Revision

On my first day of English 1101 class, I was expecting to have totally miserable time and told myself that it will be painful to go through an English class for a semester. However, all these expectations shattered after my very first day. My teacher, Gale Thompson, is a really positive and energetic person. Throughout the semester, I realized how much she cares about our learning experiences and helping us to become better writers. She was really caring and willing to help no matter what kind…

We follow thesis statements as “controlling devices”(Revision strategies 382) that control what we say blinding us from our own ideas, and crippling us from moving forward with developing…

In one of my favorite Stephen King interviews, for The Atlantic, he talks at length about the vital importance of a good opening line. “There are all sorts of theories,” he says, “it’s a tricky thing.” “But there’s one thing” he’s sure about: “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” King’s discussion of opening lines is compelling because of his dual focus as an avid reader and a prodigious writer of…

In the development of writing, every individual generates a composing process and a specific way in which they develop their ideas into a finalize piece. From outlines to prewriting specific points you wish to include in your piece, every individual identifies through a different approach that fits their thought process, all with the use of metacognition and awareness of one’s own feelings. Throughout not only this semester but, through many years of schooling, I have begun to develop my process…

discussions, assigns an essay, provides feedback on that essay and encourage revision, and then assigns another essay. Furthermore, Whittier-Ferguson’s theory that “good writing comes from good thinking” is echoed in C/T rhetoric axiology emphasis on critical thinking and is perhaps less tied to centralizing the text around the writer—a notion that’s crucial to expressivist…

With my weakest strength being the revision my strongest strength is the creativity and ideas behind each story. Although the ideas I have may be sporadic at first, the themes and ideas that do stick well together turn out to contain deeper elements within the content of the writing. This…

After taking English 100 I feel like I have a lot more knowledge about writing than I did before. Through the course of this semester I learned many different writing techniques such as analyzing a poem and evaluating arguments to create my own. I also learned skills such as using library resources to find academic sources and using MLA style format in my essays. This class has really helped me to improve my writing, and I believe I will continue to use what I have learned in my future writing.…

Actions, he makes two important points: make the main characters the subject of a sentence and make the main action the verbs of a sentence (Williams, 44). Writers create clearer and more understandable prose for their readers when they revise a "revision" and turn a nominalization back into a verb. He identifies common problems, offers helpful tips, and includes nine do-it-yourself exercises that illustrate his concepts (33-44). Making the main character the subject, and letting the verbs…

During the semester I learned a lot about myself as a writer. I learned new techniques and new approaches in my writing. As the semester comes to an end, I am given a chance to reflect about all the things that I have learned. During the semester I was able to develop my writing avoid including unnecessary information. I was able to analyze poetry and stories and expand on my thoughts. I got a chance to explore critical theory, narrative elements, and dramatic expressions. In my final portfolio…

helped me out a lot in this quarter on my writing for those times I may have missed a spelling or punctuation error. I learned a peer-review can be great, but I also learned there is a downside to peer-review. Some of the most challenging aspects of revision and getting feedback from others were that I would sit down for hours and write my heart out to the best of my abilities and when it was time to hand my paper in for a peer-review, the only feedback I would get was “it was good”. The “it was…