As I began this composition course, I knew that my writing could be improved. I was blessed to be introduced to classic literature at a young age which enabled me to know and recognize skilled writing. In addition, my schooling included a lot of writing instruction which expanded my understanding of the structure and form of various types of writing. While I earned good grades on my papers, which were void of glaring errors, I did not have the benefit of thoughtful feedback from my teachers who were
In “Kitchen Tables and Rented Rooms: The Extracurriculum of Composition” by Anne Ruggles Gere, the act of writing outside academic settings and its importance to literacy development and achievement is explored. Gere examines how extracurricular writing helps inexperienced writers enhance their self-esteem, help them gain confidence, and help them “begin to think of themselves as writers.” (76). Writing outside of classrooms gives people the freedom to write what they want, whereas classrooms limit
Writing argumentative essays can be difficult if the writer does not know the proper procedure. When writing the essay, the writer needs to have a strong belief for one side of the argument; however, needs to be able to explain the other side of the argument and why they think it is wrong. The reader should be able to tell which side of the argument that the writer believes in, even if the reader does not agree. Everything the writer presents in the argument needs to be factual information backing
Write -- Rinse -- Revise Paper number one has been written, rewritten, dissected, tested, regurgitated, mopped up, rinsed, revised and rewritten – again. I honestly arrived to English-112E entirely clueless with respect to the review process of completing a college writing assignment. I am subsequently no longer clueless; therefore, upon having my paper graded and returned, I will now begin to polish the positive aspects of my writing skills, as well as evaluate and improve upon the aspects of
a sufficient amount of sentences. Next time I write, I will need to make sure each paragraph is at least eight sentences long. The next skill I need to work on is my poor use of transitional phrases. My pretest essay has a severe lack of transitional phrases thus making the overall essay sound choppy. If
As I sit here writing my college essay, my mind reflects on my difficult journey to become an adult. I portrayed a happy, positive appearance to others that was really just a facade to cover the inner struggle going on in my mind. Freshman year of high school, I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD. This disorder made easy tasks like opening a door difficult for me. Important skills needed for school, like reading and writing, were especially tough. But even before my diagnosis
To be able to advance as a writer, constructive criticism is an essential tool. My personal reflection paper received a lot of positive feedback; however, it also received feedback that lets me know what I vigorously need to work on. I also realized that I have grown, even just slightly, from the first preliminary paper in which I first evaluated myself. From reviewing my critiqued reflection paper, the weaknesses and strengths I possess have been more accentuated for me to evaluate and revise more
To successfully write an argumentative paper the author must choose a topic they are passionate about, and then write evidence that convinces the reader to side with them, lastly restate why their issue is important. When writing an argumentative paper one must feel strongly for their topic, or the paper will be boring and hard to write. There are many steps into writing an argumentative paper to ensure the reader understands the writers point of view. In an argumentative paper, there are four sections
In the visual essay “now you see it” the author informs the reader about the golden age of magic and its impact of spiritualism during that time period. As well as talk about which great magician were for being known as other worldly beings and which ones were not. This visual essay is effective because it appeals to the readers emotions as well as inform them. The color scheme works for these images because they complement each other. There are a lot of cool colors to match with the warms, which
At the age of fourteen, I attended a classical homeschool co-op. The end of year writing project was to be an anthology of short stories written by us students-and I had labored over mine for two months. The problem was, the ideas and arguments I wanted to present in my story were far too large to be covered adequately in the 3-4 page limit; in fact, the Sunday before the Monday it was due, I had only managed to shorten it to twelve pages. I was panicking and trying to think of what in the world