Composition

Freshman Composition I’s course objective was designed to help students “focus on developing and expressing ideas clearly and effectively to communicate with various audiences for various purposes and occasions, through written, oral, aural, and visual venues by means of individual and team projects.” Throughout this course my classmates and I reviewed principles of the writing process, including: planning, logical organizational, development strategies, revision, and editing, we were also introduced to rhetorical techniques and vigorous library research. With those techniques, this course has helped my classmates and I develop critical thinking skills like: summary, paraphrase, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of multiple sources. Before I began this class my writing process consisted of simply being assigned as assignment by my high school english teachers and coming up with an essay at the top of my head that properly fit the space requirement and prompt that I would then turn in the day it was due. However, since I began taking Freshmen Composition I, I have found that it is not only immensely wearisome to improvise five to seven pages on the spot, but also nearly impossible when the essay requires exact textbook and outside sources that must be cited on a work cited page. To be quite honest, I did not…

Composition II has been an interesting class that has helped me to adapt and grow as a writer. I came into this class not sure what to expect, besides the norm of writing papers, but even then I wasn’t sure what kind of papers I would be writing when I enrolled. It turned out that this class covered many topics as we worked on writing research papers for a topic of our choosing. In the time following the start of our assignments, there was a lot to learn about how to research, working with…

To begin with, I just want to say how much I appreciate being in English Composition. Because of the class, I have improve in my English writing skills this semester. When I took this course I didn’t believe that by the end of the course I would become a better writer to a certain degree but I have. I now feel more confident with my writing skills, than I had in the past. By taking this course I have been able to grow and learn as a writer. I have learned from others as others have learned from…

Throughout English Composition 1, I have learned several crucial writing skills. Writing skills that will benefit me in other classes, outside of school, and during my future college years. Not only will these benefit my overall writing and making it flow better, it will all in all make more sense to the readers. Even though I learned many skills and objectives during this semester, four skills really stood out to me. Cohesion, comma usage, the use of satire, and how to write a definitional…

Walking in English 1101 at 11:30 am for the first time thinking, “this class is going to be easy. It’s just like repeating high school English all over again.” My mindset at the time didn’t know that it was a lot more I needed to learn to improve my writing, reading, and thinking skills. I didn’t think that college composition was going to be difficult, because in high school English was easy. I thought I was going to walk out the class at the end of the semester with an easy A. However, ever…

The English language is my secondary language. For that reason, I have had to try harder not only during the course of my Freshman Composition class, but in general during the most of my academic career. In other words, I have had to put more time and effort than typical in order to catch up, but I should say I have always loved it. That being said, I believe that, so far, I have done a pretty good job, obviously not in writing perfect and err less papers, but in setting foot in the right path…

I’ve never thought of myself as a strong writer before. For as long as I can remember I have always hated reading, English class, and writing. I realize my poor writing skills have come from my lack of reading throughout my childhood. However, now I enjoy writing a lot. Especially personal writing like I do in my journal. It can help me relieve my stress and ease my emotional pain. I always have a lot on my mind, considering I’m in nearly every activity Okoboji has to offer, and writing is…

I teach "Introduction to Literature" and "Standard Freshman Composition" courses at Suffolk County Community College. I personally design both of my courses, which adhere to the mission statement of the college. In "Introduction to Literature," my students engage in imaginative works of literature, analyze major literary themes and forms, continue training in effective prose writing skills, and demonstrate maturity and thought and style when deconstructing literary elements such as image, plot,…

The English Composition Course was like a high-resistance obstacle race. Each obstacle was a writing challenge; confronting my writing struggles was not an easy task to accomplish. Each assignment make me to refresh writing concepts that I got in my early years of education. Writing concepts that I did not master well. Plan, organize, and deliver effective communication were the major objectives that this course was concentrate on. Then proudly, I can proclaim that I feel more confident on these…

Beginning English composition two I was anxious and concerned about the level of difficulty of the course. My experience with English composition one was challenging to say the least. Even when I put countless hours of dedication and effort into each essay, my grades would fall short despite the time put in. This experience lead to my apprehension towards taking English Composition two here at Auburn. To my surprise, English Composition Two has been a success for me. I have made tremendous…