A Worn Path Reflection

As I reflect at the end of this semester on my work in your Grammar Strategies class, I can see clearly how much I have improved as a writer. I have learned to notice my strengths and weaknesses and to learn from all of them. I engaged in several assignments and the feedback that I received from you. I have learned from critical reading how to recognize an author`s purpose by analyzing the evidence that the author provides in his/her text. To understand the tone of the text by categorizing examples. I also learned how to better understand the text by restating the idea in my own words (by questioning what is the text about?).
My portfolio letter includes two essays “Living Like Weasels” by Annie Dillard and “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty. Through these assignments, I have obtained skills to focus on a purpose and most importantly have the ability to respond to …show more content…
The story was a little difficult to understand but after close reading, I understood the purpose of the story and idea of the story. Through this assignment, I learned how to make general observations about my relationship with my reader (What motivation does my writing tend to have?). The most important skills I obtained that how to contextualize an idea by saying a bit about its topic. Learned to pay a close attention to details. Because details are essential to an effective example. They offer information that specifically deals with the idea. For example, main character`s last name is Phoenix which symbolizes “a little bird” that obtains new life by rebirthing from ashes. Not paying attention to details and analyzing to the main idea were my weakness but through those assignments I obtained certain writing strategies and worked on my weakness by practicing rules which I learned from your course. I am still improving my writing skills and grammar strategies by attending writing clubs, tutoring