I wanted to improve my writing skills, make my writing pieces stronger, learn how to keep readers engaged in my writing pieces, and work on my MLA formatting coming into the class. When I took English 113, I discovered that MLA formatting was something that I needed to work on. There were certain elements of MLA formatting that I would forget to incorporate into my papers such as putting my last name in the right hand corner of my paper, not double spacing my header, and remembering to not underline
My scholarly journey began once again about seven months ago when I enrolled in the Doctoral program offered by ACE University. This short span of time has left an everlasting impression on me as a writer. My experience during the introductory course has changed my perspective and I have come to realize that every individual has a unique way of writing and expressing thoughts and any scholarly writing is a crystal ball of one’s thoughts and reflection. According to Literary Devices, 2017, writing
things that have helped transform my writing immensely. These four things are: rhetorical awareness, critical thinking, reflection and revision, and conventions. Each of these four things I have learned this year have changed my writing for the better in their own unique way. Through the usage of these different techniques I believe I have grown as a writer. I learned that the audience and the context really matter when you are writing your essay. The audiences and the
After submitting my mini essay and rereading it, I realized there are a couple things I could improve on. One being eliminating passive sentences. I could work on this by finding worksheets or lessons on passive sentences and practice identifying them and changing them to active. Learning how to avoid passive voice will help make my writing more clear, helping the readers understand my points easier. Additionally, it will help make my arguments sound stronger and keeps the sentences from being too
In this journal, I will reflect my initial journal from the start of the course. I will briefly discuss how my academic writing changing over the duration of this course. I will also discuss the areas I need to improve in the most and lastly, the areas I need further guidance and strategies to improve that were identified. Overview As I reflect and self-assess my initial journal, I realized that I had a lack of confidence in my ability to be a scholar. I predetermined that I was not a scholar writer
Meaning” helped me in my quest, as well did my special place paper entitled as “Not to Cry”. This paper contributed greatly to my journey as a writer. Through this paper I was able to focus on myself. I focused more on the creative side to get my point across. I was able to freely write about something I am very knowledgeable more than anyone else. Writing this paper reminded me of my family and writing about them contributes to who I am today. I felt the freedom to write what was in my heart without worrying
2017, the date of my first ever final exam in a, full semester, college class. This marks a very exciting but stressful time for me. Over the past fourteen weeks, my class and I have put in approximately twenty eight hours throughout twenty four classes in the fall semester of 2017. At the very beginning of English 110, we set course objectives that were a goal for every student to achieve by the end of the semester. These objectives included four things: A more sophisticated writing process—including
The four writing prompts over the course of the 2017 fall semester, have brought out different strengths in my writing. In the past, my English teachers gave similar prompts and I began to feel comfortable in those forms of writing. This semester has challenged what I always knew and made me work harder to produce a finished copy. In each project there was a different target audience and also a different tone and voice needed to successfully complete each assignment. I have developed deeper skills
memories & meanings and self-reflection. In this poetic memoir, Engle shares her memories of her childhood in meticulous detail. She is a person who comes from two different cultures -- Cuba and California. In the quote below, Engle describes how she falls in love with the Cuba farm and how much the farm means to her. Writing in the “Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Win”, Engle said: “ I fall in love with the farm where my abuelita and her ancient mother were born. My dazzled eyes absorb the lush
As I sip my glass of wine, I can feel the voice inside my head telling me to write. I can hear it loud and clear. When I started this blog, I didn’t know what to write about. I first started writing about different topics from current events, my own thoughts, and things going on in my life. There was no structure in this blog. I’m struggling to find my niche in writing. I knew writing was my gift years ago, but self-doubt crept in every time I had the urge to write. Maybe I’m thinking too hard