Throughout taking college courses I can say that I have experienced all types of writing experiences. I have taken many different types of courses, for example, philosophy, psychology, western civilization, Composition I, Composition II, and English 112. Even though it was writing papers in each course, I had to develop different techniques in each course. In my composition courses and in English courses, the course work was very similar within the types of writing I was assigned. Many of them included analyses, research, and drafting. You use the research and information you find about a certain topic and you develop a paper about it, but putting information from multiple sources into your paper. Overall I have had many different writing experiences …show more content…
Before my first year in college, I thought I could just get away with just skimming and reading now and then, well as I starting my courses this year, I was in for a wake up call. I knew I was going to have to learn new techniques. In my western civilization course I knew I was going to have to develop a very strong technique to grasp all of the information that was going to be required to absorb. At first I would just read the information and take notes as I went along, soon did I find out that that was not going to workout like I had thought. I then realized I had to use multiple reading techniques all together. I learned that if I skim and look for the main points presented first, that I would get a better idea of what I was going to be reading about. Secondly I would go back and read through more throughly and highlight what I found to be most important. After I read throughly I go back and take notes over the broad points and what stood out the most to me. A professor of mine also taught me that the more you test yourself, the better you will retain the information you are learning. I was taught that if you study once and then test yourself, and then test yourself again it brings the best results. My favorite type of reading would be the essays and articles I read in my philosophy course this semester. It was very intriguing to read about the beliefs of different philosophers. It really challenged my way of thinking …show more content…
I plan to major in diagnostics at Grand Valley State University. I plan to transfer in the Fall of 2016, and start my way to success. In my transfer application, I am required to write about four essays, so having the writing skills I have learned this year will help make that task easier. I will also have to write additional essays to get into the specific program. I will also be taking another four years of college, and there sure will be classes that will require me to attain writing skills. Therefore, there is going to be a lot of writing to get to where I would like to go. As I go off into my career I will be writing lab reports, writing results, and even writing letters to patients in explaining what is being seen. I cannot wait for what my future has in
One reading that spoke to me in many different levels was Jane Gallop’s: The ethics of reading: Close Encounters. This reading was my favorite when it came to reading complex and sophisticated text during my time in the writing arts program. Prior to reading this article I would always jump to conclusions about a piece of text without fulling understanding all its main ideas and hidden messages. I would simply just highlight the main ideas that stand out to me pushing forward to the next idea without fulling
I find it easier expressing myself through words and understanding other individual 's thoughts and actions through speech and writing. By studying a piece of text I am able to retrieve a lot of relevant information from it, I find this an easy way to learn because I reflect back by making notes so I am able to look back on notes for situations such as assignments and revision for exams. This is why I find reading techniques such as skim and scan reading difficult because I need to read a piece of text, highlight the important information and make notes to ensure that I have gained a good understanding. I could possibly improve an approach for my reading by looking at step by step guides to skim and scan reading online. This could help for large amounts of reading which I have to read quickly in seminars and lectures and to draw only the important information
I am sitting in my bed, thinking about my process of writing as I am trying to go through it. It seems the more I think about it, the less I understand it. When I am writing, I don’t think. Which I know, sounds bad. But, I spend every single moment of every single day over thinking, over analyzing, and over assuming every aspect of my life. When I’m writing, I’m free from that for just a little bit. Until of course, my hands stop typing or the pencil (no pens- never pens) stops moving, then I’m right back on the carousel that is my brain. Heidi Estrem says, “...writers use writing to generate knowledge that they didn’t have before.” (Writing is a Knowledge-Making Activity 18). I believe my ability to write without an exact destination
Writing can be a very difficult process for those who do not know how to go about constructing
This is where you will take what you discovered about how you learn best and put it into use. Maybe previously you had been relying on your professor’s notes when you are a visual learner. This means that you will align your teacher’s notes to diagrams and pictures in your textbook. Or if none are found take the extra step and use a search engine to find related pictures or even YouTube that can provide you with videos that explain concepts and ideas related to your studies. If you are an auditory learner this might mean that you read the information out loud to yourself. If you are a kinesthetic learner perhaps reading while standing will you remember more readily or putting into practice what your book is describing. As mentioned previously, as someone who learns best by reading and writing, I hand write my own notes even if the professor has provided me with theirs, and later on I compare and contrast both sets of
“I believe that I’m at least competent as a writer as I can usually fluidly express ideas, but those technical skills will be even further crucial once I enter college and the adult world. The sooner I can learn these skills to better my writing, the better prepared I’ll be for any writing situation I find myself in the future.” When I entered the class of Front Range Composition on January 10th, I was armed only with my expectations of what I hoped to learn and the basic writing knowledge I had gained from other classes. Writing had never been my strong suit in my academic years, but I was capable enough to work my way through and still pull off an A in the class. Not this class.
