Midterm Project: How these sources helped me
In any subject you will always have things to work on and perfect, and my subject in this case was English. I have had trouble in the past with my attention, writing, and grammar skills. I found resources that helped me work on these skills, but I will go on to explain it more throughout my writing.
I often become distracted and struggle with my attention skills. Not being able to focus has made writing a struggle for me. Since I cannot concentrate well, I end up procrastinating on any assignment that does not interest me. When I stop procrastinating and start writing, I tend to venture off the main topic. I struggle with paying attention because I have Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), and this has been the source of me being behind on certain topics. Teachingenglish.org: Strategies for keeping attention is my resource that is beneficial to me when it come to my skill. Since I struggle with staying on topic, Teachingenglish.org Is a website dedicated to advice for staying on task in not just English but any class. It was hard finding a good source for this topic, but it gives strong advice for individuals like me who struggle in …show more content…
Writing is a skill that I need more help on because I struggle with forming thesis statements. I find it difficult to write a well-constructed thesis. I found that “The Little Seagull Handbook” is actually very helpful to me when forming a thesis statement. It helps me when writing a thesis because it breaks down what a thesis statement is and how I use it in my writing. Using the four topics listed for coming up with a tentative thesis I now can sit down and practice thoroughly. Stating your topic question, turn your question into a position, narrow your thesis to be specific, then qualify it so it is
In any subject you will always have things to work on and perfect, and my subject in this case was English. I have had trouble in the past with my attention, writing, and grammar skills. I found resources that helped me work on these skills, but I will go on to explain it more throughout my writing.
I often become distracted and struggle with my attention skills. Not being able to focus has made writing a struggle for me. Since I cannot concentrate well, I end up procrastinating on any assignment that does not interest me. When I stop procrastinating and start writing, I tend to venture off the main topic. I struggle with paying attention because I have Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), and this has been the source of me being behind on certain topics. Teachingenglish.org: Strategies for keeping attention is my resource that is beneficial to me when it come to my skill. Since I struggle with staying on topic, Teachingenglish.org Is a website dedicated to advice for staying on task in not just English but any class. It was hard finding a good source for this topic, but it gives strong advice for individuals like me who struggle in …show more content…
Writing is a skill that I need more help on because I struggle with forming thesis statements. I find it difficult to write a well-constructed thesis. I found that “The Little Seagull Handbook” is actually very helpful to me when forming a thesis statement. It helps me when writing a thesis because it breaks down what a thesis statement is and how I use it in my writing. Using the four topics listed for coming up with a tentative thesis I now can sit down and practice thoroughly. Stating your topic question, turn your question into a position, narrow your thesis to be specific, then qualify it so it is