Over the course of the semester, I have gained useful skills and tools that will be very applicable in other classes and in the professional world. One of the major writing-related knowledge I have developed through this course is my approach to writing, more specifically how I design the text. Prior to the course, if I was given a writing assignment, I simply organized the information based on how I perceived it would be best organized rather than how it would be perceived by the reader. Now, before
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Being brought up speaking English, I always thought I spoke and understood English just fine. Who would of thought that it was such a complex subject. From my last English class, passing without any issues, to this English class, which has been a huge struggle. I have found that I have been challenged during this semester, its been a love/hate relationship between me and English 120. This class has given me greater knowledge when it comes to understanding "why" the author is writing their article
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When entering this new semester I was stronger in some aspects of my academic abilities than others, writing, not being one of those strengths. Due to past high school experiences confidence in my writing abilities dwindled as a result of four years of poor mentoring. Developing a strong passion for the sciences and acquiring an acute fear of any English reading or writing course. My fight with comma confusion and run on sentences stunted my excitement to be enrolled in a purely writing and comprehension
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One the other hand, Wayne C. Booth stresses in “The Rhetorical Stance” that one of the most important things for students to learn in college writing classes is to balance the triangle of subject, reader, and writer. Booth believes that students could write excellent essays if they balance the subject, reader, and writer in their essays well. Moreover, he elaborates three stances, the pedant’s stance, the advertiser’s stance, and the entertainer’s stance, which would destroy the equilibrium of the
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During the first semester I have grown tremendously as a writer. Through my new found knowledge my eyes have been opened to the ignorant way I was writing before. Before taking AP English 12, I knew nothing about proper writing styles and literary devices such as allegories, paradoxes, and stream of consciousness. I now know how drastically a paper can change when using the right devices. Not only have I learned proper devices, but I have learned to keep my ideas and pen flowing through a timed essay
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I failed to include a detailed response on how I will improve my academic writing this semester in my academic writing improvement plan. When reading the feedback I discovered how my writing was limited and how I was not providing adequate information, I decided to use this feedback from my tutor and progress through the semester on improving my paragraph structure and apposite information. This semester I have edited my writing multiple times and this has allowed me to discover mishaps that I
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My freshman year in English has had its ups and downs . Writing and reading has always got me through some rough times but to know that they had deeper reasoning in them had me very intrigued. But who would’ve knew that it was this complicated. My old teacher at Lincoln High School once told me , “ you can be a writer , you can be whatever you want ’’ these small words made me want to push harder as a writer , I knew I had so much more in me then I was giving . But that leads med to where l’m at
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The excerpt from Natalie Goldberg’s “Writing Down the Bones” emphasizes writing as a perennial developmental process that requires commitment to reach the goal of becoming an adept writer. I liked the fact that Goldberg recognizes the various problems a budding writer faces such as mistrust of one’s own instinct, impatience, aggression, and fear of revealing true emotions. She provides a good solution to the problems she recognizes by advising that a writer should embrace and release his emotions
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I have always enjoyed English classes and writing. After taking the English 101 course here, I felt like my writing skills had improved and matured greatly along, helping with my transition to college and more advanced writing. Now, through completing English 102, I feel like my writing and research skills have improved even more and I feel better prepared for the writing and research tasks that await me. In this portfolio, I hope to demonstrate how my writing has improved through this class and
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Words are the basis of writing. Writing is a specialty, and a skill. It’s one of my favorites to pursue in. The flow of words, structure, and most importantly, the meaning is what makes writing a pleasure to me. The meaning of words can have so many different ways to impact a reader; to write and experience them is influential to me. Growing up I have always had a passion for writing, no matter the kind. What I love most about writing is the many ways a statement can go. Writing can have so many
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