The outlines helped me tremendously because I incorporated information that was relevant to my topic in an organized fashion. An essay or research paper with a well develop content usually entails a stated argument then evidence to prove that argument. In all my essays, I believe I had well developed contents that were pertinent to my topic. I also took into consideration ideas about my topic that I am interested in to make my work a reflection of me. I recall in one of my essays about nonverbal communication, I mentioned how comedians use nonverbal communication to convey their message across to the audience. I spoke about my favorite comedian Kevin Hart, and how he uses facial expressions, hand gestures and his body language to transfer his message. To develop the content of my essay I also spoke about how cultures use nonverbal communication and how nonverbal communication varies. Content development is an essential aspect of essay writing, and I believe that throughout the semester the content of all my assignments were well developed with appropriate ideas for each given topic. Because of this I believe I deserve a three for content …show more content…
Having quality data to support an argument helps the reader to understand the author’s point of view. I learned how to quote information, summarize, and paraphrase information from articles. In addition, I have also learned how to cite my sources in the APA format. All that I have learned will help me to be a better writer and also prevent me from plagiarizing other people’s work. In all my assignments handed in I have demonstrated skillful use of credible sources to develop my ideas. Because of this I gave my self a four, the maximum score for sources and