change/flexibility Writing Speaking Seeking support from others Ability to focus on one thing at a time I was very nervous to begin my self-assessment from the reading assignment. I am not one to point out my weaknesses, but this self-assessment was very helpful in determining which areas I need to better myself. I have learned I am scaled as “Good” in categories such as listening, critical thinking, planning, prioritizing, and organization. I am scaled as “Okay” in areas such as writing, speaking
self-assessment made me step back, and really take a look at myself. I now know my strengths and weaknesses in school and in life. My top weaknesses in the self-assessment were reading, writing, speaking, time management skills, and the ability to focus on one thing at a time (Bethel University, 2014). Reading, writing, and speaking all goes hand in hand with each other. Weak speaking skills result in weak writing skills. I have never been public speaking type. I would get nervous and jittery, when
1. My writing skills have fluctuated throughout the semester. I feel, although, I have mastered leads and headline writing. Leads and headlines were the first writing skills we practiced and have continued to practice throughout the entire semester. The continuous practice of leads and headline writing throughout the semester, I feel confident in my ability to write concise, eye-catching leads and headlines. For writing assignment three I needed to provide a follow-up headline and corresponding lead
aspects of my life. With this lack
areas that I have enhanced in (Bethel University, 2014). The five weakest areas in my life go hand in hand. My weakest areas are Writing, the ability to conduct research, the ability to adapt to change, my self esteem and confidence, and the ability to focus on one thing at a time (Bethel University, 2014). Writing, research, and grammar are my first areas of weakness I want to master. I feel that when I master these skills it will help me to become more confident in myself. Multi tasking is what a working
semester; the variety of writing styles and essays assigned to me in my communication skills class encouraged the development of my writing skills, as well as provided me with more self-assurance in my abilities. My writing, research, and presentation abilities enhanced through practice, determination, and the understanding I gained during this course. With every single writing assignment, I learned new innovative approaches and skills, which enhanced my abilities to improve my thoughts logically, enabling
Throughout my Composition 1 course, I participated by composing five writing samples and a writing analysis to go with writing sample. Each writing sample was a different writing style and each writing analysis connects with a practiced skilled used in our writing samples. Also our student learning objective is to communicate effectively. Our instructor assigned a different writing sample each week and we would have about a week to work on it. In class, we were given back round knowledge of each
have truly enjoyed this semester in Mrs. Jones’ English 1105 class. This is my second time having her as an instructor and over the past two semester she had helped me immensely in sharpening my writing skills. During this semester we wrote serval different essays, each focusing on different aspects of English and Writing. The first essay of this class was one that was in MLA format while I became comfortable with MLA in my English 1101 course this was a good refresher on it, in this essay we also
Reading and writing are necessary skills that were taught to me at a young age. From, creative writing classes, speed reading tests, countless English based classes, and research papers I have learned about myself as a reader and writer. My education from preschool, elementary, and high school were heavily based on reading and writing, which shaped my writing style and how I analyze information. Now that I am an experienced student, I have learned the value of having the important skills that were
assisted me to have control over the writing conventions through extensive writing practice or reading, guided by evaluations and feedbacks from my course instructor. The course contains several topics namely; effective writing processes, rhetorical organizations methods, academic writing formats and styles, critical reading skills, researching, and citing the researched sources. Personally, from the class of English 1101, I have learned on how to use the writing processes effectively, where the first