Reflection On My Writing

Since starting composition, I feel as though my writing has improved although I would say it has improved dramatically. I believe that my writing skills have improved such as Dr. Beam has brought me to realize I need to think critically while writing the essays I composed in this class. While in composition I with Dr. Beam, our class was thought that I believe this class even though it does not pertain to my future career in the medical field, but knowing how to compose a well written paper is mandatory for preparing for a successful career. While in composition I our class was challenged be being faced with broad topics and fast assignments that forced you to think critically in order to meet deadlines. Out of all the essays assigned my …show more content…
When I included all my revisions and essays and documented research paper I realized that my writing was not composed as well as it should have been. In my portfolio I included my first assignments in the class as well of the graded and unrevised copies handed back to me from Dr. Beam. I don’t feel as though my portfolio could better represent my progress as a writer. This portfolio shows all my mistakes and my flaws as a writer because not everyone can write a paper the first time and it be perfect. (One more …show more content…
The short essays and drafts show how I compose and put my own personal thoughts into my writing, and because as a class we did a few short essays I was able to develop more of a sequence of my writing process. From the beginning my short essays were very stretched out, and as long as I met the length requirements I felt as though I was ok. Now I know having a thought process like that will not help you succeed in composition, and I have learned to really try to paint a picture with words in my short essays now. This portfolio shows all my mistakes and my flaws as a writer because not everyone can write a paper the first time and it be perfect. Lamott’s writing makes more sense to me now than when it was assigned, we may have terrible first or even second or third drafts and may never get it perfect but, everybody has a shitty first draft. Even in my case I have had two shitty drafts and that was even after revisions but the moral to her story is to keep trying and it’s ok not to be a perfect writer because there is never a perfect