Further in my research I found an article by Johns Hopkins School of Education that states “No single strategy for teaching writing will prove effective for all students. Furthermore, the above strategies do not constitute a writing curriculum. Teachers should aim to supplement their current writing practices and curricula with a mix of the aforementioned evidence-based writing practices.” (Graham & Gillespie,
My First Experience of Writing and Reading As all of us know, humans are almost impossible to remember those detail things when they were in childhood period. Commonly, they only remember those memories that make them happy, sad, scared, or anything memorable. Lucky me to remember the first time I was studying to write properly because it was quite funny and the first time I was reading, it's so memorable to me. I have learned for the first time at the age of 3,I was in playgroup.
What has brought me to this class and what do I expect to gain you may ask. You also may wonder what is my background in writing, or even my strengths and weaknesses with such. Follow along with me as I tell my story of composition and me. Most people to whom know me well will tell you I disked writing, but never knew why. I have never considered myself an accomplished or even an elegant writer.
I have been highly involved in language arts, reading and writing, ever since I was young. It has played an important part in my life as I’ve always been an avid reader. Books were my portal to the bigger world, a world full of imagination and different peoples and places. I transitioned from being a reader to a writer, and a big part of my growth as a writer has come from an organization called Writers & Books located in New York State, a group that aims to help young writers bloom through different classes that approach writing and words creatively. The people there have greatly encouraged me as a newbie artist writer with their enthusiasm for both writing and teaching.
The biggest obstacle I have encountered in my ability to read and write is to do it confidently. I noticed the difference when I would read alone to myself, then when I would have read in classes. It was frustrating because I knew I could read fluently. It would take me double the time to read than if I was reading alone. When it came to essays, journals, even warm ups I would be the last in the class to finish even when I thought I was moving at a good pace or even faster than everyone else.
I learned to read and write at a pretty early age my parents and my grandparents taught me how to read and right. I was fortunate enough to have great mentors who actually took the time to sit with me and explain how important writing actually is for basically anybody. They explained to me that if I want to be successful in life and in my major I have to face the fact that I need to be a good writer and this was one of my hardest reality checks. One of my lessons learned in this experience is “Nothing gets worse when you practice it” that is what my grandmother always told me. I have not done all that much reading and writing as a fun thing to do, I have basically done those things as in for school.
From a young age, I knew that I was an exceptional student. Most teachers usually nominated me to be the “Student of the Month” because of my straight A’s and positive attitude in class. However, as I progressed throughout school, I found students who excelled at the things I didn’t -- especially English -- which is when I became discouraged about my writing. As a result, my views on my writing abilities began to change. Due to my English teacher’s constant guidance and support, my writing skills began to progress further, causing my love for literacy to develop.
My writing has always been unsteady, and I’ve come to accept that it always might be. Ideas always come in waves, in sparks, but they never stay. Ideas come, and I write them down on the closest piece of paper or homework. There are times when I’ll be sitting with groups of friends, then silently take out my phone and type. As the world passes normally to them, I’m stuck in time and swimming in ideas.
There are several methods I learned this semester which helped me improve my reading comprehension significantly. Throughout the reading I did, I used a few reading strategies that were very helpful to me in many ways. Many, in fact, if not all good readers at one point in their life use at least one of these reading strategies. One reading strategy I use when I read is, first I read everything without making any marks to the reading. Going through the reading once helps me get a general understanding of the material. After I have a general understanding of what I read, then I reread the material again but this time I use a few reading strategies that help me remember the material and help me get a better understanding of the reading. One strategy I really like to use when I read is highlight or underline any key points that I think are important to the reading. Another reading strategy I use is, if there is a sentence I don’t understand I reread it several times until I understand the meaning of it, and then I make a brief note to the side explaining what I think the sentence means. I also like to reword any sentence I don’t un...