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Reflective Essay On My Writing Skills

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During the process of writing this research paper, I noticed that a lot of my writing skills changed from step to step. In my first draft, I made a lot of errors because I used passive voice instead of the active voice.. After I was informed about my usage error, I spoke with Ms.Trudel and made sure that I understood why I was incorrect and how to avoid making the same mistakes again. At the beginning, I had difficulty writing in-text citations for various sources, but after I finished and edited my draft, I started to become more comfortable using each of the formats. By writing this paper, I feel that I greatly improved my argumentative writing skills and that I could complete an assignment similar to this one again with less difficulty. …show more content…

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