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Coming into this class I was not sure what to expect. I knew this class was going to be a challenge for me seeing as writing was never one of my strengths, but I came to this class with a desire and determined mind to learn what a college professor expects from a well-written paper. I believe I have learned some very effective ways to express my thoughts on paper while drawing from other sources to enhance my argument.
I am very pleased at the many strategies and tools I have learned throughout this course. I believe Thank You for Arguing was very essential in helping our class develop critical skills to appeal to our audience and improve our arguments. I learned how use various tools such as: practical wisdom, sympathy, values, and the persuadable moment.
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I believe I made a good argument by using the appropriate tools to appeal to her values and sympathize with her current situation. I feel as if I used Happiness Hypothesis in a way that would convince her that she can overcome adversity by quoting, “that many people, adversely made them stronger, better, and even happier than they would have been without it.” I also paraphrased from Happiness Hypothesis to convince Grandma that bringing happiness to others would bring more happiness into her own life. The final way I persuaded Grandma was with the use of code grooming as I explained earlier in this letter. A great example of my use of code grooming in assignment four was, “The book I just read, Happiness Hypothesis, taught me that people tend to grow stronger as they overcome sadness and tragedy.” Many of my classmates questioned why I would include the title of the book in my letter, but I know that my Grandma is always interested in what I am learning in school so I thought including the title would be a great way to apply the code grooming tool to 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.
In this class I have really learned to use a different level of thinking in my papers. Teachers often have complemented my ability to prove a point with the spoken word, but always offer advice when referencing my ability to compel by the written word. My first lesson in Literature was to bring myself down a level. I used to have an opinion, and write it, never citing or backing it up. My teachers taught me to incorporate others opinions into my own, explaining that until there is a credit to my name, no one is concerned about my opinion without someone credible backing it up. I took that knowledge and used it, learning to be an aggressive researcher, never resting until I have exhausted all sources.
As a student, I have learned many different skills that I will take with me throughout my journey from this course. We have traversed many different types of writing styles, which any college student, or any person for that
The first day of my junior year I was extremely overwhelmed by this class; all the essays we were required to write in the first week didn't help much either. However, since the beginning of the year I have learned so many useful and important lessons which have guided my learning throughout this first semester and, I'm assuming, will continue to guide me for the rest of my high school experience and beyond. In addition, I have made many goals which pertain to essays I have written, and I believe I have met those goals.
Honestly, I would say that this has no doubt been the best paper I’ve written for this class; it is also my last, so that would be expected. As the papers have come and gone, writing has come easier to me, this one was no exception. In fact, this was the easiest paper to write and the one with the least amount of errors. But with ease comes hardships.
This class has been significantly more difficult than any other English class I have taken all throughout high school. This semester, I have been introduced to different styles of writing that I have never been exposed to before. This class has been stressful, but also fun. With using all of the resources I have been given throughout the semester, I have been able to do my best to further my writing abilities and hopefully only continue to grow them as I finish my later years in college. Throughout this essay, I will discuss my failures, my successes, my overall performance in the class, and my skill development skills.
Over the course of this term, I have learned several helpful techniques to incorporate in my own tutoring sessions. I’ve also learned about problems that can arise when tutoring and how to avoid making poor decisions.
The main argument in The Apology by famous ancient Greek philosopher Plato is whether, notorious speaker and philosopher Socrates is corrupting the youth by preaching ungodly theories and teaching them unlawful ideas that do harm to individuals and society. In his words Socrates quoted the prosecution’s accusation against him: “Socrates is guilty of corrupting the minds of the young, and of believing in supernatural things of his own invention instead of the gods recognized by the state.” 1 Further Socrates consistently introduces tediously compiled number of examples to provide valid and sound arguments to prove that he is innocent of the charges brought up against him to the court.
Last but not least, the challenging part of this week’s assignments was the discussion forum. First I struggled to comprehend the questions, but after reading it over and over and searching on the internet for similar questions, I somewhat understood the questions. Then I drafted the answer and posted, and I was also excited to see others posts too. By going through my peer’s posts, I learned a great deal in approaches to the questions. Some of the answers were very interesting and detailed. The feedback that I received from my peers made me think about the questions as well which was
This class has not been as challenging as I thought it would be. At first, I thought I couldn’t do it because there were so many papers, but after some time, I became adjusted to the fast pace. Once I was in the habit of turning a paper in every week, it started becoming straightforward. Plus, every paper that I have written has helped me to improve my punctuation and grammar. In the end, having to write a paper once a week wasn't as dreadful as I thought it would be.
Consequently, that evening, I went home and put together the perfect argument, for both the negative and positive ends. Unfortunately, for me, Friday afternoon nobody wanted to debate. I was incredibly let down, but to my bewilderment, Johnson wanted to hear my standpoints. Him being the teacher, I was forced to comply. He blew my argument out of the water. There I was, moments before, thinking nobody would defeat me, but he knocked me on my bottom, and I loved
The purpose of this reflective essay on the debate is to analyse my team and my own personal learning style and experience of participating in the debate and in the preparation period - that started in week 7 with the mock debate - by structured and based on Honey and Mumford’s Learning Styles theory, and examine some ideas for my future practice.
During this fast paced eight weeks writing course, I have learned an endless amount of information that would benefit me throughout my entire life. First, I have learned that in order to produce a well written paper, I most first find a topic that I am passionate about. Writing about things that I have a passion for have helped me write more efficiently. I no longer spend unnecessary time figuring out what I want my message to be, the words flow naturally. Second, I have learned that writing is all about structure and tone. I now pay close attention to make sure that my paragraph has a topic and concluding sentence and make sure to write for my target audience. Third, I have learned to believe in the way I write because I have notice that
This weeks assigned reading gave me insight to more strategies, as well as recalling an experience. Last week, I talked about how I needed to moreso improve my level of writing to meet the standards of college level. After this week, I think I am ready to contend for a college level paper using all my resources from the textbook given.
Going into this class, I was quite scared. Throughout my high school years, all the teachers would tell us that college papers are a minimum of ten pages long and the professors grade critically. I did not have English teachers in the past who guided me through my writing, they just would slap a grade on it. English was my first class of my first college day.