I am currently a freshman at the University of New Orleans. Being a freshman, I had to take English 1157 with Ms. Hemm. I have written quite a bit of papers over the semester. During this time, I have grown as a writer. I have had struggles, failures, and success but my writing is a continuous work in progress. There were plenty of nights where my friends went out parting and I stayed in to complete a writing project that was due.
When I entered my first year of college, I was pretty confident in my writing. In high school I written plenty of essays, and research papers which I made good grades on. I knew how to research topics, use proper information to write my thesis, and also how to properly us MLA format. Receiving my first writing …show more content…
Hemm worked with me to improve the sense of organization and unity in my writing. She told me that I wasn’t a bad writer but that I had plenty of room to grow and become a better writer. What I find most interesting about writing is the fact that I can express any and everything through the written words. I can do this so much better in writing then verbally. John 2
For instants, my personal narrative paper let me express my feelings and thoughts about my experience during the time of hurricane Katrina. I wrote about things that I probably wouldn’t tell people when I’m talking about Katrina. However, I was able to write these things down and really explain how I was feeling. One form of writing I wrote that I never wrote before coming to college was a profile. I didn’t know what it was or how to even write one. I later found that I was actually good at writing a profile. I enjoyed interviewing people and writing about them with a purpose. I struggled a little with it but was able to overcome my struggles and receive a letter grade of a …show more content…
It was a bit of a challenge to have to research and incorporate what I found in my research into the paper. However it helped me learn proper ways to research and also showed me all of the resources that I have that I didn’t know I had. I learned about the University’s library website and the search engine that only shows me reliable websites. I’m pretty sure this will help me future papers that I will have to write though out college.
Additionally to writing these papers, I had to get help. The most effective way of help for me was with feedback from Ms.Hemm, Anna, and my peers. I was able to get my papers evaluated and edited by different people with different options which showed me different ways to write certain things in my papers. Being critiqued on my writing styles by my peers. I was able to learn a great deal about their writing, get good feedback, and improve on my papers dramatically. Even though I wrote some good papers this semester, I believe that I can write some better ones and improve the not so great ones. Before I didn’t really like writing, but now I can’t say that I still feel the same way. I enjoy writing and conducting interviews, writing about my pass, and just writing my feelings and thoughts. I learned the type of writing that I enjoy, which is
When I entered my first year of college, I was pretty confident in my writing. In high school I written plenty of essays, and research papers which I made good grades on. I knew how to research topics, use proper information to write my thesis, and also how to properly us MLA format. Receiving my first writing …show more content…
Hemm worked with me to improve the sense of organization and unity in my writing. She told me that I wasn’t a bad writer but that I had plenty of room to grow and become a better writer. What I find most interesting about writing is the fact that I can express any and everything through the written words. I can do this so much better in writing then verbally. John 2
For instants, my personal narrative paper let me express my feelings and thoughts about my experience during the time of hurricane Katrina. I wrote about things that I probably wouldn’t tell people when I’m talking about Katrina. However, I was able to write these things down and really explain how I was feeling. One form of writing I wrote that I never wrote before coming to college was a profile. I didn’t know what it was or how to even write one. I later found that I was actually good at writing a profile. I enjoyed interviewing people and writing about them with a purpose. I struggled a little with it but was able to overcome my struggles and receive a letter grade of a …show more content…
It was a bit of a challenge to have to research and incorporate what I found in my research into the paper. However it helped me learn proper ways to research and also showed me all of the resources that I have that I didn’t know I had. I learned about the University’s library website and the search engine that only shows me reliable websites. I’m pretty sure this will help me future papers that I will have to write though out college.
Additionally to writing these papers, I had to get help. The most effective way of help for me was with feedback from Ms.Hemm, Anna, and my peers. I was able to get my papers evaluated and edited by different people with different options which showed me different ways to write certain things in my papers. Being critiqued on my writing styles by my peers. I was able to learn a great deal about their writing, get good feedback, and improve on my papers dramatically. Even though I wrote some good papers this semester, I believe that I can write some better ones and improve the not so great ones. Before I didn’t really like writing, but now I can’t say that I still feel the same way. I enjoy writing and conducting interviews, writing about my pass, and just writing my feelings and thoughts. I learned the type of writing that I enjoy, which is