Reflections On Intro On College Writing

Why do some college freshmen find it harder to write an essay in college than in high school?” College freshmen usually struggle with the transition from high school writing to college writing. They do not know that the writing in college has a lot of differences. They also do not know that college writing has different rules. These students get confused with these rules. There are many other reasons cause these struggles. There are different styles in writing, for example: In college writing in college need to be done with at least two pages or more unlike in high school which takes four to six paragraphs. As a first-year student and English is my second language, I am really struggling to write a paragraph, spending hours to finish

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 it comes to evaluating myself and if I am prepared for my first college writing course I believe that I am prepared to take my first college writing course. Before joining my ESC 021 class with Professor Kraft I felt that I was prepared and that I would be able to complete assignments without difficulty, but I was so used to the one on one sessions where I would go over the little mistakes or find ways to produce an exceptional essay that I forgot that I was own my own now. Through the short time in ESC 021 I learned my weaknesses and strengths as a writer. I now have the ability to receive feedback and effectively use my feedback to better my assignments.

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

I’m not a notable writer, nor have I really wanted to join the writing industry. However, I have been interested in other people’s writing. From their deep meanings, content, and different formats/styles. It’s a wondrous creation made from within our imagination and experiences. It has inspired me to write too. I’ve been writing most of my life that it has become a necessity. And now from my past experiences with writing, I try my best to improve my skills as a writer for the future.

College-level writing is a is taught to students when they first begin college, college level writing is the more academic standpoint of writing. Some students may argue that college level writing is a skill that doesn’t need to be taught, but college-writing has many benefits for students that can help them in the long run. Not only does college-level writing prepare students for the real world and lead students to success, but it also expands a student’s knowledge, which can help a student in their daily lives outside of class. College-Level Writing is a needed skill that needs to be taught to students.

As a second-year college student, I would say my writing has developed since my first year of college. A few examples that demonstrate my writing improvements are transitioning. Transitioning has always been something I struggled in, but in this article, I believe that my transiting to each paragraph is more smooth. When I begin to close my second paragraph, I close my sentence with a sentence that gives closer to the reader and makes it easier to start the next paragraph without leaving them wondering from the previous paragraph. Another skill I improved on is my thesis statement. My thesis statement clearly states what essentially my article will be about, so the reader is able to know ahead of time what will be talked about and not left wondering. Lastly, I felt I did great was explaining the reason for my quote I chose to use. Each time I would use a quote, I would then give a good explanation incorporating it to my sentence or topic in that paragraph. Which initially I believe I have always been good at explaining my reason for the quotes I use.

Successful College Writing and Writing Arguments are both textbooks I’ve had to spend a lot of time reading over the course of my college adventure thus far. Some things that I’ve never given a lot of thought to in regards to textbooks are questions like “Why did they put that there?”, or “Why did they choose that font, color or layout?” It is easy as a student to take for granted the thought and planning that goes into a textbook that will aid you over the course of your learning experience. In my writings, I would like to explore the two books from cover to end and take a look at the table of contents along with preface, chapter layouts, colors, fonts and images/graphics/charts used within the books comparing them against each

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

When it comes to college level writing and how many sentences should be in a paragraph, I personally keep mine to about 5 to 7 sentences per paragraph. As a writer, the goal is to get the point across as clearly as possible. What has been most beneficial to most writers is by cutting down on extra or unneeded words; also another technique used is grammar techniques and correct vocabulary usage.

This is the second writing course I’ve taken in college, and it has ultimately helped with my writing abilities. Something significant that I have learned throughout this course, which I didn’t previously know, is the complete writing process. I was unaware of the distancing period. This certainly helped give me a renewed outlook of what I was trying to accomplish in my essays. Similarly, this course has brought to my attention revising resources I was unaware of. I found the smarthinking website to be very useful in completing my essays, and I know it will be beneficial for future

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Like you stated in your essay, no one is perfect at writing. That being said, I still enjoyed your essay. You described your experiences and opinions in a satisfactory way, and it was easy for me to understand what college-level writing means to you from reading your essay. The subject of the essay didn’t get lost and you kept me interested throughout it all, even making me feel like I could relate to some of your experiences. I feel like you did a good job at portraying these experiences and you knew exactly what you were talking about. Many of the transitional phrases used, contributed to the cohesiveness within your paper. I also felt like I was given an insight into your past experiences and it was interesting to learn how your background shaped the way you currently view higher level writing. You did not miss the point of this essay and I feel like you took your time to understand what was asked of you before you started writing and it definitely shows.

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

In high school I spent a lot of my time writing, whether it was poems or just notes to friends, I never stopped. I loved writing but I never realized the impact of my words until I had to write a paper for my speech class. This is the time that I had changed not only my life but the lives of others in my class.