On Writing

As a writer I feel that one’s writing style and personality should be presented in one’s writing, and in this course we, the students, have been able to do so. I am here writing to evaluate my own development as a writer, to what extent I have been able to achieve the course goals, and how my perception on writing has changed. Therefore, I am here to say my writing fluctuates from time to time, and more than usual my grammar has been my down fall. For every individual there is something that she…

With the aim to build a foundation for the study of using technology to help students with their writing and proofreading skills, several applicable areas of research will be surveyed. The research will focus on the following topics: the significance of improving writing skills, proofreading, and writing across the curriculum. Significance of Improving Writing Skills Writing skills are important in our day to day lives, they are a vital part of literacy; for a student to be involved in a…

academic writing, and just writing in general, the thing most people think of is writing essays and paragraphs. This is definitely the style of writing that would have came into my mind first. Well, atleast until I came to RIT and took First Year Writing with Professor Perry. That class challenged and then changed my definition of writing all together. So, why was my view of writing changed? It was changed because I was introduced to the term multimodal writing. What is multimodal writing?…

The article “Writing First” has many great points and ideas on how we can improve our childrens writing and reading skills. Writing is something that all students need and something that many students lack. This article talks about how teaching children to write is something that can improve their reading as well. Children already know how to write it is just about helping children to do it well. Not giving them enough instruction on how to write is something that lacks in the classroom. Not…

and forms arise on a daily basis and allowing creativity to flow is an unending process. Through the process of writing and the writing done in the class, I have come to learn a great deal about myself and others. Writing acts as a form of communication. People…

world around us. Writing is fascinating, we are writing to audiences for particular reasons. Writing in College would be the same and even more extreme. We are adults in college and we learn more and more about the society we live in, we are given the opportunity to explore more and spread our words on paper. Our job is to catch the audience 's attention and drive them into our thoughts. It’s not all sunshine and roses, it’s going to be a hectic ride. Throughout college writing, we have a chance…

The experiences that I had from a young age shaped who I am today as a writer and helped me to appreciate writing. As I grew older, I didn’t like to write about myself much; however, when I was younger that was my favorite part about our English classes. I always had so many fun stories to tell. Writing and reading are intertwined, and when I was a child, my love for reading impacted my love for storytelling. We always had plenty of books made for young readers in the house. My mother also…

Signing up for the class “Essay Writing” was not the happiest moment of my life. I was anxious and apprehensive. I felt an insane amount of dread. I did not always feel this way when it came to writing. My relationship with writing can be described as complex. It is full of valleys and peaks. At the start of this class, I would have never guessed that two months later I would have an “aha moment” as Oprah Winfrey calls it. The one thing that I know for sure is that literacy has shaped who I am.…

role in my life. Learning how to read and write falls in everyday life. I feel like reading and writing is the best steps for me to gain knowledge about life, but at the same time it was hard for me because I had many obstacles standing in my way, and I still have obstacles in front of me. Even though, I have those obstacles in my way, I’m going to still climb over them. Even though, reading and writing is one of my greatest weaknesses I still try to do my best because I know it will help me in…

read and write. Since then, reading and writing have been a norm. Time passes by and our brains develop learning new skills along the way. Each year, we advance grades preparing ourselves for the next. The challenges and difficulties of an English class advance as well, testing our knowledge and skills, and expanding the horizons of our critical thinking process. Before stepping foot in this English class, I was fairly confident in my reading and writing skills. My junior year of high school I…