Reflection On My Writing

In the beginning of the course, my writing was not as strong as it is now. I can look back at my very first paper, the Academic Summary, and point out all of the minor and major mistakes I had made. Certain details were left out, my thesis was not strong, proper citations were not used, and lots of clarifications were needed. In other papers, I struggled with organization/structure. Although I had a lot of information and research that I could include in my essays, I had difficulty arranging the information in my papers. Additionally, I would struggle with writing smooth transitions or having a consistent flow of ideas from paragraph to paragraph. Keeping up with the fast-paced coursework remained a challenge. For example, as soon as one essay

I have benefited greatly from this class. Receiving feedback and comments from you, on my essays, was very valuable. It showed me exactly where my mistakes were and eased the process of revision for following essays. By visiting the Writing Center, I, along with a tutor, was able to edit and fix all of the mistakes in my essay. For example, in my Annotated Bibliography, some of my annotations were brief and others were ambiguous. I fixed these mistakes by adding detail in some paragraphs and clarifying others. Additionally, I learned how to better cite my papers in MLA format. Class discussions were helpful because you clarified the topics that I couldn’t fully understand in the textbooks. For example, you defined and showed us the Stasis theory, you explained ethos, pathos, logos, and rhetorical situation, and you helped explain how to write better theses. Peer revisions were another aid for my writing. By receiving feedback from my peers, I learned what I needed to improve on and how to do so. For example, in my Digital Forum, some of the ideas in my stakeholder pages did not tie well to my thesis nor relate to it. I solved this by deleting any unnecessary information unrelated to my semester topic. Peer revisions also helped me improve my organization of my writing. I tried my best with keeping up with the coursework by having most of my work prepared in time for peer revision workshops. That way, by completing my essays in time for the workshops, I had most of the writing