While progressing through Introduction to University Writing, there were several important pieces of information that served as reminders on how to write properly. Looking back on all of the information provided, the most important guidance I gained was proofreading my writing. No matter how many times I proofread my work, it seems there are more mistakes to be found.
Writing early enough in the week provides an opportunity to read it the next day in order to get a new look at it (Bethel University, 2017). Not only do I need to reread my writing, but it needs to be read out loud so I can hear each word (Bethel University, 2017). Reading my work out loud Submitting my writing to Smarthinking and Paperrater.com are two resources that also offer
My writing is still in progress because I have some things that I am proud of and there are also some features in my writing that needs to be fixed. For example, I am proud of myself working hard to get a good score in my first major essay by making lots of revisions and making sure I have a plan before I write. Next, I am also proud of my second mini essay ( which was a speech to convince authorities). I am proud of this piece of work because not only did I get a good score, I used Logos, Pathos,and Ethos correctly in my speech. This work proved that I can use rhetorical appeals in a way to persuade my audience. In addition, I am proud of some of my creative prompts. I remember I had a prompt about what happen last night. In this prompt I
A person communicate different variety of ways, both verbally and non-verbally. Primates and other animals have been communicating without the use of language since long before humans invented verbal communication. Some scientists believe that even today, most communication between humans is non-verbal. Both types of communication differ significantly between genders and across cultures.
As a writer, I have learned that there is always room for improvement. I feel like I need to improve proofreading and my approach to writing. When I am given a writing assignment, I have a hard time of knowing where to start and when I am done with my paper, I don't really read over it as a whole that much. In order to , I need to make my approach to writing and proofreading better. On the other hand, I am better at revising and organizing
What I learned this week from reading is to look at my writing situation and focus on the key elements (like purpose of your writing and the audience). I also have a habit of overthinking what to write and it sometimes takes me longer with writing which results in errors. I am learning to just write and go back and proofread my writing. If I have second doubts about my writing I will ask someone else to review it. When writing you has to discover your purpose and what you would like to accomplish in writing. Also know who your audience is; when writing a paper a person must know the audience that they are writing for.
After looking over my recent GRW essay and the comments made on it by professor Prud’homme, I have concluded my work could be significantly improved with further revision prior to submission. I need to be more careful when editing my writing and possibly read it backwards to make sure I'm not overlooking simple errors. Through improving my editing and reviewing process I also think it will help to identify sentences needing further clarification. By acknowledging these weaknesses in my writing process I strongly believe it will lead to improvement in my overall writing abilities on future assignments.
Starting a piece of writing has always been tough for me. There are times when I have spent an hour trying to figure out how I should start my writing. Now that's partly because of procrastination but main due to the fact that the intro to any piece is writing, in my opinion, is the most important aspect of any form of writing.
I totally agree with what the author is saying in the text. It takes time to get a good product out even though we think some people are deep and wonderful they still have the same struggles that we have when it comes to writing. I like this text because it is realistic it is giving an account of first drafts from common day people and shows how it is even for professional writers have problems with. This point is important because as people we sometimes feel we are not as good or capable of doing something not realizing that the people we look up to have the same problems we do. Another point that I agree with the author on is that you have to start somewhere. Many times as writers we don’t know where to start when it comes to writing. That being said we will just sit and think for ten twenty minutes when we could've just been information on the paper and then editing it later. In addition I liked that the author used examples from his professional experience when it came to writing food reviews. By him using details like how he went to the restaurant and sat down with friends and took notes of what was said. This was good to me because it helps me connect with him and the things that he does to write his reviews.
Improving my writing has not been easily achieved, because the last six months have been some of the hardest I have experienced in a long time, they required me to make many sacrifices in my personal life. The two months that COMN 155 required were the most exhausting out of the three courses I took at SAIT, and with the help of wonderful instructors, many aspects or my writing improved gradually over time. From spelling, punctuation and word choice to complete understanding and reproduction of a text; ELF courses were the best decision I made to improve my skills.
