“The Scariest moment is always just before you start”(Stephen King). Figuring out introductions to papers is always hard. Putting those thoughts in your head to paper is even harder. Luckily, with the organization introductions/conclusions paper I have, it helped me a lot. It just takes practice and that is exactly what I did throughout my writing career. My attitude and ability towards writing has changed since I entered this class. My attitude towards writing has changed significantly. I did not mind writing growing up. Before this class I did not mind writing either. Once the teacher assigned me a piece to write, I did just that. Now, I actually enjoy writing even more. Once you give us essays to complete, I can not wait to get started.
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Being in this class I have learned more in this field. Earlier coming into this class I had trouble comprehending what authors were saying in their articles. When given articles in class by you, I highlight keywords/phrases, look up words I am unsure about, and re-read the article if necessary. Having this skill now has made writing and reading much easier. Prior to, I would have trouble taking the author 's words and putting them into my own. The analysis for article worksheets have helped me tremendously. With the article, “Shitty First Drafts” being a new assignment to us, I beat up the part “list in your own words three main parts.” Now, with learning and taking my skills on annotation, I am able to perfect this part like shown in the article,“Winning Son Of A Dedicated Loser.” I have learned a lot this semester. From introductions, annotations, and creating those perfect essays. With writing the college essays, I always paced myself and went draft to draft instead of trying to make my first one perfect. That is another thing I learned. Your first draft is meant to be horrific. A college essay I think should include: a hook, complete thoughts, specific details, and the big picture/thesis. All of these are very …show more content…
What intimidated me was the fact I am on my own now and the work will just get harder and harder. This course has helped me more with my writing techniques and to better understand my writing as a whole. I can take the things I have learned here and use them towards my next college writing classes. I will miss the most the relationship you and I have built along the way and also your advice. My attitude and ability towards writing has defiantly changed for the better. I always have enjoyed writing and am glad I have learned specific things from this
Being in this class I have learned more in this field. Earlier coming into this class I had trouble comprehending what authors were saying in their articles. When given articles in class by you, I highlight keywords/phrases, look up words I am unsure about, and re-read the article if necessary. Having this skill now has made writing and reading much easier. Prior to, I would have trouble taking the author 's words and putting them into my own. The analysis for article worksheets have helped me tremendously. With the article, “Shitty First Drafts” being a new assignment to us, I beat up the part “list in your own words three main parts.” Now, with learning and taking my skills on annotation, I am able to perfect this part like shown in the article,“Winning Son Of A Dedicated Loser.” I have learned a lot this semester. From introductions, annotations, and creating those perfect essays. With writing the college essays, I always paced myself and went draft to draft instead of trying to make my first one perfect. That is another thing I learned. Your first draft is meant to be horrific. A college essay I think should include: a hook, complete thoughts, specific details, and the big picture/thesis. All of these are very …show more content…
What intimidated me was the fact I am on my own now and the work will just get harder and harder. This course has helped me more with my writing techniques and to better understand my writing as a whole. I can take the things I have learned here and use them towards my next college writing classes. I will miss the most the relationship you and I have built along the way and also your advice. My attitude and ability towards writing has defiantly changed for the better. I always have enjoyed writing and am glad I have learned specific things from this