Composition one has helped me grow as a writer and has taught me skills I can use in the future. I have learned how to use commas, passive voice, semicolons, and format a paper in MLA. From my first essay to my last one, it is noticeable that a major improvement has been made. I did not know that even after teacher feedback that you needed to revise your own work. Although I have learned many skills, I believe that the most valuable one is how to revise my essays.
When I got my first feedback from Mrs. Menetre, my paper was covered in yellow boxes with many critiques I have never even heard of before. The comments were about topics ranging from commas to passive tense. In the past, I never had a teacher who would give back our rough drafts with notes. When we wrote our rough draft, we would get them back and have to “revise” them. The only problem was that I did not know how to revise a paper so I would just turn in my rough draft again and make the same grade. On my rough draft, I had so many comments on commas, explanations, informal words, passive voice, and much more (“Voyage of Variety” 3). When I started to revise, I only fixed what Mrs. Menetre said. I did not realize that I had to look back at my paper and find more mistakes. I had almost the same number of comments left on my final as my rough draft. After …show more content…
When I read over my rough draft to submit, I was able to fix what I saw. I got little feedback for my rough draft and after the feedback I worked hard on trying to achieve an almost flawless paper. I went through the checklist and made sure to fix anything that did not meet the requirements. When I got results from my final draft, I was excited to see I got a ninety-eight and only a few comments. This class has helped me form a new skill that I can use in future classes like composition II, which I will be taking next
When I got my first feedback from Mrs. Menetre, my paper was covered in yellow boxes with many critiques I have never even heard of before. The comments were about topics ranging from commas to passive tense. In the past, I never had a teacher who would give back our rough drafts with notes. When we wrote our rough draft, we would get them back and have to “revise” them. The only problem was that I did not know how to revise a paper so I would just turn in my rough draft again and make the same grade. On my rough draft, I had so many comments on commas, explanations, informal words, passive voice, and much more (“Voyage of Variety” 3). When I started to revise, I only fixed what Mrs. Menetre said. I did not realize that I had to look back at my paper and find more mistakes. I had almost the same number of comments left on my final as my rough draft. After …show more content…
When I read over my rough draft to submit, I was able to fix what I saw. I got little feedback for my rough draft and after the feedback I worked hard on trying to achieve an almost flawless paper. I went through the checklist and made sure to fix anything that did not meet the requirements. When I got results from my final draft, I was excited to see I got a ninety-eight and only a few comments. This class has helped me form a new skill that I can use in future classes like composition II, which I will be taking next