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
In the beginning of the second semester of my senior year I created a binder called a writing portfolio. It held all the assignments and essays I had finished in class. The writing portfolio is like a sapling that would grow to become a tree with each new addition of essays added to it. Academic Writing: English 151 was a grueling class that paid off in the long run. It was a difficult class that was insightful into writing well since it taught me the basic mechanics of grammar and English at the
While drafting out my essay on the values President Coolidge and I share, I began to wonder what people thought of when they heard ‘Calvin Coolidge’. I asked many acquaintances and the results shocked me. Majority of those that I spoke with about President Coolidge did not know much about him. They felt as though he was not a good or popular president because they had not heard much about him during school, unlike other presidents such as President Lincoln and President Washington. The only thing
writing wasn’t my strongest suit throughout my academic career, it was challenging for me. Going through my first college class, which was English 101, I realized that writing is more than just putting words on paper. I have learned the purpose of writing and the structure to make a solid concrete essay such as to create the thesis statement to acknowledge what the reader is going to read and a technique to help edit and limit word, together with discovering a connection with myself in writing. An
Reflective Essay During the course first semester of freshman year in English 101, I have learned multiple foundations when it comes to writing. When I first entered college, the only knowledge when it comes to writing was the basic of gathering a bunch of information on a piece of paper. Knowing that writing wasn’t my strongest suit throughout my academic career, it was challenging for me. Going through my first college class, which was English 101, I realized that writing is more than just putting
did oratory as my event. The event does not require a person to write a persuasive speech and perform it in front of judges, but it also must be personal and represent the person who is presenting. The way that a person writes must be the way that they talk in real life and there is usually a story about the person that makes the speech more personal. After reviewing my oratories over the years, I realized that what Donald M. Murray’s concept of autobiographies is quite noticeable in my own work. I
In my high school AP english classes, my essays were always read as examples. I scored in the 99th percentile on my SAT in writing and my literature and composition teacher begged me to apply to her alma mater with a major in english or creative writing because of my impressive rhetoric. I entered Howard University with a lot of uncertainties, but what I was sure about was my writing ability. Naturally, I was registered for english 075, an honors course in writing. When I began the course I was excited
well-written novel or essay can transport me to a different world where there are no limitations. The importance of reading and writing were also emphasized by my parents—who would always take my sister and me to the library every week, which in turn cultivated my love for literature. English is one of my favorite subjects because I enjoy writing analytical and persuasive essays, giving presentations, and reading both fiction and nonfiction books. English has also helped me figure out my strengths, which
need to learn. As a former high school student, I know that teachers can’t teach every use of grammar. When I first entered college I was confident that I knew exactly how to write using correct conjunctions. But I was caught wrong when I started using my old habits. At the same time that new college students realize they may be weak in the area of grammar, they also many encounter the concept of rhetorical reading and writing for the first time. That combined lack of preparedness can make their first
to college to finish my degree is not a decision that I have taken lightly. When the opportunity arose, I took a look at the big picture before deciding on classes in which I would enroll. It had been ten years since I had attended a college class. Even though I was excited for some of the technical classes afforded in my degree path, I also knew that strengthening my overall academic foundation would play a much more important role; this is why I chose to take WRTG 101 as my first class returning