best writer I can possibly be.