Reflective Essay: A Year Analysis

Out of all my years in a language arts class, this year has been most helpful and I have made most progress. Over the course of this year I have become a master of grammar and vocabulary through our daily activities. I have learned to take people’s advice with my writings. In many past years I would not let other people edit my papers or even read them to give me feedback about the writing but I have learned that other people can see things you may have missed when editing. This year, I have also learned to stay on topic when writing and to not switch back and forth between topics. Another thing I have changed this year is the tense I am using. I have learned that in order for my writings to make sense I have to keep the same tense throughout them. This year I learned it is very important to let people read my essays to give me feedback. When other people read your writings they can see things wrong with it that you maybe didn’t see before. Having other people read or edit your …show more content…
In the past I had a very bad habit of switching from one topic to a completely different one in a sentence. Even though this habit ruined my writing in the past, I have become considerably better at staying on topic. When I go off topic it can be very confusing to the reader and hard to understand. I have worked to get better at staying on topic by planning my writings before I type them so I know what I am going to say and where everything will go. In my Lord of the Flies timed writing I do an exceedingly good job of staying on topic and keeping the essay organized. “One of the many symbols in the book is Piggy’s glasses. Piggy’s glasses are brought up in the beginning of the book and the symbol of them reappear in the book many times after.”(1). In these two sentences I stay on the topic of Piggy’s glasses and don’t trail off to talk about anything else. This year, I have become much better at staying on