What I Learned In My Writing Class

Chapter 2 of Successful College Writing written by Kathleen McWhorter focused on several different points. However, the main core of the chapter is mostly focused* on college writing and what is expected of it. It mentions* how college introduces you to new forms of writing, and also using sources to support your information and arguments in your essays. This chapter not only mentions the new writing styles you will experience, but also how to be successful in them by giving you helpful tips and aiding you in figuring out your learning style.

When I graduated high school, I already knew that I wanted to attend college other than going to the work force. I heard stories about college being fun and it is one of the greatest accomplishment a person can achieve. So, I began college right after high school. As I entered college, I learned that I will have to focus more on writing papers than having fun. In high school my teachers did not prepare me for college essays. I feel like I learned a lot more failing on my college writing assignment than passing on the essays in high school. Well now I have approached the end of the semester of college, and I am exhausted from the constant writing assignments. Although the assignments were difficult like I said it was also helpful. Each assignment helped me in different ways. The assignments helped me improved with my grammar, time management, and how to process before I begin writing. In English 1010 I had different types of writing assignments. I had to write a literacy narrative paper, analysis paper, research paper, and lastly an autoethnography paper which I am doing now. An autoethnography is when the author uses self reflects to write about their experiences about writing a paper. English is not the only subject that I had writing assignments in. I also had to write assignment in my business class. My English teacher had informed me that I will have to do an autoethnography. So, I used my paper in my business class to reflect on how I write by

Throughout the course of freshmen year I have developed different skills and opinions on writing. I feel I have created a more mature style of writing and a better understanding of literature. I have changed my view of writing over this semester and acquired a strong liking for it. The importance of writing has become more visible throughout the past few months. Writing is crucial in many aspects of a person’s life. I have grown to be a more powerful and well built writer throughout this course.

At 11:15 on Monday, August 17, 2015, my first official college class, English 1101, began. In general, I had no idea what college classes would be like let alone how college English would be. Even though this class taught me a great deal in one semester, it took a large amount of time and effort to make the adjustment from high school. The simplistic writing style of high school was put to rest the moment the first college English class began. As a result, I learned quickly that college writing is complex and less systematic than high school writing. Five paragraph essays with three strict body paragraphs were no longer the norm for writing. Even though my professor helped guide my writing, I was no longer coddled through the whole writing

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

Writing is an evolving skill that may be fine-tuned through years of improvement and learning. As a product of the evolving nature of my writing skills, a primary difference between my writing in high school and my writing in college would most certainly be the quality of the writing itself. Thus, my writing should also see an increase in focus, depth and clarity as compared to its high school form. A major component of high school writing, especially in my experience, was the issue of predetermined length in writing. Often, this mandate of length required excessive amounts of filler content that was entirely irrelevant to the general theme or purpose of the piece. In contrast, my writing in college applications should see an increased

In writing, making a good paper isn’t as simple as putting some words on a paper and calling it good. It is something that takes time to perfect.

Throughout my time in the class I've become accquainted with fellow students and recieved lessons on the principles of writing. I hope to gain as much knowledge on this subject throughout the semester as well as in RWS 1302. Graduating as soon as possible is a goal I am set to accomplish.  Therefore, I will strive to work to the best of my abilities in order to complete the course and obtain a well deserved grade.  In this website I will present my writing pieces, goals, and information about myself. Please feel free to offer constructive criticism and contact

I started this semester with a entirely different mindset than the one I am ending it with. After all the lessons learned, papers written, and opinions changed, I have found myself not completely dreading getting a writing assignment, and even feeling confident with the piece I hand in. Literature will, from now on, be something I look at in a different light that is less stress and more beauty.

Writing has been something that we have always had to do in school. My writing process and techniques have changed drastically since I have entered Writing 1310. When I first set foot into the classroom, I was a good writer, but I didn’t know format too well. As I went through the class, I improved on my writing skill, process, and format. In this paper, I am going to discuss my improvements in skill and my writing process, as well as the changes I have made throughout this course.

There is a period were one does not know what rules and tools are actually helping them improve their writing. It becomes quite apparent that students do not take the time to look over their work with new eyes. “A repeated process of beginning over again, starting out the new”(387). As Nancy Sommer puts it, revising is key to professional college writing, however this can only be achieved correctly when a student is able to see their work with new outlooks and “make revisions on all levels” (385). Instead, students value in other areas,like word choice, of there essays that are, in simple terms, not of value. Sommers explains that “students place is symbolic importance on their selection and rejection of words as the determining factor of success or failure” (381). One would agree that yes strong vocabulary and word choice can make a sentence or paragraph more impactful, however it only resolves the basis of the problem. Fixing and changing a few words here and there is not extensive enough and is only taking into account visual mistakes of the essay. There is always other, deeper, problems to fix such as the repetitive explanations of one's

Taking English 1102 my second semester has given me the opportunity to develop my professional writing skills. I learned how to use the writing process effectively by brainstorming ideas, making drafts, and peer evaluations. In addition, I learned the title should give the reader a clue about the main idea of the paper. In my opinion, writing is simply expressing thoughts in a definite form. This self-assessment essay will reflect on my most successful and problematic assignments, errors in my writing, and how I have changed as a writer over the semester.

I have never considered myself a writer. I honesty would try to avoid writing if at all possible. My weakest subjects throughout school have always been reading and writing. I would dread having to sit at my computer and attempt to produce a paper. I only would read required material for class; reading was never fun for me.

Over the course of this past semester, my ability to write has improved tremendously. Prior to undertaking this course, my expertise in writing was not as fine-tuned as it should have been. I had never previously been enrolled in a class specifically tailored to writing-- which was quite clear. Upon reading my past works, it becomes apparent that my writing style consisted of fluff, small words, and inconsistently structured sentences. These problems have, for the most part, been remedied with the coursework I have tackled in College Writing. Rather than long, drawn out papers that take an eternity to reach the primary point, my recent work is much nicer in terms of composition and grammar. I credit these improvements to the three primary

Being away from college for three years you forget the basic understanding of particular material f or me it was writing. Luckily enough while on deployment I came across a class call Introduction to Writing. Writing 101 help me familiarize myself with the basic grammar and mechanics in college writing, this was an opportunity that many military personnel are unfortunate to receive due to being deployed, where most service members have to interact with their teacher via the internet. I have the chance of being placed in a hybrid class; this afforded me the opportunity to interact with both the students and teacher on a weekly basis and give me a synopsis of what college life is like when I transition to becoming a full-time studen t. Because of Writing 101, I was able to distinguish the difference between active and passive voice when writing my essays. I develop an understanding of the placement of commas when writing my sentences. As well a s, how to develop a well thought out research paper by using credible sources. Introduction to Writing has given me the basic understanding on how to familiarize myself in writing when it comes to active and passive voice, commas, and writing research papers, with these writing skills to my access I’m ready for the next step forward in college writing.