Online Writing Class Reflection Report

For this fall semester of 2016, I wasn’t sure how the outcome of my Writing 102 class was going to be. I have heard many different views on this class and was eager to see what side I was going to be on. Over all, I had a great experience and glad I registered for this online writing class. My writing skills have improved a great deal from the beginning of the semester by enhancing my critical thinking skills, thesis statements, and my researching.
Writing, is a way of being able to express feelings and opinions about something. The type of paper that is written in class shows the amount of information a student had researched, or the amount of knowledge that they know. I have definitely enhanced my critical thinking skills and even improved my thesis statements. When it comes to critical thinking, it is a very important skill to have. All the articles I have read in this class, has certainly helped my overall thinking …show more content…
At first I was struggling to write a thesis statement. I just could not wrap my mind around coming up with a thesis for a controversial issue in culinary arts. I kept coming up with ideas and advice, but not an argument that can help the reader see where I stood in the argument. It wasn’t until, I got feedback on how to arrange the thesis. I was only seeing the surface of the topic. This made me dig deeper to get use to a simple method of how to frame my arguments and thesis statements. I made a simple layout to make sure my thesis statement was on point. The thesis statement I used for my research paper was, “Organic food is superior to GMO food because of its health benefits for animals, humans and the environment”. I came up with a topic that was interesting to me in my future field and decide if I am for or against my topic. Having an argument with a focus point and enough claims to support my stance led to a successful thesis