Reflective Essay: Why Writing Is Better Than In College Composition

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Starting off the mindset in most students for class to past. My first times taking composition two that was the mindset that I use to approach the class each time. So from the start of the class I had to start with a different method. I think in College Composition II my written work has enhanced much more than in College Composition I. Leaving the class I’m a held accountable to know how to construct a research paper. Writing has always not been my strong suit but I do really try my hardest to improve my writing skills. In the composition II, I had to write up for persuasive research papers where at the end of reading my essay I will have made you agree to my argument. The three essays that I chose to be in my portfolio what Condoms at Virginia State University, Global Warming, and High school Admissions. I felt that these …show more content…
Starting from writing a persuasive essay with the condoms on campus. To writing an essay to get someone to go somewhere or do thing. With that essay I was getting middle schoolers be serious about the process with getting in high school. And lastly writing a research paper that persuades the readers to agree that the solutions you constructed with you issues is helpful or fixes the problem. For the most part in this class I feel I learn the skills of writing an argumentative essay. The discussion that we have in class was a huge help with showing different ways to angle the argument to fix for any crowd. Composition II has definitely a ride that was hard to keep up with but I definitely made it through giving nothing but my best to execute these assignments for these essays. All the information I have received has really open my eyes to what my flaws my writing. I was able to concur my mistakes and write out better papers. Which I can go out and write argumentative papers effectively. And close this semester better with my writing

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