I do not have any misconceptions about writing I'm just very out of practice and I'm sure with time it will become a lot easier and feel more natural. I need to focus on staying on topic, grammar and punctuation. I tend to go off topic once I get another idea something similar but not part of the idea I was going for in my paper. In order to improve this weakness is by keeping my ideas organize will help me stay on topic After reading chapter one it gave me a new motivation to learn about writing. I have always just gave myself the excuse that I am not a good writer and that’s how I am going to live.
Unit one also taught me to reevaluate how important certain priorities when it came to writing. I learned from the other unit one authors, Joseph M. Williams and James E. Porter, that when an essay is read by someone who is looking for grammatical error or plagiarism instead of content, they will often find the error and ignore the content. Although I do still know the importance of grammar and originality, this class and the grading style has let me put those constructs in the back seat until the editing process, instead of making them something I had to constantly worry about. I don’t believe that good writing revolves around grammar, but rather how well your words can convey a message to the intended audiences.
English composition class its useful to be taken since professor teach the students formal English, writing skills and grammar. When student learn how to communicate they will throughout and express in words that make sense. Some people argue that English courses are not required to be take in college as a result of its just waste of
If a student has good test grades and isn't just dozing of in class then maybe that teacher shouldn't require them to, or grade them on their notes. It's a very simple solution that wouldn't have any negative effects as long as it was handled properly. JUST STOP MAKING ME TAKE NOTES! I don't mean to seem rude or disrespectful to my teachers, but it really would mean a lot to me if those who do make me take notes would at least consider what I'm saying. And to help them do that I plan on giving them a copy of this speech along with my ongoing protest by accepting F's on participation grades due to my lack of note taking.
Also does not participate in class is something I've done wrong because this helps you a lot to get a good grade. In short, things I did wrong in the ESL 103/104 class have had their consequences because they all affect a bit of my grade. Also thanks to this class I have improved my skills in my English. First I have learned many vocabulary words that I never before had seen. Also thanks to the novel I had read I improved a lot my reading.
At the start of the quarter, my instructor, Stephanie asked me to write a paragraph about my goal in the end of this class, English 101, although I hated writing a lot, but I still wrote that I wanted to be a "good writer." At that time, when I was using the words "good writer," I did not completely have any definition about it. I only wanted to get the average score to pass this subject. However, through this quarter, now I've known what it is defined and how to be a good writer as well. From the first to the last essay, my writing skills are getting better and better time by time.
I’ve always had a hard time turning in any homework and this is the year I need to start doing it. I think by doing these things I will meet my goal of graduating. Another goal I would like to me this year would to improve my essay writing skills. I’ve never had a real hard time with essays but there is always room for improvement. In English this year I will have to
Jordan Taylor 4/24/12 Composition II Polites Reflective Statement In this course, College Composition II, I have learned many forms of writing effective argumentative pieces. The main thing I learned this year is how to effectively use sources to aid me in my argument. Along with that I learned that some sources are not credible and will not influence my writing much, if even at all. This helped me get better support in my arguments because I had credible sources that supported my argument. This course helped me utilize my sources better, made me realize my true freedom as a writer and understand how text may represent and have different meanings to other readers.
Eng-101-001 What I Expect To Get Out Of Eng-101 Some of my expectations heading into ENG-101 are to learn how to begin writing a paper. I usually know what it is that I want to say, but I always find it difficult to locate that one particular sentence to begin my paper. Once I have the beginning, I feel better about putting my words together on paper. I also expect to learn how to organize my ideas and thoughts, and work on constructing my individual ‘voice’ on paper so it flows and makes sense to those who will be reading the paper. I have limited writing experience; my career paths have not required me to utilize my writing skills (or lack of).
I believe that I came out of that class with an A, all because of my teacher. I know that I should put all of my effort into my work regardless of the teacher or the teaching style, but I was just immature back then and did not realize how it would hurt me in the future. In the eight grade, I had an assignment to read a book called The Battle of Jericho, but I did not want to do it. I figured I would just skim through the book and tell the teacher I read it, until I received a piece of paper which explained that I must type an essay about the book. I had to read it now, so I told myself to just do it and get it done, but I had to go get the book first.