English 102 through the Alabama Early College Program has taught me the importance of writing skills. When I first began online classes for English, I quickly started learning techniques that I needed to keep up throughout the semester. Each assignment and essay is due at midnight, therefore starting or finishing an assignment early allows the writer enough time to turn in the assignment. Throughout the five modules, I have learned how to write an argument and rhetorical analysis, conduct research and write an exploratory essay. In each module, I learned writing techniques and skills that I never knew before. English 102 has prepared me for future college classes and future job opportunities. During English 102, I struggled with rhetorical …show more content…
In the Rhetorical Analysis Essay Draft I stated, “Having two sides of an argument might make the reader unsure what the claim is in Jaffe and Mufson’s article,” my professor guided me to consider the level of language and the academic tone of the sentence. Using an academic tone for sentences or words will help make the essay sound more formal. In the Rhetorical Analysis Essay Draft I had written many sentences with “there is” and “there was” and my professor said to avoid the use of expletives, when possible. Expletive constructions create unnecessary wording and they create a “dummy” subject. I have learned through English 102 that a strong academic sentence needs to flow well and include a large vocabulary. In the Rhetorical Essay Draft, I used words focused on the past and my professor said use present tense when expressing general truths, when writing about literate and when quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing an author’s view. I have learned that writing in the present tense will make the essay have a stronger academic tone. Each tip that my professor has given me helped me excel on each essay throughout English
In Alex Johnson’s text, “Why Isaac Bashevis Singer, Truman Capote, Joseph Conrad and Virginia Woolf (Among Others) Were Having a Bad Morning,” Johnson discusses the difficulties that college students and beyond face when writing essays. In reading Johnson’s piece, one thing that I found particularly interesting was when he discussed the product versus the process of writing (159). I found this part of the reading particularly interesting because I have found that the way I go about writing essays has changed drastically since high school. Generally speaking, as high school students, the key to success was to meet the deadlines set by teachers. For example, in my senior year english class of high school, my teacher had set various dates for
Over the course of English 1302 at Texas Tech, I feel that my skills as a writer improved significantly. When beginning the class, I knew little about writing a literature review or researched argument. With the help of my instructor’s lectures and the University Writing Center, I was able to effectively get my point across effectively while forming a well developed and well spoken manner. The advice given to me about argumentative essays and integrating sources helped significantly over the course of this class, and the skills learned in English 1302 helped me in other classes this semester when writing as well. One of the things I have learned that influenced me the most was my professor’s advice about an argument.
English Composition 101 has been a fun class that helped me build my confidence as a writer. It was my first college class, and I am glad that I decided to take the course. It was a great experience, and the class will help me immensely in my future writing. When I started the class I had zero experience writing papers. My school had never taught me how to write papers and had never required me to write one, so I was very nervous when I started the class.
Throughout the course of one’s education, the importance of reading and writing is emphasized very early on. Children learn to recognize and construct letters of the alphabet before grade school even begins. Kindergarten is where the first stages of word development start and from that point forward, the rules of writing are given emphasis. From simple guidelines such as the difference between nouns and verbs to more complex theories including rhetorical strategies and proper essay formatting, students are expected to keep up with the new levels of writing year by year and not one person misses out. As a student that has been in the public school system since the beginning, my writing experience has been extensive, full of countless rules and guidelines, and highly criticized, but could always use some more work.
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin, once said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” This is a particular way of learning in which I have come to realize that is extremely useful for myself and my learning experience. Through my educational career, I have either thrived or struggled in the subject of English.
Since international students may be the ones that struggle the most with writing assignments, all of the rules and principles that Reid talks about in her essay “Ten Ways to Think About Writing” will benefit
As we all grew up as children, we all were required to learn how to read and write. Many of us were taught these skills at various different schools around the country. Going from grade school to college out ability to read and write a paper properly has adapted and changed many times over the years. Most skills generally getting better.
The clip I used came from the movie Precious . The scene takes place while Monique and precious was in a session with Ms.Whyce. In this scene Monique and Ms.Whyce gave Monique contact for the most part time. The mother eyes would change to wide squinty, and watery when she started to talk about her past.
My Process of Writing Writing can be a difficult thing if one hadn’t ever really wrote before. It takes a lot of thought and experience to be great at doing so. I only write when told to do so, or when it is a requirement to do so. My final essay last semester, of my English class was one of my last writings that come to mind.
I applied many of the new techniques and styles of writing that I learned into the rhetorical analysis aspect of my paper. My final paper is more analytic and focuses on my own arguments. I incorporated the new skills such as synthesizing my own argument through past examples into the essay. Furthermore, I was very careful with my work to eliminate grammatical and citation errors. In this course, I also learned how to efficiently utilize the research database and I was able to use it to enhance my
My score for precision was 28. , I use Precision at a Use First level. That indicates the following. I want complete and thorough explanations. I ask a lot of questions.
The Reflective Essay Our assignment this week is to consider the theological experiences during the course study and reflect on how our understanding. Who do we think God is, how has our understanding grown, what we have been able to practice and how will we pass this new experience to our circle of influence. I found the topics within Theology 104 inquisitive and challenging. Being taught the Bible was inerrant during my youth, provided me a solid base to develop my reasoning and understanding, not doubt.
This question really comes full circle to me; granted the experience that I am applying to this personal topic is also the reason I am applying to MSU. Growing up in a small town I have seen the same faces for eighteen years and I honestly believe I would have had to pick the first personal statement topic if it was not for this past summer. This last summer I was chosen to be a Girls’ State Representative and this was held at Michigan State University. This week was where I fell in love with MSU, and this is also where I was immersed with many new faces that I had never seen before. There were girls from every part of the state, ones from urban, suburban, and rural settings.
. REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN NURSING Reflective practice is used in nursing to improve practice. This is done through a self-examination of work done in the past .consciously analysing the decisions taken in the course of one’s practice. It also involves an analysis of the individuals thought processes during and after the clinical event. Relating them to theories and concepts with a view to modifying decisions, behaviour, learning needs, treatments and actions in the future.
Caption: This is my reflective introduction that shows all of my work and progress in this class. In this section, I will evaluate my progress on researching skill, writing abilities. Also, I will illustrate what did I do and what should I do in HCP and AP. P.S. Words in blue is artifact that I pull directly form my drafts or practice.