When I started this subject I was anxious about being competent. I never finished school, as I only went to year 9. English was my least favourite subject; however, I love to write and read. I wrote my paragraph and went to six sites that were listed in the assignment brief and waited for a response. I was nervous and thought that the programs would tell me that my writing was not good; however, it did the opposite. On Paperrater, Grammarly, Grammar Base, there was nothing wrong with my writing in five out of six sites. The writer’s diet was the last page that I visited. On that page, it told me that my text was ‘flabby’ with nouns and verbs. I wrote a second set of paragraphs because the first review identified that I am a perfectionist and
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I will relearn basic grammar and English and make my knowledge more active by working on it daily. I will every week extended my disciplinary knowledge of the vocabulary used in teaching, this will be done by writing a list of unfamiliar words and actively learning how to use those words by gaining a clear understanding of what type of word they are and understanding their meaning. I will start with a dictionary for this component and actively try to implement those words into my notes so that it becomes an action. I will work on online and use the textbook to work on becoming proficient in the use of English and be able to actively recall the basics of Grammar and punctuation. I will also design a board game for my son and me to play that will identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns and punctuation. It is necessary for me to cement the basics before I try to improve my writing academically. I will use the internet and source Australian English worksheets and spend time working through these with my son 3 times a week. I understand that this could render me no marks for my assignment but being able to admit that my relationship with English is really rocky is the best that I can do. To understand the complex ideas of how to add adjectives, identifying nominalisations, passive voice in text and complex grammar is something I need to work on after I lay the
I will relearn basic grammar and English and make my knowledge more active by working on it daily. I will every week extended my disciplinary knowledge of the vocabulary used in teaching, this will be done by writing a list of unfamiliar words and actively learning how to use those words by gaining a clear understanding of what type of word they are and understanding their meaning. I will start with a dictionary for this component and actively try to implement those words into my notes so that it becomes an action. I will work on online and use the textbook to work on becoming proficient in the use of English and be able to actively recall the basics of Grammar and punctuation. I will also design a board game for my son and me to play that will identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns and punctuation. It is necessary for me to cement the basics before I try to improve my writing academically. I will use the internet and source Australian English worksheets and spend time working through these with my son 3 times a week. I understand that this could render me no marks for my assignment but being able to admit that my relationship with English is really rocky is the best that I can do. To understand the complex ideas of how to add adjectives, identifying nominalisations, passive voice in text and complex grammar is something I need to work on after I lay the