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I chose Essay #3 (Compare and Contrast) and Essay #5 (Original Argument) because after rereading them, I believe they were very well written and demonstrate my best work. Also from reading an essay early on from the year from a more recent essay, I was able to see how much I progressed on my writing skills. I believe these essays demonstrate my best work due to how I had strong arguments presented regarding the topic I was assigned. I believe in my Education: Online Versus Traditional Classes essay, I stated the pros and cons of each type of educational system and overall, gave a great idea to the reader on how each type of education plays a role in an adolescent’s life. As for my Harmful or Helpful: An Analysis on Social Media and Teen Health …show more content…
Overall, I believe I had a great balance between personal opinions to evidence so the reader does not question if the points I make are true. Although my other essays could have been candidates in the portfolio, I believe the essays I picked were the ones that had the most errors when rereading it. I took this a chance to use what I learned from the class to revise them and reflect my progression. The very last essay I did which was the literary analysis did not represent my writing skills as much as the other essays, due to how I was not able to add much of my own personal arguments and is why I did not use that essay. From doing these essays, I learned that there is always room for progress. In Essay 3, I had some grammar issues that interfered the readability of my essay which I really did not notice when I was writing the essay in October. Also, I tend to use passive voice a lot which is not the most ideal due to how active voice is generally more favored when writing. Another problem I see in my Essay 3 is that I tend to over write in my sentences and try to fit more than one or two clauses per sentence which weaken the clarity and brevity of my

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