To start off with I have grown immensely as a writer this year. When I started this course at the beginning of the year I had little to no writing experience. I have learned various literary skills and I’m actually very good at literature because of my previous years in English, but my background in basic English and grammar was severely lacking. To say the least I was a very unbalanced writer. Through this English 101 course I have not only grown as a writer in a technical sense but content wise as well.
The first essay I wrote was a “remembered event essay”. I decided that I would just give it my best shot and see what happened. Well, when I received my graded paper, it definitely was not what I was expecting. It had what seemed to be a million negative comments on it. (I actually had about sixty.) The comments ranged from having incorrect sentence structures to basic grammatical errors such as misplaced commas or needing to insert semicolons and such. Now that I knew what my essay was worth, I knew that I definitely needed to step up my game. I began searching for ways to improve my writing by first asking my teachers for any …show more content…
In this paper I had to write what my ideas were about an essay I had read previous to the writing process. After my essay was graded I found that I only had eight comments this time! Sixty-one to eight is a major improvement. My writing style is slowly beginning to become more and more complex and I am also starting to advance through this process. In fact, because of me working hard to improve my English skills I am more confident and my grades are better than they would have been if I had not put in the effort. This is something that is very important to me, because I strive to be the best I can be in all my courses. I want to excel at everything I possibly can. Therefore, when I put in the effort and I’m rewarded by my grade I am proud of myself and want to continue
The first essay I wrote was a “remembered event essay”. I decided that I would just give it my best shot and see what happened. Well, when I received my graded paper, it definitely was not what I was expecting. It had what seemed to be a million negative comments on it. (I actually had about sixty.) The comments ranged from having incorrect sentence structures to basic grammatical errors such as misplaced commas or needing to insert semicolons and such. Now that I knew what my essay was worth, I knew that I definitely needed to step up my game. I began searching for ways to improve my writing by first asking my teachers for any …show more content…
In this paper I had to write what my ideas were about an essay I had read previous to the writing process. After my essay was graded I found that I only had eight comments this time! Sixty-one to eight is a major improvement. My writing style is slowly beginning to become more and more complex and I am also starting to advance through this process. In fact, because of me working hard to improve my English skills I am more confident and my grades are better than they would have been if I had not put in the effort. This is something that is very important to me, because I strive to be the best I can be in all my courses. I want to excel at everything I possibly can. Therefore, when I put in the effort and I’m rewarded by my grade I am proud of myself and want to continue