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. Overall Professor Castro has helped me improved my easygoing attitude to one fit for a scholar.
Out of all the assignments given in the college writing course, this self-reflection essay is the one I am most proud of. This essay has shown me my improvements academically. Instead of focusing on my grade on each assignment, this essay helped me reflect on what works best for me as a student. Also, I was able to apply the strengths from my first two assignments into one clear work. The strengths my revised papers demonstrate are an effective thesis that connects the texts to my argument, fully developed ideas that are easy to understand, as well as specifics and quotes from the text that support my