Self Assessment

As I type these words, I conclude that a ‘self-assessment’ is quite humorous. To write a ‘self-assessment’ is to reflect upon the previous GEB3213 documents and, unintentionally, to create a new document for the same class with possible mistakes as well. However, I still hold this hilarious concept of a ‘self-assessment’ to be important to me since an ‘assessment of the self’ is the only way that I can improve my style when I write. Consequently, this class has inspired me to set a goal for myself: to be coachable in the way I write and to be an exceptional proofreader. This class has taught me a few methods to perfect my essays by introducing some feedback that I have never seen before such as “abstract subject” or “awkward word choice.” …show more content…
Originally, I did well in only Math and Social Studies and I was never able to understand the value of good English. Still, something happened in my junior year of high-school in which I found myself using the literary devices called the metaphor and the simile. Looking back at my old essays, I realized that there was an opportunity to use metaphors and similes that have never been used before. For example, I recall my abstract comparison of a ‘star’ in my junior paper where I stated: “I see the stars as the ever growing pursuit of a god forsaken engine that will one day see existence and humanity as the same concepts, all just matter.” Due to my change in style, I found a voice that I enjoyed to write with but was not particularly good at being clear. After this change in style, I consistently commit my biggest error listed in my feedback called “abstract subject.” In order to change this, I want to remain coachable as a student and I want to adjust my essays to fix the feedback I have received from this course. I will not allow “abstract subjects” to bring down my memos when I write to my company. Still, I also want to maintain my original metaphorical style for my non-business related essays. From these goals, I want to do what is required of me when I …show more content…
Although I may have unintentionally practiced some of these concepts in the way I write, I still am happy to see that there are still more literary concepts that I do not know yet. For example, to frontload the most important part of a sentence in the start of a sentence was never something that occurred to me. From these newly learned literary principles, I obtained my secondary goal of becoming a good proofreader by using the methods given to me by this class. In addition to previously learned subjects, I am more confident in giving people a comprehensive look at their essays in order to make the essay