My First English 101 : An Important Part For College So Far This Year, My Writing?

The writing ability of me, Jack Consolla, has improved quite well throughout the semester. I have written almost every single type of essay and have gone into detail about them and have also gone into detailed stylistic learning about grammar uses. I feel as if I’m more ready for college and can’t wait to get the ball

A semester has passed since I started college and my journey of becoming a better writer. It has been a very important semester for my future college career, and I would not be here without the things I have accomplished. The composition program has really helped me to prepare for what college writing is all about. Now standing here and looking back I could not imagine how it would be without that class. I believe my English, and my writing is better than it has ever been, and all thanks to the composition program.

I have been a San Jose State University student for 4 years now, and over the course of my learning I have grown and learned more than I thought possible. I came to SJSU knowing that English was my least favorite subject; I consistently dreaded writing assignments professors would assign in class. Going through English 1B has taught me to face my fears about writing papers, whether they are short reviews or extensive research papers, I have become more comfortable in writing. I have learned how to write and express myself, how to think for myself, and how to find the answers to the things I don’t know. Most importantly I have learned that revision is essential.

I entered the fall semester viewing myself as a non-writer. I have always had trouble getting the ideas and thoughts out of my head and onto paper. I have always been more comfortable stating aloud what I thought as opposed to writing them down. This semester has taught me a great deal. I have learned that I am capable of accomplishing college level writing. Even more, I have learned that I can focus and dig deeper to add more detail than I had thought I could when I started this semester.

I think this semester of English was probably the most helpfully I’ve had in years from a writing aspect. In high school they just tell you to read a book and take test on it and maybe have one or two major papers thought the whole year. This semester really did help me further my writing skills and will definitely help me going in to my sophomore year and even further into the future. I have really noticed how much my writing skills have changed in a huge way. Comparing my papers from high school to now you can definitely see a huge change. In how I write papers and how they actual have a meaning at the end of them.

Over the course of this semester I learned a lot about myself as a writer. This English 101 class has really allowed me to expand my essay structure and ways of thinking. This was my first college writing course and it has given me much more freedom when writing because in high school I felt limited and like what we were writing was not very important. In high school I would write essays to just to fulfill the required word or page count and to a degree I still feel like this but maybe that is why I am an engineering major but in this course I actually was able to express my ideas and for the first time really test the limits of my writing capabilities. I really enjoyed being able to incorporate my voice more in my essays and I believe

Starting college during high school was probably one of the best decisions I’ve made. I have learned so much being part of a college English class. Some weaknesses I had before in my writing turned into strengths because of this class. I also learned a lot about my interests and other weaknesses I never knew I had. One of my weaknesses, organization in writing, improved immensely. My improving organization made my papers more interesting and intriguing. My grammar and punctuation also improved due to the in-class quizzes we took every so often. My grades on essays increased greatly throughout time because of my strengthening skills on grammar and punctuation. The writing process was different for each essay, but it also improved. I became

I feel my writing has improved due to the help of the writing process and all the writing assignments I experienced. I was able utilized each of these components this semester. I wrote various journals and two essays, which were very challenging to me. The first essay I was asked to write, was a Narrative essay about an experience in which later I questioned my actions. At first, I was very nervous due to I have never written an essay before. I did not even know where to begin.

Another, mistake I used to have but now am using as my benefit is connecting the thoughts. Many of my paragraphs were choppy and jumped from topic to topic. Now, I take the time to go through and connect the ideas to make them better. During the introduction in my first week essay I wrote “Whether people realize it or not, they depend on the ability to read well. Along with writing, many people need to communicate well and write properly in order to be successful in life” (Moine). There was no connecting sentence that lead the ability to read to the ability to write and how it affected the life of people. Now, I can connect my thoughts in the same

This semester was my very first semester as a college student. Being the first, it was probably the semester I would learn the most in. I learned the expectations for writing that I will have to live up to for the next four years of my college career. Though my high school teachers were usually demanding because I was in the Honors English section throughout high school, writing in college has still ?raised the bar? for me. Also, in high school, we would have weeks to pick a topic, create a thesis, outline the paper, write the paper, and then revise the paper. In college, the time restraints are not quite as lenient. I?ve had to learn to manage my time and be more productive with what free moments I

Looking back at my previous essays I wrote for this course makes me to understand the progress I have made during this semester. This course helped to develop my comprehensive writing ability. However most importantly through this course, I experienced different kinds of essay writing and is able to advance my critical thinking skills. It is clear to me though I have to work more on my grammar and need to give more time to develop my MLA format reference writing. Throughout this semester I saw myself developing as a good writer. Now I can easily identify a problem, organize my thoughts, outline my paper and write it. I am also able to easily find errors and apply the proper correction efficiently.

Throughout the semester I have noticed my writing grow significantly. Some of my work was a bit sketchy but that could be fixed by proofreading. I did not like writing all of my papers but I did enjoy the reading involved for the book reviews.

I honestly can say I have grown as a writer over the years. Since the semester has started I feel like I have accomplished a lot in my writings. As the semester comes to an end I find myself reflecting not only how I have improved as a writer the first semester but also what I have learned. The most important thing I have learned so far is how to

Throughout this semester there are many skills that I have noticed have improved through the constant writing of essays for this class. The one that I find most noticeable is a habit I had long struggled with which was essentially my tendency to be over necessarily wordy when writing my essays. I believe that I was able to somewhat fix this subconsciously, just by knowing that I was no longer in high school, and could no longer get by with just attempting to fill up my word count. I also believe I have greatly improved in my topic selection. In high school I would throw caution to the wind and just pick whatever topic came to mind just in an effort to get it done. I have been much more calculated in college, and I believe that it has helped me write better essays. While these were the

As an incoming freshmen college student, I think that college writing will be much different from what you have experienced in high school because when I got to college it was a little different but somethings were the same. In order to be successful in college with your writings I suggest that you always ask your professor the questions you have so that you don’t struggle, know your assignment before you leave the class, and make sure you fully understand what is to go into your piece. I would also say that one of the most important things to keep in mind for your writing is to stay positive throughout the entire piece so that it will have a better attitude and will be able to flow properly.