My Class Reflection

My writing process, no matter what, always includes brainstorming, rough drafts and proofreading. When I receive an assignment I read the question over what feels like a million times till I fully understand what it is asking. I will make notes on the handout and as soon as ideas come to my mind i will jot them down, even if I do not end up using them. As soon as I get ideas i role with it, even if I have to go back in the end and change everything. Rough drafts come next. I like to write them out first so i can scribble and make notes to myself and fill things in when i need to. I write in pen so sometimes by drafts can be more rough then they should be, but that is how i like it. After my essay is all finished I proofread, many many times.

For one reason or another, I'm never able to get the ideas out of my head and on to paper. I can literally go hours looking at the computer ready to start my paper, and the ideas will never come to me. Then, once it is down to the real deal and the deadline around the corner, I stress more trying to put everything together the last minute. In addition, I’m over critical of myself during the drafting process. When it comes to letting my thoughts flow more naturally, I get frustrated with myself when my thoughts are not as organized as I want them to be. In my opinion, my writing process is ineffective because out of the four writing process steps needed to effectively write an essay, I only used drafting. I used it to write my first copy of the draft. It might be imperfect, there may be some grammatical errors, things may be a little out of place - but it's just a rough draft that I can tweak and edit as I go through the writing process. While developing my drafts, I can change and rework each one to be precise. Furthermore, drafting could be the most difficult part of the writing process for many people. For instance, it can be really overwhelming when you have an idea or a topic, but now you have to gather sources, write an outline of how you want an essay to look and figure out how to include enough information to meet word count

My grade went down from a B to a C because of the Argumentative paper.I am confident in my writing, but my problem is sentence structure and grammar.I am working on it. This is not the first class where a teacher has told me that but I am working on it. The argumentative paper hurt my grade deeply but I did okay on the research paper and my grade did not even move. I have put in a good amount of time into my work for this class.I hoped that the break we took from writing the essays could possibly boost up my grade from a C to a B I got a good grade on all the reading guides we did for the Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks.I contributed a lot for the seminars, I got 5/5 on every seminar we had and my grade did not even move. I think I deserve a B because I have been working really hard in this class My writing has been getting better with all the skills we

During my English courses throughout high school, I learned many things from writing simple journals, research papers, and a single term paper. During high school, I was laid back and procrastinated for much of my work. During the latter part of high school when I wrote my term paper my senior year, I found out that working a little every night writing a few paragraphs helped me out greatly. I was not just throwing something together just to get the grade and the paper finished. I spent time on the paper and

I admit, I had a very challenging time last semester, and as a result my grades suffered. I don’t mean to make excuses for my poor performance in school but I would like to explain my circumstance. During my second semester of college I treated my classes like I did in high school thinking I could coast by and pass my classes, but when I noticed how poorly I was doing in class everything was already headed downhill. I started the second

When I have an essay to write I make sure to pick a day that I am not busy. My children are in school and my house is quiet. I turn off my cell phone and any other noise distraction which breaks my mind concentration. Before I start I make sure my brain is not tired and well rested so it would not feel disoriented or losses focus during the process. In the beginning of the writing I usually get stuck on the first line because of a habit of uncertainty by going back and revising before I actually complete the whole sentence. I try constantly and instantly to re-read what I wrote and make instant changes. I would reconstruct phrases by switching them around to different places or reword any unlike words. There were days that

My old writing methods weren’t bad, but they definitely needed to be improved upon. In past times I would create three circles that listed my three main arguments and start writing immediately. Even though I still use this technique, the thing I have improved on is taking more time during the brainstorming process. It is important to take your time and fully think out what you plan on writing about. Your paper should always be smooth with good transitions all while staying on topic. But this cannot be achieved if you don’t actually plan out the essay. Now before I even begin typing, I brainstorm for at least two or three hours and map out everything in this time period from simple transitions to what my thesis statement should be.This method works the best for me because my sense of voice has improved and I find that once you invest more time in your paper then writing a longer essay won't seem very difficult because you know what you have to say.Giving more thought makes the writing process more organized and easier while still having a better developed paper.

My current personal writing process is not consistent. Sometimes I brainstorm, create cluster charts, and lists, but other times I throw together an essay and hope for the best. Most of the time, I read the directions of a writing assignment and make sure I understand the parameters of the assignment very clearly. Next, I ponder upon the assignment for a while. Then, I like to brainstorm some of the ideas that may have come to mind throughout the day. After brainstorming, I will take out anything that does not make sense or is irrelevant to my writing topic. Now, I usually start to organize my ideas into an outline or a flow chart. Once I can see the organization take place, I fill in the details giving me a rough draft. Afterwards, I will

