Writing course

At the beginning of this course, I was convinced that success would come relatively easy. I had imagined there being few assignments with the guidelines for papers and assignments being broad. I soon came to the realization that I would have my compositional skills pushed to the limit. Although I entered the course with a adequate level of competency in writing, I significantly had my knowledge and skills in academic writing expanded as showcased in the progression of my assignments. I have learned

Critical thinking and writing is a course that provides me the assistance to learn a set of key abilities that can be applicable to all aspects of my life, especially progressing further development in my writing and overall academic success in school. As a university student, I must be able to follow the in-depth process of synthesizing information, analyzing data, summarizing elements, and evaluating quality (SASE) such as the case of studying an advertisement about a controversial issue based

Throughout the previous years of my education, I have explored a variety of English and writing courses where I learned to dissect and explore the various meanings and intentions of authors and poets as well as my peers. Aside from the mandatory conventions that must be mastered in writing to ensure clarity, there are some characteristics that run deeper. These are what dictate whether or not a writer may truly become successful. A common theme that has been reinforced in my experiences is that of

the easier it became and each paper became less stressful. Over the course of this class, there were some successes and failures, I have grown as a writer, there were plenty of helpful resources, and it has helped prepare me for my future career. First, there were many successes for me this semester in English 112. I have never written more than one or two papers in one semester before starting my classes at JCC. Just writing more than one detailed paper is a big deal for me, because I tend to

Writing skills such as grammar, spelling, and punctuation are important. They are important in many ways. Writing is how communication takes place. Writing helps you communicate clearly and effectively. Writing can be taught, but to learn I have to have motivation to write, interest in it, and practice it. This brings me to my first point motivation. First writing courses can only sharpen writing skills. Writing courses only build on to what you already know. I am motivated to write because I know

In my opinion my writing ability before I arrived in this course at the University of Dubuque was fair, it wasn’t outstanding, but it wasn’t horrible. My biggest obstacles I faced in this course was coming up with a good topic to write about. Coming up with a topic you care about and can expand on your ideas can be a challenge. When learning to write in a more cohesive manner, I think the chapters we took notes on were very beneficial to improving my writing. It showed me the proper way to write

this course, I feel that a lot has improved with my writing. When I first started this course, I was struggling with a lot of writing mechanisms. One of the things was transition. I was just writing without thinking of how to connect my thoughts. After completing numerous writing assignments, I am fully confident with my ability to have a paper that flows. Another thing that I struggled with was organization. Although I still have a lot of improvement to make, I think this aspect of my writing has

The main purpose of the Successful college writing text book is to help you be successful in this writing class and in all other classes that involve writing. The first unit cover several important tools included in the writing process. The text begins the writing process with going over in detail what you should expect from academic writing and what the instructor will expect from your writing. It covers strategies to improve your writing as well as assessing your learning style to improve understand

Course Evaluation Composition classes can sometimes be considered a hard course to take since it includes a lot of reading and writing. However, there's never time to do anything but instead one must make the time to complete whatever you set your mind on doing. English classes can be a challenge but as long as you set yourself the goal to pass you will be able to achieve it. Expectations in this course were met due to how well the course was organized and how properly reading material was relevant

Throughout the course I have become aware of the numerous weaknesses and strengths that I possess. And a major weakness that I observe in my skills which can be detrimental to my writing is that I lack the ability to organize my essays properly. When I write essays I tend to do so without the aid of an outline, however, after this course I was able to understand that an outline is important for me to use. An outline allows me to pace myself while I write, so that I will be able to properly organize