Language And Literature Courses And Ap U.s. History

The challenging component this semester was the transition from high school English reading and writing level to college level. It is mainly because High school writing did not have many expectations from students, its main focus was on the ideal five-paragraph essays. As compared to college, writing is mainly geared and focused on one’s ability to thoroughly answer the assigned prompt. Initially, I was not sure if I was capable of handling a fast-paced course, however, I quickly adjusted to the change and I am glad that I chose to stay. In English 10, I have learned many valuable elements that I can incorporate into my everyday writing. I have included my writing from project 2 a rhetorical analysis on, “Black Lives Matter”, which effectively demonstrates my growth as a reader, thinker, and writer.

On February 22, 2016 author John Warner published an article on Just Visiting entitled “Kill the 5-Paragraph Essay.” Warner creatively talks about how rudimentary of a structure this type of essay holds. Writers are locked inside a cage of regulations and guidelines making them unable to write the essay as they please, but rather having to piece together regulated sentences and paragraphs because that’s what they have been told would score high on certain test questions. The article targets people of all kinds, but is more directed towards early college aged students. The purpose behind this article is to get them to expand their horizon, disregard all the regulations they have been previously taught and start to write in a much more open-minded sense.

College. English. Papers. This semester, for English 125, I wrote a total of three final papers and read fifteen various text; each with a different argument. I went from soaring through political documents, to running through a field littered with stereotypes, only to end up in a land where the government dictates a society. Each paper I wrote and every text I read connected back to each adventure I had to endure. The first paper for this semester I was blind towards the potential I exhibited as a writer, the second paper I ventured out into the unknown, and the third paper tested the skills I possessed as a writer when conducting research on Christianity; a topic that was foreign to me. I came into this course expecting to be challenged along the way, since I always had a passion for English, and that test was clearly met. The papers written, along with the text read, has not only allowed me to produce bold statements with the objective in mind, but maximize the potential I possess as a writer and reader.

As a science major I am not given the opportunity to explore my imagination; everything that I learn is factual and unquestionable. Having the opportunity to take an advanced course such as English 1301, opened the window to a world of imagination, information, and wisdom. Prior to taking this course I struggled with different writing skills such as, understanding the process of writing, analyzing reading selection and applying basic critical thinking skill in an argumentative essay. I also struggled with the analysis of specific content in professional writing, identifying rhetorical strategies and synthesising concepts from references. Lucky for me my professor was very skilled and provided me with numerous activities and assignments that helped me improve my writing.

I never knew how essential reading and writing was until this class. Yes, we all hear how good reading is for you and how important it is but, I never really understood why. I have learned a lot during my time in this course. From not only concrete material but about myself as well. The most important things that stick out in my brain though when I’m asked what have I learned is: being confident in my writing, reading and writing is an essential key to life, and that being venerable doesn’t mean weak. Starting with being confident in my writing. Being confident with your writing believe and put your best foot forward when it comes to writing any type of paper or speech. For someone like me who hated writing essay or any type of writing assignment

One of the student learning outcomes through which I was able to see my writing improve this semester was applying critical thinking and reading skills to

When I initially learned I would be taking English 0812: Analytical Reading & Writing ESL, I did not foresee how much this class would change myself as a writer. Back then, I not only considered myself fluent enough, but saw myself as a decent writer. My bloated ego was convinced that peer reviewing and outlining were just for those with difficulties, and that real writers were born and not made. Now, after taking this course and reflecting on how I’ve done, I realize the effort behind being an effective and relatable writer.

This semester has been really exciting for me as well as it has been more challenging than I had expected. Before this semester I used to think that I am a good writer but I knew there is something lacking in my writing ability which I realize during in this semester. I had discovered so many drawbacks of writing and provide me opportunities to improve my weaknesses. When I started Studying English 101 composition in this semester at USM, I thought I was going to spend my hours of study in reading some classics story, discussing them and then writing about them which I used to do in High School English course in Nepal, so I didn’t think that it would be much different here. English is not my first language and in most of my English class I

Throughout the semester, I learned how to read and think critically, how to write in various writing format and significantly, don’t get caught in the trap of the 5 paragraph essay. Moreover, I have progressed tremendously in being able to compare, contrast and synthesize academic materials in course reading.

From the beginning of the semester I improved so much. I am able to read from the Bible, poems, and short stories and understand the meaning. Poetry has become my favorite genre to read; because is like an art but in words. This semester, I enjoyed reading “we wear the mask “by Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Dunbar’s work is really good to read because he speaks on real life situations that have or will take place in the world we live in. “we wear the mask” discuss feelings of African Americans that hide behind a fake expression. One story I found hard to read was “The Misfit “because I did not understand the lesson that was trying to be receive to readers.

For my reading and writing processes I have learned ample techniques to become better and more successful in each and every unit, especially the very last one, The Dark Side of Happiness, by June Gruber, because of its intricate and complex key points it was a challenging reading. Coming from High School where teachers do not exemplify any techniques caused me to be uncomfortable with rigorous and demanding readings like this (The Dark Side of Happiness.) I can now say my understanding of how important it is to read and write grew profoundly. I have never really considered myself a great reader, since I do not enjoy reading, but knowing how to dissect, go under the surface, and more in depth in each reading influenced my perception. I was then introduced to brainstorming as well, a method used most often to express your thoughts and ideas without them being right. In addition, knowing how to

The goal of University of Washington College Composition was to increase our proficiency on the four course outcomes. These outcomes are, “To demonstrate an awareness of the strategies that writers use in different writing contexts”(Outcome 1), To read, analyze, and synthesize complex texts and incorporate multiple kinds of evidence purposefully in order to generate support writing”(Outcome 2), “ To produce complex, analytic, persuasive arguments that matter in academic contexts”(Outcome 3) and lastly, “To develop flexible strategies for revising, editing, and proofreading writing.”(Outcome 4)All of these different writing outcomes are

This year, we have been working on building vocabulary, writing cohesive sentences, analyzing texts in the context of history, identifying literary devices, and organizing a well-constructed paragraph. Additionally, students have been introduced to both analytical and creative writing.

Throughout this year I have noticed a difference in both my writing and reading. I am not the biggest reader, but with the books assigned this year that I actually read I noticed that I am able to comprehend reading for other classes. In the beginning of the year, the close reading assigned was difficult. When receiving an essay prompt I would immediately become discouraged and begin panicking. My writing was timid and unconfident. As the year progressed I noticed it became easier to comprehend the reading and I was noticing symbolism and literary devices authors’ used. My writing went from lacking both

I must be an unbendable writing, I am still stuck on the usual middle school “hamburger multiple paragraph” essay structure. After reading three academic writing essays my ideas of academic writing has not changed. Even though all three types of essays were forms of academic writing, I came across my own theory. Everyone has their own unique way of writing that makes their essay standout to be academic writing. What someone else might think is academic writing another person might not think the same. Out of the three different types of essay’s Ariel Levy and Taras Grescoe stood out with tone and structure.