Reflection Essay I have had various positive experiences with writing before this class. In eighth grade, I was introduced to new writing styles including journal writing, and book/character analyses. I also was enabled to improve my descriptive writing and build on my poetic voice. This class required me to evolve my writing into something more precise and insightful. Freshman year, I took the Essentials of English course. I felt very open in this course in the sense that I was exposed to a diversity
Since beginning to write papers in English class, I have had countless successes and failures. While many of my English classes have taught me how to improve my writing, I have not learned very much in others. My most recent English class was last year, my sophomore year. My class was particularly undersized; therefore, it gave each student the opportunity to have additional individual attention. Throughout the class I experienced high points, weaknesses, and even difficulties that I never overcame
The dreaded English 102. Could this be my final English course in my career as a student? I don’t know for sure. I still need to decide what my major will be in. There is something that I know for sure, that is, needing to take this class to move on. I am not certain how my time in this class will go, but I plan to work hard to get the best grade that I can. Hence, I have decided to get this out of the way now, I look to fine-tune my writing skills, and I expect this course to help me understand
Mrs.Stueve’s English class. With the help of writing every day while also writing longer essays, I have grown as a writer. I have not only gotten better with grammar, but my passion for writing has also improved over time. In this portfolio, you will find four examples of my essays throughout the year and be able to witness my growth as a writer for yourself. These papers include the first paper I ever wrote in this class, a research essay, my first final of this class, and the best essay I have written
In my high school AP english classes, my essays were always read as examples. I scored in the 99th percentile on my SAT in writing and my literature and composition teacher begged me to apply to her alma mater with a major in english or creative writing because of my impressive rhetoric. I entered Howard University with a lot of uncertainties, but what I was sure about was my writing ability. Naturally, I was registered for english 075, an honors course in writing. When I began the course I was excited
entering English 1301, I had my doubts about what this class was going to consist of. Considering this is a college level English class, and a subject I struggled in, my worries were not at ease. Throughout the year, my understanding and comprehension of the writing process, as well as how to write different varieties of writing, have strengthened. After partaking in this course, I am confident I have met the student learning outcomes. After completing my first college level English class, I would
Reflective Self-Analysis Essay 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
English 102 at Delaware Technical Community College is a required course for students and one I had to take this past semester. In this course, we have three large assignments consisting of an informative research paper, argumentative research paper and a reflective essay. All three of the assignments were required to follow an APA (American Psychological Association) format. Learning to adapt to the APA format helped me learn to do things outside of my comfort zone and enlightened me that I was
Reflective Essay: My Experience as a California State University, San Bernardino, English Undergraduate Student In this reflective essay I will demonstrate the ways in which I have met the six goals required of English majors by the Department of English at California State University, San Bernardino, through my coursework as an English undergraduate student. These goals center on the study of literature, linguistics, and writing. In addition to goals one through six I must also demonstrate that
Wonders of an English 950/1101-350 Class. In English 950/1101-350 one will join in collaborative exercises with their classmates and guided research. Students will use the Norton Field Guide and adventure their ways through CNM’s Library Database’s. Students will receive, ancillary readings, grammar handouts, and model essays from past students. While students will spend most of their time in a classroom, they will also have a chance to go to a computer lab and do research for their essays. Students