Reflective Essay

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Every good baker understands in order to make a mouthwatering cake a spectacular recipe is needed. The same proves to be true in writing an effective essay. Without experimentation, the right mixture of ingredients and baking time neither a successful cake nor essay can be produced. It takes practice and repetition before settling on the necessary tools required for a recipe. During my time spent in WRD 104 I gained the necessary ingredients needed to prepare my own formula for crafting a flawless composition. I have been toning old skills, while learning and developing new ones that can be added to my writing recipe. Despite some frustrations and challenges I feel as though I am leaving this class a stronger writer. Through the First Year Writing Program Learning Objectives I have developed and learned the effectiveness of skills such as writing multiple drafts, integrating mine as well as others views and the editing process. I understand I have yet to find the perfect recipe of writing, but due to my hard work and determination in bettering myself as writer through the skills I have acquired from the Learning Outcomes, I believe I baked myself a low “A” in WRD 104.
The first step in baking any cake is experimenting with the right ingredients. However, it takes multiple attempts before finding the exact recipe of that delicious cake. As I have learned in WRD 104 the same is true for writing an essay. Multiple drafts are required before finally composing a successful clear and concise draft. In previous courses whenever an essay was assigned I typically wrote just one draft with the mentality that I covered all that needed to be said. Little did I know, though, I was turning in mediocre essays that failed to really dive into the ...

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...nd alterations. After all every good recipe takes practice.
A baker’s most valuable tool in making that delectable cake is the recipe. It is the overall blueprint to what needs to be done to accomplish the desire results. Just like the baker my recipe for writing an essay is highly valued. While my time in WRD was quick, I gained a great deal of knowledge that I can take with me in the future. Thanks to the challenges I was faced with throughout the course, I was pushed and motivated to becoming a better writer. Writing still may not be my strength, but I am a much more sophisticated writer than the beginning of the quarter. I have discovered and acquired the necessary ingredients for my writing. While I would love to earn an “A” in this class, I will be satisfied and appreciative for any grade I do receive because I am proud of the progression in baking my recipe

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