In this book, Hacker and Sommers first focus on the planning aspect needed before writing an essay in order
In this book, Hacker and Sommers first focus on the planning aspect needed before writing an essay in order
As many people may know becoming a good writer does not happen overnight it is something that take years to accomplish, but will still be something to improve upon. After evaluating Kamara’s writing over the course of the semester one could see the strengths and the weaknesses that she has. From the past writing was never her favorite subject it was actually her worst but after entering her class she began to enjoy it and better herself. Though she has become better at it her writing will become even better since she is able to acknowledge the weaknesses let alone her strengths.…
Readers want to see how your research stimulates your own thinking” (162). Without learning how to write exploratively, students will not only score more poorly with professors, but also fail to use their essays to think through the problem. In the beginning of chapter 7, Allyn and Bacon goes over how to write and understand exploratory essays. First comes the generating of ideas, then posing the problem, formulating a starting point, research notes, shaping and…
Well known for her research and publications on student writing, Nancy Sommers—now Harvard’s Expository Writing Program Director—discusses the student’s revision strategies on her journal College Composition and Communication: a compilation of some of her articles. Throughout this essay, I will be focusing on three articles from Nancy 's journal: Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers (1980) with Laura Saltz as cowriter, Between the Drafts (1992), and the Novice as Expert (2004). Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers (1980) juxtaposes through a case study the revision strategies of first-year college students and experienced writers. Between the Drafts (1992) narrates her personal experience with revision strategies. The Novice as Expert: Writing the freshmen (2004) examines how first-year college students—Sommers believes— should approach writing.…
Writing has never been something that has always come easy to me. I consistently find myself taking longer than usual to complete a writing assignment. Although, I consider myself to be a great writer, I tend to get bogged down on guidelines and parameters of assignments. Therefore, preventing me from fully expressing and conveying my thoughts and opinions. Despite the fact that I have succeeded in previous writing courses, this course poses new challenges for me.…
Questions 1. How does Mairs organize her essay? What connects the different parts to each other? Mairs organizes her essay in a narrative.…
Meanwhile, watching for my subject- verb agreement and transitions to have a satisfying flow from one point to another point. Then from now on as it is getting nearer to the end of the school year, my flaws are slowly improving through many practices of level one or two writing paper. The progress of my writing skills I achieve in Advanced Placement Language Composition, demonstrate my improvements of my writing towards to building a stronger essay. The major important factors to building a spontaneous essay is by having a strong and clear thesis statement. One of the flaws that I have improve throughout the end of the year to build a stronger essay because without a strong claim my essay is basically useless.…
One of the most important thing I have learned in this course that has positively affected my confidence in my writing skills is the concept of writing a “shitty first draft”. In my midterm self-assessment, I discussed how I thought I was among one of the unlucky ones that was not blessed with natural writing skills. However, through class discussions, I’ve learned that one of the most important competent of professional writing is the need for constant revision. Contrary to popular believe, writing does not come easy to anyone. In order to successfully produce professional writing, it is important that one plan, draft, revise, and edit his or her work.…
Therefore, I knew that I needed to improve my writing, since it is an important tool in academic and professional field. First, I learned the process of writing a clear, effective essay. For example, the brainstorm process was an important tool that I learned in this English class. It helped me gather and organize my ideas about the topic making a lot easier to write my essays. Second, I learned how to write the different types of essays.…
He showed me that with every argument comes a counter argument; adding a counter argument reinforced my argument greatly. Another technique I applied to my essays with Professor Castro’s instruction was planning. In high school, planning an essay seemed like a waste of time because the assignments were always just five paragraph, five sentence essays. Since we had to write these essays in such a short amount of time for tests, I was able to produce the work the night before. On the other hand, Professor Castro has shown the divergence between high school and college; planning and editing are two essential steps in writing.…
In chapter one of “The Curious Writer” by Bruce Ballenger, I felt that the chapter was heavily impacted on how to write a well written essay in many forms. I believe that in the beginning of the chapter the author was stating that the two reasons for a person is interaction and critical thinking. I agree with the author because I feel that these are key elements that are extremely essential in a well developed essay that usually I tend to forget to put in when I am whether it's a timed essay, research paper, argumentative paper or response to literature. I really appreciate author explaining the “do’s and don'ts” of writing a paper. For example, in my experience I usually hold my opinions back when I am writing papers opinions…
Since the beginning of my first year at school I have been learning to read and write. Throughout these years I have had a lot of experiences with reading and writing. All through high school we would write responses and essays over books we read. Once I entered college everything changed; I began to learn about writers and people who were known because of their great works of literature. In college, you are held to a higher standard and responsibility than you are in high school; this challenge has encouraged me to work hard and because of this I have become better at writing.…
During this semester of English W131, I have experienced both accomplishments and setbacks while learning how to improve my writing skills. Throughout the course, I have learned that writing is not only about how much information is in the paper, but also about how well the writer’s thoughts are expressed throughout the text. Practicing many different styles of writing as I did in the class has helped me tremendously with my delivery in my writing. I believe that this course was one to prepare us for future writing courses with professors we will encounter who will give us feedback that may puzzle us because it will require more work and more thinking. Although I have had difficulty in the class, I do believe that I have learned from my mistakes and that I am finishing the course with stronger writing skills that will help me though the rest of my college career and life.…
Writing is a practice which involves a multi-stage, recursive and social process. In other words, to understand you must learn that in writing you must brainstorm, outline, draft, edit, and proofread. These steps will be done repeatedly and for reinsurance have a peer review your work. My understanding of this goal can be seen in my essay titled “The Impact of Privilege.” During the course of the essay I often brainstorm new ideas that will inform my readers about privilege.…
Writing is a crucial aspect of the development of students as critical thinkers and experts in their fields. Universities in the United States of America have found in this skill the clue to successful growth in different subjects and therefore constantly encourage its use. Students are not only required to write papers for their selected majors but also for several classes, which allows them to grow in a holistic way. Overall, students are expected to demonstrate profound knowledge on the field they are writing about.…
Jerone Hunkins, a first year student, attends the University of St. Martin and is currently obtaining an Associate’s Degree in General Liberal Arts. In the English Composition II course, she has learnt how to write various essays such as the Beliefs and Values, Argumentative, Art Critique Essay. She learned when it is appropriate to be objective and subjective, how to write an essay without using personal pronouns and how to critique her peer’s essay bearing in mind that people have different backgrounds. Furthermore, she has mastered the art of critiquing, by providing both positive and negative feedback. In addition, she has improved her exhibition of the MLA format.…