I would first like to thank you for taking the time to read through my writing evaluation for this past semester. Secondly, I would like to ask if you have ever watched a little league soccer game. Has it ever been one of your own young family members? On each team, there is typically at least one child who is very athletic for his or her age and tends to make the most shots compared to all of the other young children just running around the field. While this child may be the best on the team, or even in the entire league, he or she is still just a young player and has much to improve on before he or she is ready to compete in the big leagues. I can directly relate to these small “super stars”; although not in soccer, but in my writing.
In my previous high school English courses, I thought I was a superior writer when it came to summaries and other papers such as annual book reports. As I advanced to a college level writing class this year, I soon realized that much like the young soccer players competing in the big leagues, I had a long way to go to reach the appropriate standard. Although, through taking the online course of English 1 …show more content…
I find the handouts that Mrs. Forster gives us very helpful to know exactly how long my essay is supposed to be, what each paragraph needs to be about, and what to pay most attention to while writing. Also, what has seemed most important to me this semester has been the use of an online thesaurus. When I am writing and cannot think of the best word choice for the sentence, I use a thesaurus. When I am revising and know that my vocabulary in the sentence could improve, I use a thesaurus. Even though it seems like a small tool for writing compared to even our Patterns for College Writing textbook, it was by far the most helpful for me in transforming my essays from decent to
In my previous high school English courses, I thought I was a superior writer when it came to summaries and other papers such as annual book reports. As I advanced to a college level writing class this year, I soon realized that much like the young soccer players competing in the big leagues, I had a long way to go to reach the appropriate standard. Although, through taking the online course of English 1 …show more content…
I find the handouts that Mrs. Forster gives us very helpful to know exactly how long my essay is supposed to be, what each paragraph needs to be about, and what to pay most attention to while writing. Also, what has seemed most important to me this semester has been the use of an online thesaurus. When I am writing and cannot think of the best word choice for the sentence, I use a thesaurus. When I am revising and know that my vocabulary in the sentence could improve, I use a thesaurus. Even though it seems like a small tool for writing compared to even our Patterns for College Writing textbook, it was by far the most helpful for me in transforming my essays from decent to