When reflecting upon the eighth grade year in English class at Julius West, I am able to see many strengths and weaknesses from the many writing assignments we completed in class. There are three main classification of writing which are narrative, argument, and analysis. When completing assignments many factors play into have a good piece, such as conventions, evidence, thesis, organization, analysis, creativity, style, and accuracy. During the year I have excelled at some and have been inadequate at others. To focus on the many strengths and weaknesses I used my argument and analysis writing to create my reflection upon my work. By using this category of work you are able to see the main parts I achieved and areas that need improvements on. …show more content…
In the argument and analysis writing we have concluded clear thesis statement were made at the last sentence of the intro paragraph every time. When creating my product review under the category of argument writing, a straightforward claim was made after explaining the product that I chose to review. I wrote about Carmen’s Italian ice, a local custard and Italian ice café in Rockville, Maryland and I stated “Carmen’s Italian ice is the best Italian ice café because they have many flavors of ice and custard and the price you pay is very good and the result is amazing ice and custard.” This compelling thesis statement sets up the body paragraphs to write about. As well in analysis writing I was able to institute a clear start with a thesis statement in the introductory paragraph. In the meaningful word essay created this eighth grade year my thesis communicated what I would write about. “The word “dream” in the novella The Pearl, connects to the development of characters and the theme of the story.” This clearly shows what I will be writing about for the rest of the essay. Clearly over the course of all eighth grade year it has not been difficult to write a thesis statement to begin my argument and analysis writing