Dr. Ponder walks on our first day of reflection. This day we would have to speak about how the goals of this class would benefit us personally and professionally. Being an English major it is easy for me to see how reading, writing, and arguing will benefit me in the future because that is my major is all about. My response to these questions during reflection were always the same. By being English major means always reading, writing, and arguing. However, I did not realize that these skills would benefit me now with my current job. I have had many times where I had to read e-mail and manuals that made no sense to me. I have had to write documents for my bosses as well as sometimes constructive argue with customers who want us to give in under …show more content…
This essay argues that I have improved in this class. First, I have improved in this class, because I have improved my reading. The goal that I had for improving my reading in my introduction essay was to not zone out and miss half the chapter of any books I read that I find boring. I have improved on this through being able to read more closely and find mean in what I read as well as researching the book beforehand to get a better understand of the plot of books I do not like. I have been able to this skill of reading more closely when writing my research paper for both this class and others. A comment from one of my paper from my strengths about my reading is “read texts carefully to find unused data”. This means that I could find and argue about different means being different characters, symbols, and settings. I made more interesting arguments by using pieces of text that would not be normally used. By improving my reading, it will benefit me beyond this class because when I am in graduate school, I will need to be able to read dense texts that will be difficult to comprehend. By being able to not zone out, I will able to catch important detail that I could use when trying to prove my …show more content…
In my introduction essay, my goal for improving my arguing was to be able to better understand the opposing argument. Although I improved on that somewhat I improved my arguing in another way through being able to connect claims back to the thesis to make my arguments stronger. While writing papers for this class, I was difficult to find words that encompassed the words used in the claims. This would mean using a thesaurus to look up alternatives for each word trying to find a common theme. A comment from the strength’s section of my paper was that “connect claims to thesis in logical ways”. By improving my arguing in this class, I will better able to argue while I’m a graduate student. When I write papers, I will need to show how all of my claims in my essays relate back to what I was arguing in my thesis. While in graduate school, I will always be arguing my thesis. I must argue my thesis to my professor as well as my fellow classmates. With the skills, that I learned in this class, I will hopefully be able better to argue my
This course and writing these essays has drastically improved my writing capabilities. Before this course I could not write an enthymeme or effectively write an argumentative paper. Establishing a clear and strong enthymeme to a question at issues helps me organize my ideas within the body paragraphs and keeps me from becoming repetitive. I understand now that addressing a counter argument strengthens my paper and helps tell the reader that you know your topic and have strong reasons. I look forward to using the writing skills I learned in this class towards future writing opportunities either with my studies or outside of school. I will continue to use enthymemes to effectively state my claim and reason and to strengthen my argument.
...t for. In my future, I hope to carry all of the skills I have acquired during my English courses. I think that they will be very helpful to me, regardless of what I am trying to accomplish. I feel that I am much better now, in persuading someone through my writings; which would definitely come in handy during my career. The responsibility I have gained during this experience is incredible and has taught me to be a much more organized person. I was faced with deadlines, rules and assignments that I could not work around. I found that all of these responsibilities have made me realize that I could definitely take the next step forward in my academic career. Each new experience I involve myself in has made me continue to grow and constantly learn something new. I have truly enjoyed my English course and know what I have learned will be extremely beneficial.
