Strengths And Weaknesses Of Writing

This semester has impacted me and my writing abilities greatly. I feel I have improved in all aspects of writing. Throughout High school writing was never my preferred subject, but after taking this class I have developed an interest in writing and no longer look at it as a chore, but more as a method to express myself.

As the semester comes to a close, it is always interesting to look back and reflect on the events and opportunities my English class has given me throughout my first semester as a whole. At the beginning of this semester it was evident that I was feeling uncomfortable due to the adjustment that I was going through as a student moving to college. It was very difficult expressing myself through my writing since I was nervous about good impressions and my good grade. While this class was one of the most difficult courses that I have taken this far, it has become quite evident to me that I have grown a substantial amount as a writer and as a person; Especially, when it came to explaining my ideas, writing academic essays, and making arguments.

Chapter ten is all about, as a teacher, being able to assess the writing skill of students and knowing different ways to keep the students interested. Along with talking about the underlying issues when it comes to the different ways writing is taught and evaluating the skills of writing students. For me, growing up I can’t tell you how much I disliked having to write papers in high school because we would talk a little about what the teacher wanted and then we were set to do it on our own, then given a grade and that was it. I always wanted more feedback than what I got so with the next writing assignment I could do better than the previous. After reading this chapter three main content areas that stuck out to me were; what do grades mean, objectivity in assessment, and how to make assessments reliable.

The final weeks of my first semester in college are coming to an end. My Columbus State english class has written a total of three projects, and a total of four papers. There are a lot of grammatical issues that, at the beginning of the year, I had issues on. However, I have improved on these errors drastically, and have become a better writer because of it. Even though I am still working on many aspects of my writing, I do believe that I have become a better writer. I believe that my biggest issues while writing are run on sentences, making a strong thesis statement, and having quotes stand alone at the beginning of a paragraph.

Have you had an essay due and your grade depended on this essay and you don’t know how to write an essay let alone receive a decent grade? Well this is your key to passing your class. The essay should start with an introduction. The introduction,remember to be amicable, should start with a statement of your subject, then lead to a very specific statement of your main point, or thesis. Sometimes an essay begins with an attention grabber, such as a challenging claim, or surprising story to catch a reader's attention. The thesis should tell in one or two sentences, what your overall point or argument is, and briefly, what your main body paragraphs will be about. Then the introduction paragraph should

In the fourth chapter of Writing in College, Joseph Williams and Lawrence McEnerney recommend final revisions to make in a paper. Firstly, Williams and McEnerney describe how to polish the introduction and conclusion. The introduction should present “something . . . puzzling, not entirely understood, perhaps overlooked, not noticed, undervalued” (21). An introduction should not directly respond to the assignment in an obvious manner, but instead advance a thoughtful question or new information. Williams and McEnerney also suggest, “Try to find a quotation in the text that you can say inspired your question or raises your problem” to begin the introduction (22). A quote can generate interest and can provide the basis for an argument. A conclusion

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

In writing an essay I also struggle with incorporating clear topic sentences and connecting my paragraphs ideas back to my thesis statement. This struggle is based on last years’ experience with writing essays. This struggle can be improved upon by concentrating on what exactly my thesis is stating and building my sentences to relate and explain the thesis further. Improving on this will allow my writing ability to increase and help me become a more successful writer.

That is where most of my mistakes are is in the body paragraphs. That is usual where I get off topic or start to ramble on about one thing which leads to one paragraph is longer than the others. My conclusions never connect the entire essay together which I also say needs improvement.

When it comes to writing and studying I am definitely not the strongest. I personally believe that I get distracted way too often when doing any school work and I’ve gotten too accustomed to it, and due to that I’ve gotten myself in a situation where i believe that I am bad at history even though it really is due to my weakness.

Writing is actually one of my weaknesses and this semester really exposed all the weak points in my writing. With every assignment I hoped to grow as a writer, by learning from my mistakes. As the year went on I felt stronger of a writer and

Writing is a skill that takes time to develop. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses is very important. Being aware of your strengths can help you stand out, and your weaknesses show you areas where improvement is needed. Like everybody I have weaknesses as well as strengths, and being conscious of them helped me improve my writing skills.

The class that you have been taken since you were in elementary school, the class the seemed like it would be the easiest to take in high school was English. There is something I did not come to the realization that there would be three and more pages that would be crucially graded and worth all most all your grade. Since the beginning of the junior year I believed that in certain areas of writing, there were places that I could possess weaknesses in. Writing is a process that takes a lot of work and time for me to do, you have to know how to analyze the text you're reading, making a deep connection with the prompt presented and just writing. Those are the three main categories that I have been graded on since the beginning of junior year, making deep connection and understanding to the prompt which is where I had the most struggle in and writing which is where I believe my strength is in.

Writing is not just as simple as putting words down on a document or a piece of paper, it is a process. Within this intricate process are steps that involve more than just writing, such as critical thinking, planning, and editing. Using these steps has not only helped me when planning an essay but also when composing one. Throughout this course, I have managed to improve many skills and gain a lot of strengths, but I still possess some weaknesses. Overall, I believe my strengths have definitely outgrown these weaknesses and have led to a better, more high-quality writing process which leads to improved essays.

At the beginning of this class I was nervous on how this semester will go and whether or not I will succeed to my fullest potential in English. With that in my mind I still was trying my best to work at getting better, despite how much it made me cringe at the thought of it. My perspective of writing began to change as time went on, the assignments were based on interesting topics which made it a bit bearable for me. I’ve learned that you have to make the steps to get to the perfect paper. A paper requires you to brainstorm, make an outline, and writing your rough draft to get that feedback you need before finishing up that final draft. During this class I have also learned where to put my thesis and that I don’t need to have that three point subtopics of what you should talk about. The writing length started getting longer and I was a bit skeptical on how I can get to the word count or what will I talk about within my papers, but I have