Final Essay This course has taught me many things about writing and also a lot about confidence in my own skill as a writer. I was not looking forward to this class in the beginning of this semester, but I am really glad that I took it. It has been a great learning experience to take this class. The quote from Carl Sandburg states, “It is necessary … for a man to go away by himself … to sit on a rock … and ask, ‘Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?” We will first look at where I have I been in terms or writing. I have never been a good student in writing, and it has always been my worst subject. I skated by in high school with mostly C’s in all of my English and writing classes. I never had any confidence in my writing and it surely showed in my documents. I was not always this way with writing, in my third grade class I had read the most books in the entire school. I loved reading and writing and English. All that changed when I got to the fourth grade though. It changed because of a number of things, the first was that my parents had gotten a divorce and I got really depressed. The second thing that happened was my teacher was horrible. She got fired the year after I left because she got too mad and hit a kid. …show more content…
Now that I have taken this class and really learned how to make a readable and useable document, I think that where I am going is not a question that cannot be answered. The sky is the limit. It looks really good for an employer when you can make a professional document. Now my writing process is much more complex and it has helped me a lot. My understanding of writing has grown a lot also. With the industry that I am going for, I might have to create documents for work orders, work related reviews, or something like that. Writing is just one aspect of the job, but if you can do it well, then you are just one step closer to that promotion and pay
Summer vacation, and school ends for about three months, and then you have as much fun as you can, then back to school… right? Well I had to go to summer school, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Everything was going fine, I had a job after summer school, and that was going fine as well. They say that summer is supposed to be fun and exciting, and it usually is for me and my family. However in July my father started coughing up blood. My father usually doesn’t make it his top priority to go to the doctors, so he waited about four weeks until he really didn’t feel good.
My relationship with writing has been much like roller coaster.Some experiences I had no control over. Other experiences were more influential. Ultimately it wasn’t until I started reading not because I had to read but because I wanted to, that's when my relationship reached change. I would have probably never cared about writing as I do today if it weren't for the critics in my family. When I was a child, my aunts and uncles always been in competition with who's child is better in school. I have always hated reading and writing because of the pressure to prove my family wrong was overwhelming for me. I had to prove them wrong and show them that I was capable of being "smart" which according to them was getting straight A's in all your classes.
Although many will argue that great writing will require time and practice, opponents claim that great writing is like a puzzle which means one can put the pieces together to create an astonishing puzzle. This was the case when I was a 10th grade. As a tyro, I didn’t know much about writing elements and styles. Fortunately, one of my English teachers, Mrs. Roberson, change my outlook on writing. She taught me countless techniques. From that point, I started reading books to increase my knowledge and vocabulary. This was an incredibly wondrous experience for me. I was learning new information while expanding my learning capacity. This was stupendous. It was a life-changing moment for me. Throughout my high school journey,
After reviewing the work I have done throught this course, the evaluation sheets my instructor filled out, and talking with my instructor about each asignment, I have decided that I have consistently and accurately met the requirements for this course. I have developed many skills that have prepared me to succeed at new writing tasks. Due to the evidence in my portfolio, and the skills I have developed throughout this semester, I believe that I should clearly pass this class.
When I started this class I thought I was somewhat alright writer. I understood the basics of writing and believed I knew how to write an entertaining piece. All of the papers we wrote showed me one of my weaknesses as a writer.
How will you use what you have learned in this class in your career? In my current career as a Business owner and manager, I will use my new knowledge in writing meeting notes and journals and also in writing performance reviews. In my future career, I will use my new writing knowledge for writing my church sermons and for the many books I plan to write. Although, like I have said earlier, I do need to concentrate on using proper
My writing used to contain many errors. I was not good in spellings and vocabulary. I could study a lot but I did not find myself confident in paraphrasing the sentences properly and thus there used to be many technical issues in my papers. During this course I was guided throughout by my mentors and peers which helped me develop the skill of writing. I learnt slowly because it took me a lot of time in understanding the technical aspects of writing and following a certain format but I am now a confident academic writer and I still aspire to grow in terms of writing
While I was in daycare, I would sit next to a couple younger kids and I would “read” books to them. I would sit there and look at pictures and at that time I would just make up the words, having no idea what the story is about. The little kids loved it, but I was always curious about what it was really about. Days were getting shorter and I was getting older… Then school started.
This semester wasn’t my first English 101 rodeo, but I’m glad to say I was able to hold on for the whole eight seconds this time. I thoroughly enjoyed this class and the people involved with the class. I’ve learned a few new things this year along with making some improvements to my writing style. Altogether, I was able to take some new things away from the assignments we had this year as well as figure out why we had to do instead of a final exam.
Throughout my years of school I learned a lot of things. Math, english, science….they were all a part of it but what I really remember is the things I was taught not by teachers but by people.
“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together,” (Penney). Walking into English class in the third or sixth period every day used to be a scary challenge, but now it is slightly less terrifying. In class, I have learned from my mistakes. I grew as a reader, because, before seventh grade, I would almost never read books as a form of entertainment. As a writer, I learned to always edit before I turn in an assignment, and use creative vocabulary. Lastly, as a person, I had to learn how to have more patience when dealing with difficult classmates. Over the course of the year, I have grown as a reader, a writer, and a person good life skills.
Eight years ago, running around in every house’s front yard in a small village was a girl who would never think of speaking another language or yet living in a different country. As I grew older I was slowly being introduced to the English language. From movies to music to school is where it all began. This long and strenuous journey to learn how to read and write still continues to this very moment as I learn from my mistakes.
I have been a writer ever since I could read. From day one of learning to write in school, teachers have shown me how to put words together, how to add proper punctuation, and how to intelligently compose what it is that I am trying to say. I know the writing process backwards and forwards (brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, and producing a final draft,) and I know the structure that a paper should follow (introduction, body, and conclusion.) Writing is just another formula that I have been taught to use, and until now, this formula has gotten me an A on every writing assignment that I have done.
In high school I didn’t consider myself that great of a writer, but I always seemed get decent grades on what I wrote. I mean I might just not be giving myself enough credit on my writing. I’m not really sure; I guess I don’t really think that I do anything that greatly. A lot of people did want my help writing their papers in high school, so I guess I couldn’t have been but such a horrible writer. In high school, the most important things to me weren’t the people, the experiences, the parties or any of that; I prided myself on my work. Now that isn’t all bad because it got me the grades to get into my dream school, but I think that I lost of what could have been a great four years of my life. I’m glad that I’ve had that experience though because now I realize you need balance. You can have fun and do you school work too, you just have to stay organized and on top of things. I’m really hoping that this will be a great five years for me, and that my writing will improve over the course of this semester.