When I'm actually writing, I write as fast as a turtle can crawl. A 2 page essay usually takes me around 6 hours to finish. My teacher once told me to use a process called brainstorming which I tried but found it not very helpful. It's no brain buster for me to start an essay. I just sit down, roll up my sleeve and start jotting down that first sentence. But what comes next is an arduous journey. I usually have thoughts going on in my head and while I'm pondering on which thought to put down on paper, I would forget what they were and I have to start thinking all over again. It is extremely taxing on me mentally. Once I'm stuck, which occurs almost after every sentence, I would reread the whole essay again. Worst yet, I have a fond habit of procrastinating. I can only write in peace and quiet, and that's only possible after everyone's in bed. Then surrounded by the infinity darkness of my room, I would merge with my paper and pen under the dim table lamp voided from the consciousness of space and time. Only when dawn glimpse through my window, would this timeless eternity be shattered. I would wait until night to start my writing trek, and "night" means the night before the assignment is due. This way I can finish the essay in one attempt instead of having to span over

English is my second language and I have been trying to learn it this past 4 years. I am getting better at it, but sometimes it is difficult for me to express myself. I understand English almost perfectly, but when it comes to an essay it takes me time to think what I am going to write. When I started the Semester I was taking 4 classes, History 1301, Math 0312, English 1301 and Psychology 2301. I had a few problems with my History class my teacher was very strict with our essay quizzes. He made us read this long articles, and that was not the problem because I understood them, but then during class we had to write an essay quiz. I was getting very low grades on my essays, and that was really stressing because I am still learning English, and I try to make my essays look presentable, but sometimes it is hard for me to write perfect essays in class. However, that is not an excuse I am aware that I need to spend more time practicing to get better at them. As a result, I failed the class, and I was planning to take it again during spring, but at the end of the

I’ve always had a love hate relationship with writing. Finishing a long paper after days of work is incredibly satisfying. This is usually true for me because I rarely write something I don’t feel good about. When I write, I labor over every sentence. I constantly modify structure for the sake of clarity. I carefully control my word choice to avoid repetition. However, this attention to detail demands a lot of my time. I’m an incredibly slow writer. I managed to prove that this term whenever we did in class writings. I struggled to get my ideas on paper in the allotted time. I always got too hung up on the mechanics. I never really wrote complete responses. My thinking suffers a similar problem. I take awhile to figure out complex ideas. So receiving a prompt, and having to respond to it in forty minutes is hard for me. When it comes to larger essay assignments, I’m much more comfortable because I have time to find and flesh out my thinking.

after choosing a interested topic, I spend roughly twenty minutes for prewriting stage. Then, I refresh my brain by standing up, walking around or just closing my eyes and listening to relaxing instrumental music for thirty minutes. Later on when I come back to build my outline with fresher mind, I can carefully select the supportive ideas and get rid of the one which off the topic. I spend a lot of time to organize the ideas for my outline because having a well-arranged outline helps me stay focus on my assignment. The following stage is writing. I start to write after I left the outline aside for hours or a day (depending on how hard my assignment is). After that, I read my essay verbally to make sure that my papers have coherency and smooth

Going into my sophomore year of high school at Northshore, I was not really worried about any hard classes and teachers because I was pretty used to high school by then. When the first day of sophomore year came around I was more excited to start school. It never occurred to me that I would have any struggles throughout the year. However, on the first day of school I received my class schedule and soon fell into a panic. I was placed into one of the hardest English classes with a really strict teacher, Mrs. Wahden. I was not strong in writing, reading, and comprehension so I immediately knew I would struggle all year in her class. Entering her class o the first day, I did not have an open mind. For that reason, after I left her class

Cleaning my desk allow me to have a less distracting, overall more efficient environment to complete schoolwork. I go as far as to clean the surrounding area to give me some peace of mind. When I start to clean my work space it fires me up and allows me to continue being productive. When I start with small things I need to do, like throwing laundry in my bin, sweep the floor, take out the trash, etc., I am more willing to sit down and write an essay. Music, usually instrumental as not to get too distracted, is crucial to my writing process. Something about the way the melody keeps me entertained and at the same time mesmerized. It makes me much more willing to do slightly monotonous tasks. If I haven’t already done so, I transfer my outline onto a Word document and then start the process of writing the essay. I use the outline to expand off of as I generate as much content as possible. I then condense my content to the desired amount. I usually let some time pass before I begin to revise. When I revise, I read over my work and correct things such as structure and content first, then I focus on flow and grammar last. I give it a few checks over myself before I ask a friend if they are willing to review my writing, finally I use online resources that tell me things like grammar mistakes, awkward sentences, punctuation errors and overuse of words throughout the text. I finish it off by switch out some synonyms and call it good. I have a very repetitive routine. This is what works for me. (what does this say about me as a writer?) For me It is all about getting the “ball

I’m a slow writer, so I never wait to the very last minute to write a essay. When a paper is first assigned I try to work on it a little bit every day. This helps me a lot because I don’t feel rushed and I have more time to work out my ideas. I usually try to finish a day before the date it’s due so I can proofread it. I don’t think I’m very good at proofreading because I always get a lot of corrections on my papers.