Improving My Proofreading Skills

Reflection Before I started taking English Composition 101 I lacked the background of language arts for many years. The last English course I took that had a solid teacher was English II. At the beginning of the semester I had set myself a list of goals to achieve. I expected the goals to enhance my knowledge on how to write certain kinds of papers, as well as, proofread with proficiency. I learned several skills and techniques during this class to help improve my writing skills. I still need to work on my proofreading skills, which will be done with the help of the writing process, so that on the final I can succeed. I often found myself stressing during this course because I was trying to expand my writing ability. When I was trying to expand my writing ability, I found that the process can be very difficult, as well as, frustrating. When the writing is done properly it can change the views of millions. I benefited a lot from The Bedford Guide for College Writers 10th edition textbook. I learnt how to reach out to certain audiences. For instance, when I wrote my cause and effect essay …show more content…
Proofreading has reflected on my grade in this course. If I could learn how to take my time and not rush through my essay when I’m proofreading, then I could catch a lot of the grammar errors myself. Peer review has helped gain some experience in proofreading because I had to proofread others work. Before I could tell anyone else how to proofread their essay I first had to learn how to proofread. If I would have read page 11 of The Bedford Guide for College Writers 10th edition textbook, then I would have done a better job at editing my essay’s throughout this course. I found out that editing means refining details, improving wording, and correcting flaws that may stand in the way of the understanding of my readers’. This page also just told me not to edit too early like I have been doing in the