Reflection Essay: Final Essay
September of 2015 was a month of many changes for me. After more than a twenty year break, I returned to school. Work, family, and school have consumed my life for the last three months. Unfortunately, all of the classes I put off all of those years ago could no longer be ignored. English composition was at the top of that list. In this reflection, I will talk about which of my English Composition goals and expectations were met, what lessons helped me to learn and meet my goals, and what my strengths and weaknesses were in English Composition.
First, I would like to talk about which of my English goals and expectations were met. In the beginning, I just wanted to be able to write an assigned paper and have some …show more content…
When I started this class I hadn’t written a paper in years. I hadn’t even helped my children with their writings. I was really out of practice. It was never my favorite subject so I never fully applied myself. This semester was very different. I gave it my all. I know understand how to write a paper and have a better idea of the rules and concepts of writing papers. I can now write an introduction and a conclusion. I understand the purpose of a thesis and how it relates to each paper. Research has become much easier. The information is at my fingertips now, no more lugging library books from school to home. I am much more familiar with the tools that are needed to write a research paper. I have also learned to type my paper without fully writing it first. English Composition is still my weakest subject and probably always will be. With that being said, I feel like I have a good story to tell and can now put it onto paper. Picking a topic from all of the available subjects was difficult to narrow down. Research is another process that can be quite time consuming. The internet is both a blessing and a curse. It makes resources readily available, but sometimes there is too much information. This can cause a lot of overwhelming
September of 2015 was a month of many changes for me. After more than a twenty year break, I returned to school. Work, family, and school have consumed my life for the last three months. Unfortunately, all of the classes I put off all of those years ago could no longer be ignored. English composition was at the top of that list. In this reflection, I will talk about which of my English Composition goals and expectations were met, what lessons helped me to learn and meet my goals, and what my strengths and weaknesses were in English Composition.
First, I would like to talk about which of my English goals and expectations were met. In the beginning, I just wanted to be able to write an assigned paper and have some …show more content…
When I started this class I hadn’t written a paper in years. I hadn’t even helped my children with their writings. I was really out of practice. It was never my favorite subject so I never fully applied myself. This semester was very different. I gave it my all. I know understand how to write a paper and have a better idea of the rules and concepts of writing papers. I can now write an introduction and a conclusion. I understand the purpose of a thesis and how it relates to each paper. Research has become much easier. The information is at my fingertips now, no more lugging library books from school to home. I am much more familiar with the tools that are needed to write a research paper. I have also learned to type my paper without fully writing it first. English Composition is still my weakest subject and probably always will be. With that being said, I feel like I have a good story to tell and can now put it onto paper. Picking a topic from all of the available subjects was difficult to narrow down. Research is another process that can be quite time consuming. The internet is both a blessing and a curse. It makes resources readily available, but sometimes there is too much information. This can cause a lot of overwhelming