Designing A Multimodal Composition About My Writing Essay

This year in our English 1010 class, we covered many different genres and types of writing. We covered how to write personal narratives, how to respond to other students and other forms of writing, and how to professionally write essays. Briefly, we touched down on how to write argumentatively and were also required to create an infographic, wish was probably my favorite assignment. Although I never thought of myself as a strong writer, I believe that this class has greatly improved not only my writing skills, but my thinking skills as well. This was my first English class to be taken through dual enrollment and I believe that it went quite successfully while challenging me as a writer.

Everyone on the planet has a goal set in life, but only a handful attempt to improve to obtain their goal by studying the subject their goal is in. In my English class, English 101 this quarter I was astonished by how much I had progressed as a writer sharpening my writing skills and also learned a lot about writing that I hadn’t learned before. In my writing portfolio for this quarter I had to write an autobiography essay, a research essay, and this reflection essay to develop my writing skills better. The writing assignments were fun to do because it challenged me to work on essays of different styles that were new to me. The essay assignments helped me grow as a better writer that gave me the self-confidence and skills to take on the world on my own.

I now see myself as a writer who has learned new techniques to help improve my writing including style, word choice and the revision process. Even though I see myself as a improved writer, I still believe I have plenty of room for improvement.

While attending writing class, I learned about the 4 steps in writing, bases for revising, organizing, and connecting specific information, and I also learned about the different types of essays such as descriptive, narrative, process, cause and effect and argumentative essay. I have been a student at Milwaukee Area Technical College for 1 semester, and over the course of my enrollment I have grown and learned more that I knew prior to attending this writing course. Participating in this writing class has taught me so much more than stuff about literature and language, it has taught me another way of expressing myself. I have learned here how to write and express myself, how to think for myself, and how to find the answers to the things that I don 't know. Most importantly I have learned how important technique, outlines and organization are. My goal in this paper is to inform writers about how my writing skills have improved.

From writing thoughtful poems to research papers, I have experienced composing a diverse portfolio of literary analysis and criticisms throughout the school year. I started out the year writing minimally. By the end of the year, I noticed I was able to express my ideas and thoughts in a more clear and concise way on paper. Ultimately, each composition allowed me to widen my horizons as a writer and see how I could improve as a writer.

Throughout this semester in English 101, I have made a significant improvement on multiple things, including how to be an exceptional writer and thinker. English has always been one of my most favored subjects to study because to me it instructs students how to be intelligent, how to become a more creative and critical thinker, and be able to develop ethical values and imagination. You can express yourself more efficiently in English than you can in any other subject. This class has truly made me a more confident writer and helped me express myself in different ways through the different types of papers I wrote. By writing different types of papers I have improved multiple areas of my writing. I have grown as a student in diverse areas such

Proficient writing is an essential skill in all aspects of academic and professional achievement. English 101, Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric, provided the framework to good writing, teaching me composition and rhetoric fundamentals, polishing up my grammar and style, and expressing a clear message. English 102, Composition, Rhetoric, and Research, continued to build on the skills I learned in English 101, focusing on the subject matter research process and employing various rhetorical and literary devices to better express a clear message to the reader. The course also improved my critical thinking capacity, allowing me to culturally evaluate my target audience, present logically flowing arguments using appropriate language and structure, and critically reviewing my writing projects for content and expression. Every writer inherently knows there’s always room to improve and I hold fast to this mindset in all academic, professional, and personal writing projects. English 102 has both challenged and inspired me to grow into a much better writer than before I began the class, providing the necessary skills to be not just a good writer, but a great writer.

The world is vastly changing. With it, is the classroom and the ways in which students work and think. They are not motivated by mundane instructions that they have no relation to. According to Boscolo & Hidi (2007), “Paper-based writing projects are often foreign to student interest and what they relate to in their daily life” (p. 29). This lack of interest and motivation has led to an increase in writing struggles amongst students in various schools. Brett Darrington and Tonia Dousay attempt to take a closer look at students’ writing struggles and suggest an alternative. Using various sources and studies, they look at the use of Multimodal teaching and student needs to find a solution to the problem.

