My Composition Class

This semester in my composition course, I believe I have become a more advanced writer. Throughout the semester my paper has had fewer errors and my organization as greatly improve. At the beginning of this course, my finals papers were just slightly revised versions of the first thought that popped up in my head. I did not spend nearly enough time reviewing or considering what my peer editors suggested. The papers I wrote earlier in the semester are full of grammar mistakes. I have learned the importance of revising my papers and checking for grammatical errors. When I spent ample time editing my papers, I was able to correct my faults. I believe my grades are a valuable example of how my hard work paid off.

My literacy essay was the first formal essay of the semester. This paper was about my Grandfather's tradition of singing in Italian to me. My thesis was not very compelling and quite juvenile. The paper is full of grammatical mistakes. There is an excess amount of missing commas. Comma placement was something I definitely struggled with. There are spelling mistakes and capitalization errors that I could have easily corrected if I had spent more time on revision. In this essay, my main strength was my detailed description and ability to convey the importance of the event. …show more content…
In one month's time, my writing skills improved immensely. My grade ameliorated by 7%. I realize my paper still wasn’t perfect. I have yet to figure the secret to writing a perfect paper, but I don’t think many people have. In this paper, I failed to correctly introduce my quotes. My paper also had tense agreement issues. I was missing a few commas, but not nearly as many as in my literacy essay. In my paper, I used sophisticated vocabulary that enhanced my paper. Besides the fact that I had few transition words, the rest of my paper was well organized. The order of the paragraphs was logical and