To say that “this course has been a whirlwind” (Colorado Christian University, n.d.a) would certainly be an understatement! My mind has been stretched in so many different directions based on the variety of writing methods that we have learned about in the past few weeks. I began the class thinking that writing a good thesis would be one of my weaknesses, but ended up discovering that it was one of my strengths. Throughout this class I have learned a great deal of new information and strategies that are important that I can use in my future classes and also in my work, home, and community.
There are two key reasons that I found what I learned in this class to be of great importance. First of all, I was taught to not only read information but to critically analyze it as well. I learned to question the motives of the writer, look for holes in their argument, and determine if they adequately answer the ever-important question, “So what?”—or, why does this issue even matter? (Hacker & Sommers, 2014, p. 114). Reading in this way is …show more content…
I can use the persuasive writing techniques that I learned (Hacker & Sommers, 2014, pp. 156-175) to write effective proposals for grants for my son’s school as well as to introduce new ideas to our school district and our campus’s Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) that could bring about positive change for the students and faculty. As a PTO board member, I can also use the critical reading skills I learned (Hacker & Sommers, 2014, p. 114) to analyze proposals submitted by others. Furthermore, I can use the reflective writing skills that I learned ("Genres in Academic Writing," n.d.; The Learning Centre, 2008) to journal for personal, academic, and job-related reasons as well as for follow-up e-mails after meetings to reiterate important topics and to clarify that my understanding of everything discussed is
There are two key reasons that I found what I learned in this class to be of great importance. First of all, I was taught to not only read information but to critically analyze it as well. I learned to question the motives of the writer, look for holes in their argument, and determine if they adequately answer the ever-important question, “So what?”—or, why does this issue even matter? (Hacker & Sommers, 2014, p. 114). Reading in this way is …show more content…
I can use the persuasive writing techniques that I learned (Hacker & Sommers, 2014, pp. 156-175) to write effective proposals for grants for my son’s school as well as to introduce new ideas to our school district and our campus’s Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) that could bring about positive change for the students and faculty. As a PTO board member, I can also use the critical reading skills I learned (Hacker & Sommers, 2014, p. 114) to analyze proposals submitted by others. Furthermore, I can use the reflective writing skills that I learned ("Genres in Academic Writing," n.d.; The Learning Centre, 2008) to journal for personal, academic, and job-related reasons as well as for follow-up e-mails after meetings to reiterate important topics and to clarify that my understanding of everything discussed is