Reflection About My Writing

Maci Podbilski

Reflection

This Semester of English Comp was very helpful in learning how to use your writing to persuade audiences about social issues in the world. Not only from my own writing but from others as well I have learned new techniques and ways to make my writing more persuasive. I feel as though I know have a good handle on how to persuade readers that there is a probably, how to provide evidence that supports a solution for said problem, and how to make smart writing decisions.

Each of the essays we wrote this semester and even the PSA dealt with trying to persuade people in some way. For the first essay, we were just trying to persuade people of a problem. In my own writing process I persuaded my readers that there was a problem

First, I looked up differents solutions to whatever my problem was and compared those to the evidence I found about the problem. For example, in my essay of Prenatal and Postnatal care, I had to first explain why there was a problem. From that, I picked out some general issues like accessibility and depth. Next, I researched different solutions that were already in effect and found one that meets each area I saw that needed to be fixed. Lastly, I weaved in evidence and real life stories that would help appeal to my readers. This process was very helpful for me to use because it kept my thoughts organized and allowed me to stay on topic throughout my essay. I feel like I was able to really get my point across with how I approached my essays throughout this class in using this type of process, but also in making smart writing

Some of the areas we had to make decisions on organization, style, and word choice. In my writing I chose to organize it first by explaining some background info on my topic, then explaining what the problem was within my topic, sometimes I proposed a solution for my problem, and finally ended with a counter argument and why my reasoning was still right. I feel like this type of organization worked the best for me and made my writing the most effective. As for style, I chose to keep my writing very formal, but in some spots, I added more personal stories of people that helped my writing appeal to readers emotions. This style choice was the best for me because it was able to keep my writing logical while also making it interesting to read. Lastly, the words I chose were also very important to my writing. In my writing, I used words that people would actually know the meaning of in order to appeal to a wide audience and I also used a lot of transition words to keep my writing