A person could clearly see that by simply looking at the grades that I have made on my final essays. On each essay so far this semester I have been able to earn a higher grade than the previous essay. One thing that I was able to correct by looking back on was usage of the word “it.” As stated by Schwartz, “It is a pronoun, so it must be replacing a noun or pronoun, what is it replacing?” By reflecting to my previous essays and reading this comment I was able to further understand the usage of the word it, and along with this I would be able to correct it in essays after that. Along with getting better grades on my final papers, I was able to further understand the purpose of pre-writing assignments. In the beginning of the year I would look at pre-writing assignments as almost a waste of time, but as I progressed through the course I would see just how much of an impact they could have. Whenever I would do badly on a pre-writing assignment it would usually translate over to a mediocre rough draft. Whenever I realized this I was able to grow off of previous mistakes and spend more time on the pre-writing. The more time I spent on the pre-writing the better grade I would get on that assignment as well as the rough draft. Despite me constantly reflecting to my previous essays, it is still one thing that I need to work on. During one of my essays I was making the same mistakes that I had made in previous essays, so much that my professor stated “See comments in previously graded assignments and apply them to the writing in this one” (Schwartz). I was making so many of the same mistakes that I had to go to my previous paper to see what I was doing wrong. After I read this comment I realized how vital it was to assess the comments made on my papers and apply it whenever I am writing. During the final parts of the course I was able to comprehend comments made by
I used plenty of second-hand sources, as the prompt requires, yet I seemed to rely too heavily on the evidence and not enough on how that contributed to my personal argument. I noticed while looking over this essay that I had a small obsession with short sentence structure, as nearly half of all my sentences were short in length, with only one “long” sentence present. My vocabulary was decent, but undeveloped in this essay. My argument about a scholarly issue could be strengthened with stronger diction. My transitions were sound in this essay, and the essay read smoothly. In this essay, my conclusive skills are displayed as I correctly wrap up my argument, and reiterate the main points of the prior
One valuable tool I learned in this class, to improve my arguments, was the different formatting that an argument essay could be written in to help emphasize certain aspects of the argument. For instance, I learned the strategy of titling paragraphs to better define the subject of each paragraph within my writing. In addition to this tool I was also reminded
Some people love English and writing papers while others hate it, but what does not kill us only makes us stronger. I feel without a doubt that English class has made me a better student with the help of my English instructor. The knowledge that I have learned will help me with future writing assignments or even writing tasks in near further with my career. However, English class would be last on my list of classes to take at college, but it is possibly one of the most important classes a person has to take. Everything I have to write revolves around the English language and it's important to grasp that idea. My growth in this class shows itself in three phases the beginning, the middle, and the end of the semester.
The arrangement of the classroom has a significant impact on students’ attitudes toward classroom behavior and learning. Students need the environment that is organized, neat and comfortable in order to learn and behave appropriately.
This experience will prove to be very effective in college as well as in my future job. These skills will improve my understanding of how to correctly elaborate my writing in any future writing assignment. The need to improve these skills is very necessary, because they are in a way the foundation of the common core standards and in another way the application of these skills will be the key to meet the minimal requirements. This quarter would have proven to be very difficult, if I had not gained the experience in my last year english class, due to the fact that, I had not received a proper english class since 4th grade. However, even though I do not entirely remember my 4th grade english class the skills I obtained were also very critical to my understanding of english and how to apply this knowledge in my idea. The skills that I will obtain in this class are very important to my success in the future, however, if the skills are not adequate for future reference I would struggle in many occasions. These are important to learn because in the future all the ideas that I learned in this classroom will help for future reference in my college English class, due to the fact that, I do not excel in any English class. In fact English is my most struggling subject, however, in some occasions English can be my most strong subject. However, even when English
Monday, February 1st, I observed Ms. Warhendorf’s second grade class. Ms. Warhendorf is the students’ teacher, but most of the lessons were taught by a Florida Gulf Coast University student doing her Level II internship. The class was quite diverse. The class consisted of Causcasion, Hispanic, and Black students. There were multiple students with learning disabilities. The classroom was diversely decorated with bullying posters stating, “Take A Stand. Lend A Hand.” The posters showed a diverse group of students. Observing around the classroom I saw many diverse books that attempted to give students a better understanding of cultures.
