Throughout this semester, I can honestly say that my writing has improved in both style and technique. These eighteen short weeks (give or take) have shown me both positive and negative aspects of my writing capabilities. My confidence has grown and I have learned many new things. I have been given the opportunity to pick topics that I feel I could write well about and this has made essays more fun and enjoyable. MY instructor and peers have both given me accurate critiques that have only bettered my work.
One of the most important things I have learned is to not procrastinate and wait until the last minute to turn something in. My syllabus was never lost nor borrowed, and yet I waited until the very last second to submit anything. This is
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I’ve actually done far better than I expected and thankfully maintained an A. I took all of the criticisms I received to heart and did my best to improve them as the semester continued. I have seen no problem with the corrections or suggestions on my returned papers. I enjoy seeing what my instructor thought of my writing on his lightning bolt sticky note comments. One of my biggest problems is still transitioning. I can never put them in the correct order, or I don’t put them at all. They sound awkwardly phrased in my head so I skip them and say I’ll go back later and include them, but I usually forget. This is something I hope to improve on in the upcoming semester. This is something my professor remarked on early on and I tried my best to remember to use transitions in all of my major papers. I would like to make my future work easier to read and have a better transitioning style. Overall, my first semester of Comp I has been great. I would say that it has gone better than expected. I’m lucky enough to attend a school that offers not only this free college class, but a face to face instructor. This course has bettered my skills and better prepared me for my future writing endeavors. Hopefully Comp II goes just as