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A Reflection And Analyzation Of Cameron Baker

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The Growth of a Writer : A Reflection and Analyzation of Cameron Baker
Now that it is almost the end of the spring 2017 semester as I look back and analyze the writer I was when I started the semester and the writer I am ending the semester I have realized many aspects of growth I have gained throughout the semester. When I first started attending my English 100 course, I was a fearful writer who had the tendency to overuse commas. Throughout my high school experience, I was never required to write essays more than five paragraphs. This being so, I was afraid when I was told to write 5 pages. However, now I tend to go over the minimum page requirement with ease.
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One way is through the elimination to be verbs within my essays and replacing them with stronger and more descriptive terms. Also well, my works cited show a clear understanding of MLA 8th edition format. My portfolio pieces also demonstrate how I have learned to use different types of introductions and conclusions through the two different introductions I use. In my “From Happy Meal to Depression Meal” essay on gender roles and stereotypes, I used a brief story introduction type by discussing how gender stereotypes occur and the potential harm of them through the story of Happy Meal toys. However, in my “The Building Blocks to Academics” essay I used a factual introduction by beginning with the California school laws to explain how a great portion of a child’s youth is spent in school. Also, my portfolio illustrates my learning of proper punctuation and use of commas, something I struggled with at the beginning of the semester. Since then I have been able to go over the proper uses and revise my essays. Another thing, that truly helped me in this class that I learned was how to efficiently write and use rough drafts for my papers. Before this class, rough drafts were never mandatory to turn in for me and I did not use them frequently. I never enjoyed rough drafts and thought that they were a waste of time, but this course taught me the importance of drafts. I had never heard of a discovery draft before but now I can understand why people use them and how they help organize your thoughts. As the article“ The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscript” article describes the process of revising as being a part of a writer’s life that is unavoidable. By writing multiple drafts helps making the revising process

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