During the course of this semester; the variety of writing styles and essays assigned to me in my communication skills class encouraged the development of my writing skills, as well as provided me with more self-assurance in my abilities. My writing, research, and presentation abilities enhanced through practice, determination, and the understanding I gained during this course. With every single writing assignment, I learned new innovative approaches and skills, which enhanced my abilities to improve my thoughts logically, enabling me to write more clearly, and to organize my papers more effectively. At the beginning of this semester; despite the fact that I already knew the terminology MAP: message, audience, purpose; I never really understood the significance of MAP. For this reason, my writing lacked clarity, organization, and my writings appeared less focused on the topics. As a result my research papers and essays did not flow as smoothly from one passage to the next. Furthermore, I was unaccustomed with the precise procedures used when writing an essay. For instance, my previous classes before college, although requiring a reference page, did not require me to include proper citations in my writings. After evaluating the quality of my writing toward the end of the semester, I recognized vast improvements in several areas of my writing. By concentrating on the beginning stages of my writings, I could distinguish ahead of time my audience and my message. As a result, my essays are clear, and I remain on topic. In addition to that using transition phrases efficiently also helps my writing to flow smoothly. The proper use of transitions makes my writings easy to follow from one topic to the next. I also learned that pre-writing...
For my assignment I have decided to choose a group which I have just finished taking for level 1 Hairdressing and they have progressed on to level 2 Hairdressing. This is within my current role as a hairdressing lecturer at Hugh Baird College which I have done since October. Within this group there are a couple of people who have support workers. There is one student within the group who has severe learning difficulties and is a more mature student. She also has many health problems which results in her having to carry an oxygen tank around for when she has any problems with her breathing due to her having problems with her heart. There is also another student in the class who has learning difficulties, she is very clever but just needs someone there for when she needs something explaining. She also has a support worker that comes in to give her support. This student has also been going through personal problems at home and has attendance issues. There is another student within this group who has severe dyslexia. She doesn’t have a support worker but the support people who are in there do give her help as she can have a tendency to give up, not to listen and just needs to be kept on track so by sitting next to a person that does have a support worker she gets the help from them. These three students have all had their level 1 qualification extended for a year were the rest of the group have progressed on to level 2 Hairdressing. Two of these students may progress on to level 2 but one doesn’t have the ability to be able to do this as the requirements are too high for her. The reason the course was extended for them was because they were struggling with the work that was required for this qualification, but as the col...
Dr. Shook’s critiques directed me to revise for the lack of transitional phrases between main ideas within my essay, as well as my tendency to compose run-on sentences. Accordingly, I inserted transitions that connected the major points that my essay touched upon. In order to do so, I used phrases such as “furthermore” in order to create a better flow without compromising the important ideas that were essential in regards to properly communicating the context to my audience. By commencing the process of revising my first essay, I developed the understanding that one of my shortcomings as a writer at the beginning of the semester included compiling numerous ideas into one sentence, consequently making it too “heavy.” By taking corrective action, I separated sentences that surpassed three lines into two entities. I found that Informal Assignment 10: Writing with Clear Style, assisted in improving my understanding of how my style of writing assists in communicating to my audience. Initially, I failed to realize that clear communication is of the utmost importance in regards to becoming an astute college writer. I entered English 101 focusing on incorporating words with over three syllables to intelligently convey my argument instead of focusing on how clearly my argument will be received by my
For this reflection, I would like to reflect on my first full day of solo teaching without my mentor in the room. My mentor went to an in-district training for three days and I was able to be her substitute. On my way to school, I was really nervous about what the first day on my own would be like and would everything run smoothly. I was pleasantly surprised how easy this day ended up being.
We were asked to specify our personalized outcomes in the beginning of the year, one of the most important parts of this for me was critical thinking. Critical thinking is an easy phrase to understand however is a more difficult process to actually follow through with. I wanted to find multiple senses of the text. Seminar taught me skills in which I have become more comfortable with analyzing a text. For example, through asking questions and annotating my book I have been able to understand more of the author’s intentions. In class when discussing Virginia Woolf’s “ How to read a book” I added more than twenty annotations to my book during the discussion. Along, with many of my peers I was at first dreading to read this essay because I thought this was going to be a borin...
While teaching my first lesson, there were several things I did well and I’ll admit several things I need to work on. During the lesson, I feel I did a good job in using the proper terminology we had taught the students the day before class. I felt they needed it because they all looked a bit scared when I started teaching without the refresher. I also feel I did a good job of going over the tools they need and explaining the steps in simple enough terms for them to follow.