reflecting on my progress thus far in this course, I have not only become cognizant of my writing skills and habits, but improvements I need to make to become a better writer. Although writing has never been one of my strong suits, I have learned valuable writing skills and strategies that are applicable to both the professional and academic field.
Transitioning from the way I have been taught to write as a high school student has been the most challenging and influential change I have witnessed in my writing. To elaborate, in high school, we were taught the basis for writing any essay regardless of the audience or topic was the rigid five-paragraph essay structure. Through the Reader Expectation Theory assignment, which involved reading and writing about the theory, I learned how to properly write an essay and the importance of tailoring any piece of work to your audience. This approach differed from my previous method of writing. Formerly I would just gather the information and compose the essay completely disregarding the organization and overall structure of the essay. It is
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One of my strength that I continue to build as a writer is the ability to spend a significant amount of time revising a writing assignment. I have learned the importance of receiving feedback on any writing piece. For example, after going to office hours to receive feedback on the Reader Expectation Theory assignment, I had a better understanding of the theory and how to integrate it into the paper. It is important as a writer to revise your work and receive feedback because often times when we write, we tend to miss key details that should be edited. Although I tend to get bogged down on guidelines and parameters of writing assignments, this has developed into a strength. By understanding the guidelines of assignments, I make certain to include it in my