So far I have enjoyed English 1101 because it has allowed me to improve my writing skills, and learn what I still need to do better. I have learned that my transitions are good, but that I still struggle with using commas, and usually have a few comma splices in each paper, but I’m slowly learning how to avoid them. Besides the occasional grammar issues, my biggest challenge with writing in English 1101 has been dealing with how open-ended the assignments are. Throughout high school I have gotten very used to being told exactly how my essays should be written and what they should be written about. But for this class, we have a lot more freedom to write about what we want, as long as it follows the basic assignment and is well-written. Because of this, I have to take more time to think about how I want my paper to look, which can put me in a bit of trouble with deadlines. Although I’ve struggled with this open-endedness and the fast-approaching deadlines, I’m glad I am experiencing it now, so I can prepare for …show more content…
The most obvious way it helps is that I get someone to look over my papers and point out what I did wrong. The feedback from my peers shows me exactly what I need to fix and how to do that. Additionally, I get to see some of the things other people wrote, and I can compare their essays to mine. This allows me to make sure I am on the right track with how I am writing my paper. The only drawback of the peer editing is that sometimes the peer editors are wrong, or don’t do a very good job. I have seen a few instances where a peer editor only made three edits to a paper, meaning they probably didn’t put in the amount of effort they should have. In other instances, the peer editors have just simply been wrong with their edits. Despite these flaws, the peer editing has helped me in many ways when writing and editing my