Reflection: The Transition To College Writing

I had thought long and hard about whether taking English 101 would be a good idea, or not. It was a difficult decision because, I am still in high school, and my grade in this class will stay on my record for the rest of my college career. This school year happened to be the first year that my high school offered an advanced composition class to help students get ready for college writing. I chose not to take it, because I felt confident in my ability and up for the challenge. Out of all the classes I could have taken, I’m glad I took English 101. It was a great introduction to college-level academic writing, and I think it will help me out a lot for English 102. All of the assignments were related to each other and couldn’t be completed without proper knowledge of the one before it. The topic I chose was about solar energy. That is close in relation to my intended major, which has to do with technology. From the overall feedback given, I realized that I

The section was entitled, “How Good Writing Gets Written.” In this section, Hjortshoj describes the differences between high school and college level writing. He also describes how professors give their grades. As the semester progresses, the less lenient the grades that are given will be. The main goal of every student should be to see how much they can grow and learn about academic writing (Hjortshoj). There are also some helpful tips within this article to inform students on how they can improve their writing abilities. After reading, “How Good Writing Gets Written,” I made sure that I paced myself during assignments, revised all my papers as much as possible, and proofread my papers before handing them in. In my opinion, “How Good Writing Gets Written” was a very beneficial article to read and I think it should be shared to every English 101 class at the beginning of the