I do not have a rough draft of my essay. Regardless, I understand how I have improved in my writing skills compared to the beginning of the year. It would take me hours to write a paper. I could not write a single sentence unless it was exactly how I wanted it. When I wrote the Iliad prompt, I tried a new approach and composed what I thought and edited it later. I did not feel distressed over this paper, instead I was confident I could finish the prompt easily. When I finished, I emailed my brother the essay to edit it. When it was returned, he only corrected a few grammar mistakes and told me to edit it before I sent it. Then, I reread my essay and realized what I wrote was a poor essay. It contained a ton of errors and the sentences did
I have modified my writing process since the beginning of the semester. I have always written multiple drafts but if I was lucky I would have someone else read my paper last minute to catch any blatant mistakes. Now I leave myself multiple days to revisit and work on my essay. In this time, I reread my essay, take it to the writing center, then read it one or two more times. The writing center has been extremely beneficial. They read my draft outload and we look for structural organization, grammar errors, and spelling errors. This also allows another perspective to analyze my essays to see if they make sense. Usually I agreed with the constructive criticism and change
She argues in how to write clearly and she said that there is no person who writes me and most evident from the first draft sometimes must first draft of the script and the second and third draft of a draft of the order to be clear
When rereading my major paper one, I noticed a few issues but also a few improvements. My writing had improved from exercise one tremendously, I managed to really focus on making this paper an informational paper whereas in my other writing I struggled with putting my opinion in. My writing also improved in the grammatical sense I noticed fewer comma splices and run on sentences. My paper had taken on a professional tone, that my previous writing lacked. Areas my writing could still use some improvement though is in introducing quotations, when reviewing back through my paper I noticed many of the quotations were awkwardly placed or just not introduced correctly. My writing could also see improvement in avoiding the repetition of certain
Writing and I have always had a, what I would consider, a fairly complicated relationship. I have always dreaded writing assignments, yet those assignments reflect most accurately my understanding of the subject. Most of the time, I would greet a writing assignment with a sigh or an eye-roll. Whether it was in Vietnamese, or English, I would try to put up the work until last minute and grudgingly hand it in. As I expressed in my Narrative Essay, my writing teachers had always said that I had potential in writing, but I was blinded by my attitude towards the activity to believe them. I also expressed that I grew fonder of writing after engaging in stories writing. However, writing assignments were still my worst nightmare. That was until I started college. I was warned about how much I would have to write in college, but I had never expected
Writing has been a challenge for me. After reading the feedback you gave me for my essays, I realized how bad my writing was. While reading my journal, I found the following note: “I was able to summarize and to point out the main ideas of what the authors were trying to say”. Obviously, I did not know how to incorporate those ideas to my argument. Analyzing the articles I was reading and using evidence to support my argument was an issue as well. I struggled with the structure & organization of my essays and making my paper longer. My paragraphs were disconnected, and I had trouble establishing my thesis. I had lot of work to do so that my portfolio revision could be at least, acceptable. To write a better essay, I had to understand what the authors were trying to say and the only way I could understand these articles was by annotating. We talked about this technique in class at the beginning of the semester. And to be honest, I did not use it until now. My first attempt of writing the conversation paper was a complete disaster. My writing was confusing, and my ideas were vague. How could I write a good paper if I had no idea what the authors were trying to say?
Before I came to college, I felt my writing had to follow a certain pattern and be fixated around one way of thinking. What I was fortunate to learn was quite the opposite. Writing does not have to follow any certain pattern, but can rather be structured through many different possibilities. I was also told in high school that my papers either had to agree or disagree with the given topic, even if I believed otherwise. This formulated a very one-track way of thinking when it came to my papers. Now I know that I can let my mind explore new and exciting ideas. I can agree, disagree, compliment, criticize, and question the author however my heart desires, as long as I have the evidence to back myself up. Many authors in the book, Writing About Writing, explain their processes as well as the processes of others when it comes to writing. As a writer, I can draw on my own processes and relate them to the authors, as well as use their ideas and apply them to myself. Through reading, I have learned new methods of invention, planning and revising, and incubation when it comes to writing. All ways I can use to create more meaningful and creative work.