English 125 was a challenging class for me because it was so different from my English class in high school. Even though in my high school, I had to write essays about the book I have read, it was still different from this class because this is challenging and I have a lot of writing work to do. English 125 helped me to improve my writing skills and helped me to become a better writer.
My expectation about reading and writing coming into the course was a lot of paper works and readings. Since this class is English, I expected that it would be a challenging class because there is no easy English class. I also expected that there are lots of discussions since there are a lot of readings every week. I expected that we are going to write more than …show more content…
Especially lack of clear descriptions of texts, lacks a focused supportable statement about the texts, not summarizing sources to show a connection to the commentary is deficient, no clear connection to the thesis, did not use paraphrases, unclear organization, paragraphs are not cohesive, poor transitions, did not contain much sentence variety, and syntax errors. In this essay, I got a C+ and I had to revise it. I followed the comments on my essay, I went to the writing center as many times as I can. My grade for this essay went up from C+ to B. In the second essay I did about Richard Rodriguez and Amy Tan, the things I have to improve on for the first essay is the same for this essay except for not using paraphrases. I also got a C+ from this essay and I went to the writing center to get a help. My grade for this essay went up from C+ to A. The challenges I feel still have as a writer are making sure that my thesis statement connects to my paragraphs and my grammar issues. In the last essay, I did which is “Shooting an Elephant,” I did not interpret the details or connect points to the thesis. The thesis statement is still my problem, but I think that I improved better than my first essay which I got a C+. According to the rubric from the last essay, I still have to improve on summarizing sources as needed to show a connection to the thesis statement. I do not use paraphrase to condense or clarify passages of sources, I need to clarify my quotation by more clear commentary, unclear organization, my body paragraphs need a clearer relation to the thesis, my paragraphs are not cohesive, and poor transitions. Even though I still have many things to improve on for this last essay, I would say this is better than my first and second essay because this is the only essay that I do not have to make a revision. I used what I have learned from the first and
My expectation about reading and writing coming into the course was a lot of paper works and readings. Since this class is English, I expected that it would be a challenging class because there is no easy English class. I also expected that there are lots of discussions since there are a lot of readings every week. I expected that we are going to write more than …show more content…
Especially lack of clear descriptions of texts, lacks a focused supportable statement about the texts, not summarizing sources to show a connection to the commentary is deficient, no clear connection to the thesis, did not use paraphrases, unclear organization, paragraphs are not cohesive, poor transitions, did not contain much sentence variety, and syntax errors. In this essay, I got a C+ and I had to revise it. I followed the comments on my essay, I went to the writing center as many times as I can. My grade for this essay went up from C+ to B. In the second essay I did about Richard Rodriguez and Amy Tan, the things I have to improve on for the first essay is the same for this essay except for not using paraphrases. I also got a C+ from this essay and I went to the writing center to get a help. My grade for this essay went up from C+ to A. The challenges I feel still have as a writer are making sure that my thesis statement connects to my paragraphs and my grammar issues. In the last essay, I did which is “Shooting an Elephant,” I did not interpret the details or connect points to the thesis. The thesis statement is still my problem, but I think that I improved better than my first essay which I got a C+. According to the rubric from the last essay, I still have to improve on summarizing sources as needed to show a connection to the thesis statement. I do not use paraphrase to condense or clarify passages of sources, I need to clarify my quotation by more clear commentary, unclear organization, my body paragraphs need a clearer relation to the thesis, my paragraphs are not cohesive, and poor transitions. Even though I still have many things to improve on for this last essay, I would say this is better than my first and second essay because this is the only essay that I do not have to make a revision. I used what I have learned from the first and