I had passed the AP English exam my senior year which gave me more confidence heading into college but I knew that college would be a whole different ball game. Coming into this class, my goal was to become a better writer. I knew that where ever my career may take me, I would need to know how to write well. There were a few specific things that I had in mind when coming into this class that I wanted to improve at.…
Writing has always been one of the most difficult skills that I have been learning through my college career, but it has also been the most important skill because unlike other skills writing affects my works across all courses or subjects. Writing has also helped me to get in to UMD, receive scholarships, and be accepted in research programs. Therefore, all the effort that I have made to improve my writing skill is worth it. From experience, writing is not like other skills that one can learn overnight, for me, writing skill is very slow progress and requires a lot of writing and reading; this is what I got from this class. In this class, my writing has advanced because I am reading more, practicing more, and writing more.…
This class help me improve my writing, public speaking, writing essay and reading. I like how my professor give us some time to have quick writing time. Some of the short stories that we do in the class help me to go back to my young life. While I was writing my short stories some of my memories bring me…
There are many things that I hope we get to cover during this course. One of the main things I wish to get out of this class is that I become a more experienced writer. Although, I know I'm not the…
In the end, this class has helped me develop as a writer through the different activities we did and helped me to notice what I can improve upon in the…
Even though I know I can still improve on my writing, I feel I have the necessary tools to get better, thanks to this class. My writing process has changed a lot this semester compared to English 101 and has continued to change throughout the different writing assignments.…
This course has helped me figure a lot of my strengths as a writer. I learned that I have good ideas and can be a good writer when a topic interest me. I have also learned that my grades usually reflect on how well I followed the criteria of an assignment. I realize that I have unique points of views on certain topics and often like to give my own thoughts and explanations about a topic. I also know how to be straight to the point with whatever message I try to convey.…
I have had a lot of personal growth in my writing while taking this class in a lot areas such as learning how to collaborate with others, improvement, and even learning new information. Working with other students in class really helped me become a better writer. Having people read my papers and getting a second point of view helped me realize how to better improve my essays. My grammar improved, my…
When I began this English course I was not the writer I am today. I wrote with several errors. I always thought I was an okay writer, but I did not realize I was not good enough to get the grades I wanted in college. I feel like I can say my writing has improved because of this class. For one I now know how to correctly do MLA format.…
Throughout this Writing 102 class, I have learned a variety of things. I have always struggled with writing because it is just not something that comes easy to me. However, throughout this class my understanding and writing ability has grown tremendously which has made writing a much easier task. Furthermore, I have gained the ability to find perspective on new things and have also gained perspective on topics happening around me, like the student loan debt crisis. Additionally, I have learned how to take new perspective and utilize it to build an argument.…
Throughout this course, writing took more than just writing about what you read. Here I learned to process all the information that needs to be processed and come up with some way to get it out on paper. With writing I have learned that vocabulary and grammar are two very affective sides to it. With grammar I have learned when to end a sentence. Working on grammar for my writing also allowed me to learn, when the time came for me to use punctuation and extend the sentence.…
When I first walked into this class, I knew I would have to write a lot. Coming from different English classes where I’ve written many papers before, I thought I would have an easy time in the class. Upon receiving the first writing assignment and getting the help I needed, I realized that the class was going to be a lot more work than I expected. Each assignment I received was a new start for me to improve my writing. My sentences were structured differently than they were in the beginning because of the grammar that we learned, concession and appositives.…
This will benefit me next semester and other classes by taking notes and read the questions before I start the reading. My writing has changed over the semester. During this class, I have learned how to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Prior to this class, my writing would have a lot of run-on sentences, incomplete sentences, and repetition…
Everything that I have learned in this class has improved my writing style and techniques tremendously from the beginning of this GSW…
I know that all I have learned in this course will help me in any future writing projects that I may have and for that I am truly grateful I not only took this course but was able to accomplish it. I expect my future writing to be much better than it was in my high school days and in my first years of…