My Writing Experience Essay

My Experience in WRIT 101

Imagine, you are halfway done with your last and final high school English class and realize you have never really understood the point of English class until now. In all my previous English classes I was so lost and never really understood anything my teachers taught me. I was always so anxious and nervous because I was afraid that everyone else would think I was dumb since I did not understand and know as much as them. WRIT 101 has changed that and now my grade in this class is the best it has ever been in an English class thanks to Mrs. Schlauch. Over the semester, I have grown and developed as a writer, demonstrated awareness of rhetorical situations in my own writing and applied the skills and practice I have

“Prewriting – Deciding what to write about (the topic) and gathering information to support or explain what you want to say about your subject, and planning how to organize your ideas in a way that effectively develops the topic. Drafting -Writing the first copy of the piece (essay, article, etc.).” (Boylan 105) With using the stages prewriting and drafting of the writing process, I have become more organized. Creating an outline has helped me to better understand the topic that I am writing about and using it has made the whole prewriting and drafting process a whole lot easier. Now I can rethink the content and adjust all my ideas, because I have become more organized and analytical in my thought

The truth is most essays are typical. Many are boring. Some are only plain bad. But occasionally one will make an admissions officer tear down the hallway to find a colleague to whom she can say, “You have to read what this Math Olympiad girl said about ‘Hamlet.’” Your goal is to write an essay that makes someone fall in love with you. (Toor 3) Before taking this class I had no idea how to write an admissions/scholarship essay. I was able to learn what the admissions office was looking for and what to avoid when writing the essay. “Many online application systems screen applicants based on certain criteria or keywords; if you do not include these keywords in your materials, it is possible that a human being will never set eyes on your application. That is why it is important to read carefully and fully understand what an employer is looking for, so you can mirror that language in your application materials. (Schlauch 1) I had a total of three jobs before this class and never had to make a resume and cover letter even though I should have. Now I have them for jobs I am applying to in the future. With this lesson I have learned things I would not have on my own like using rhetoric in my resume, and that there are certain keywords that certain employers look for. Without taking WRIT 101, I would be lost