This year in English class I have grown tremendously as a reader and writer. I have learn to think critically and analyze literature and I have also learned how to identify figurative language while reading and incorporate that into my writing. My work from the fall like the Pearl essay is very different from my writing in the spring, like the Tom Robinson editorial. The Pearl essay is very repetitive, while the Tom Robinson editorial is very direct and gets to the point quickly. The Tom Robinson Editorial was written as if the reader had not read the book, To Kill a Mockingbird before. My Pearl essay, on the other hand mentioned characters the you would not know if you had not read the book. My writing had improved over the course of

I learned how to write essays in eighth grade, three years before I entered Writing 101. However, this class made me realize that I was not strong in many areas of writing and it has helped me strengthen those areas. I had weak vocabulary; simple sentences, that had no variety; It never took me long to write an essay, only about thirty minutes; and my punctuation only consisted of periods and commas. Looking back at previous essays, I can see how this course has affected my growth as a writer; and I can really have an appreciation for my choice of enrolling in it.

This semester has gone by quickly and within this short time, I have already learned much more than I did before. It is now time to write a Portfolio Essay, an essay detailing what I learned and how I have improved my writing skills in English 102. This semester I wrote four essays: Informative Report, Academic Argument, Academic Analysis, and Proposal. With each essay, I displayed my strengths and weaknesses and improved them through teaching, drafting, and revising. This Portfolio Essay will reflect on the growth my writing and I have undergone through this semester, as well as areas I could still use improvement on, by reviewing my own work.

Being able to learn what it takes to succeed in a college level class will be a great tool for me to use when I am continuing my education at a four year university. English 101 was my first college level English class and was definitely an eye opening experience. I was able to see what my professors will expect from my work, while also growing as a writer. Even though this was a life altering experience, I did have some frustrations and struggles along the way. The quick deadlines and flexible topic choices posed a problem for me. However, some of the essays assigned have turned out to be some of my favorite writings that I have ever produced. This past semester has allowed me to create an extensive writing portfolio filled with my journey of writing growth.

Reflecting upon Project 4, there were many ideas about my writing that I noticed had changed this semester. Throughout my remixed project, a blog, I was able to use these new ideas to help create my project in an effective way that would capture the attention of my audience of young adults. My new ideas about writing that I used in my blog were that writing consisted of that there are other ways to use writing than just by typing up an essay and how my writing intentions have changed in the past four months.

Coming from high school English to English 102 was a huge adjustment, but I was more successful in English 102 then I was in any high school class. Being treated more like an adult was a huge part of this as well as realizing that I wasn’t a terrible writer like I assumed throughout adolescence. After I realized I was actually a good writer, churning out those huge essays didn’t seem such as daunting of a task.

Expression is crucial in a society. Regardless of if it is clothing, or artwork, or words; how we express ourselves is how others will perceive us. If someone is a loud person with repugnant words, one may view them as obnoxious or arrogant. What someone expresses may be a form of passion. Passions create drives, goals, and long term commitments. If a boy has a passion for cars, he may dream to grow up and become a mechanic. Nevertheless, dreams and goals bring forth progress. Progress results in discoveries about ourselves; new skills and ideas that were not previously acquired. Writing is a beautiful way to express oneself and can also be a fervent passion. However, someone is not just born with all of the knowledge about writing and grammar like a strong writer possesses. Writing is all about development and making a plethora of mistakes so one can improve from them. College is one of the most advantageous places to progress as a writer. With continuous assistance from peers and professors, there are a variety of ways to mold a paper into an exceptional piece of work while growing as a writer. Throughout this semester, I have improved in many areas, including my introductory paragraphs, thesis statements, and paper revision, all of which have helped me develop as a writer so I can further express myself and inspire others with my words.