My Composition Class Analysis

Most importantly, I learned to courageously enter the academic conversation in an appropriate way. I gathered enough information from my research to form an opinion, or a central idea, on my writing. One of the most important things I learned from the class was that everything that can be written is persuasive. I also learned how to state my own beliefs, agree, disagree, and plant a naysayer in my text. Now, I have a fundamental idea of how to enter the academic conversation in relation to

This class has taught me things that may help my writing, and also things that I don’t find as useful. I thought practicing comma rules gave me a better understanding of punctuation, but I still don’t fully understand passive and active sentence structure. I’ve explored different ways to write a paper and realized my favorite is starting with an outline. I try to get all of my ideas organized where I want them before going in and writing pages at a time. I never found peer editing quite as useful, because a lot of times I don’t like having other students read my work. All of these examples have lead me to become the writer I am now compared to the beginning of the semester.

Upon entering college, I was actually quite nervous about what to expect from my Composition I class. I’d seen the films, read the articles and heard from others about all the insane deadlines and stress that came with that. I never enjoyed writing or English class in general, but taking Composition I has changed my views on both. This class has benefitted me in several ways, as both a student and a writer. I have learned how to write more effectively, expanded my writing methods, and learned how to properly use different grammar techniques.

During this English class have learned a ton of new material. English and writing have always been one of my major struggles in school. While in high school I thought I had been taught everything in English material that I would need in life. I was totally wrong. Before learning in this class, I would just start writing. I really did not know how to plan a paper. Since this class, I can now plan a paper using an organized outline to write it.

The coursework exposed me to new authors and styles of literature, and acted to shape my writing style. Writing numerous research papers and critical analyses has strengthened my cognitive abilities. As an English major, I learned to probe, question, and to investigate topics in logical, analytical fashion -- skills not only important for a writer, but for

Looking back on it, there could not have been a better way to start the greater part of my high school career than Composition I. The writing skills I learned throughout this course will help me later in my writing career. Compositions I made me a successful writer and helped me grow. Each essay in Composition I was different, and thus brought on different challenges. Through it all, it was worth, and I would not be where I am right now if it was not for Composition I.

In my first semester of Composition 1, I have learned a lot on how to improve my writing and that it is a never ending process. When you think you proofread something goes through it again. I have learned a lot this first semester hoping for my second semester of composition to apply those skills I have learned to the different papers I will be writing. This class will help my future self because I will know how to write a good paper not just for college but whatever career I will go to and how to format those letters, e-mails or a proposal letter better.

The second week of our English Composition class, we talked about American Identity and what influence immigration has on it. Since I am an international student from Germany studying at an American university, Joel L. Swerdlow’s report about a day at the J.E.B. Stuart High School in West Virginia, which is, according to him, mirroring the immigration revolution, made me rethink my actual life situation.

Composition teaches people the writing process, how to read and think critically, how to analyze text, and how to write persuasively. In the class, we’ll write different kinds of papers such as narratives, critical analyses, and research papers. The class is essential because our world is driven by language and how we communicate. I aspire to be an author one day and my field of study will be writing intensive and is heavily English-based. This class will help me get a head start in my major and hone my writing skills.

This class has been amazing on helping me learn about my writing style and how important it is. In this class I have learnt that writing helps me to jot down my ideas on paper. Writing has been teaching helping me better my writing styles and using proper English vocabulary since in the past I wasn’t good at wring

When looking back over the course of this class I realize I have learned a lot about writing. I have also remembered a lot of rules of grammar and writing that I learned years ago when I was in school. In this class, I learned very valuable information that ranges from basic grammar all the way to properly citing a reference. One of the most important things I learned was citations. Other things that I freshened up on were sentence structure, usage of proper punctuation and proper comma usage.

By understanding formatting, sentence structure and style, the course improved my abilities to succeed in English Composition. Assuming the obvious of writing essays, I concluded that the course was more than that. By emphasizing on topics and different types of writing, I have understood the importance of context and information found in my writing. Through my learning outcomes, the time and effort into every topic was much worth the reward. By understanding new aspects to my writing, I have achieved the reward of a creative writer.

My first semester as an exchange student, I decided to take a composition 1 class to improve my English skills. Before I came to America, I thought I was advanced in English and I was so confident to speak it. I wasn’t afraid to take this class because of my confidence to get good grades, although I never had written any essays in English ever in my life. On the first day of class, my confidence was crumbled and I could feel that my English skills were weak when I first received my graded essay. I felt a great gap fixed between natives English speakers and abroad students. But at the same time, I thought positively about this class because it could give me a chance to cultivate my ability in English. I believe that the purpose of this composition class is to eliminate elementary essay skills and focus on the topic,the development , the organization, and the proper use of MLA style. Through the four times that I have written English essays, I have developed those skills. I was also able to find my strengths and weaknesses in my essays through a reflective self analysis. I’ve noticed that my strengths are to focus on the topic, being organized, and having well development. My weaknesses are diction/syntax, using proper MLA format, and making citations on an essay. I found out my strengths which are focusing, organization and development through my “Bottle Water and Tap Water” essay’s conclusion part and “Hinduism with Water” essay’s

In terms of what this course has taught me about Academic writing, it is difficult to isolate. I feel I have achieved a better grasp on general academic language, qualities such as word choice, use of contractions, and sentence structure. As well, I think primarily through the experience gained by simply writing many of the papers in this course, I have gotten a better sense of overall essay structure. For instance, I feel my ability to write Introductions (hooks, bridges, thesis statements) has improved tremendously. I have also, though I think to a lesser degree, attained a better grasp on the structure of body paragraphs (topic sentences, making claims, the process of evidencing, transitions).

Before taking this course, I was, at best, a mediocre writer. I never fully understood what it took to not only produce an essay, but what it took to produce an effective one as well. I struggled with staying on topic, grammar usage, and many other things that I was ashamed of not knowing about. However, this changed drastically throughout the course of this quarter. I feel like I gained more knowledge then I thought I would while having a good time doing so. First of all, I learned how to never stray from my topic. I learned how to organize my paper in multiple ways whether it be the least important point to most important, the opposite, or even mixing the level of importance up throughout the body of the essay. I learned how to create such an effective title/hook which has given me the ability to draw any reader in. Organization also taught me the understanding of the different processes of writing.