Reflection: An Assessment Of Overall Learning And Writing Skills

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As this term comes to a close, I cannot believe who much I have gained in this course. A vast amount of valuable information has been uncovered in the course and to my surprise more than I taught I would gather. This course in my opinion is one of the foundational blocks that will enhance my overall learning and writing abilities as I move forward to earning my degree. Overall, this course has been a great refresher in improving my writing skills. In this essay I will provide a reflective overview, an assessment of my experience in the writing process. I will provide a detail description of how I have become more aware of what I am writing about and how the overall experience has allowed my writing skills to evolve. I will further explain the writing areas of the writing components needed to produce the proper essay. In addition, you will also provide an analysis of the writing process with examples of how this process assisted the completion of my narrative and persuasive essays. Reflecting upon the past eight weeks my initial fear of not being able to …show more content…

Here I was asked to check the readability of the essay to ensure several important aspects were in order. I needed to confirm my essay was easy to read, would the essay be clearly understood, was it well organized, and does it have the use of proper grammar? Additionally, the use of clarity in the overall tone of the essay needed to be established as well. Did my essay properly communicate the ideas clearly? Did it flow well? Upon turning in my final draft there was a level of nervousness, nonetheless, I was pleased with the outcome. Professor Barker has given me great feedback and has boosted my confidence and she stated the following, “You have solid information and you know how to use that evidence and integrate it into your own arguments (which is a challenging

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