Reflection Essay My time spent in English 110C English Composition was quite an experience especially with Professor Robert Ciara as my instructor. Professor Ciara help improve my skills of observation, provided individual conferences to better my writing skills, and help me get over the fright of public speaking. The first paper I worked on in his class was a rhetorical analysis about the most effective 2015 Super Bowl commercial. After each individual student wrote a thousand word essay about our chosen Super Bowl commercial, in groups, the class had to explain why their specific commercial was the most effective. The rhetorical analysis helped me learn to analyze and compose multiple forms of writing to understand how different genre conventions can help shape my writing purpose. Professor Ciara taught the class how to develop rhetorical knowledge by practicing purposeful shifts in structure, content, tone, diction, design, medium, and formality in our writing. …show more content…
The memoir collage would be the class most personal paper to date. The class had to think critical about how to convey our memories into a story. My written communication skills came into play as I tried to convey my stories successfully, while also academically display my writing skills. While preparing my final draft and project, I worked through multiple drafts of my paper and recognizing the role of revising and editing in the process. I also got help from my other classmates during peer review. I engaged with my classmates in different collaborative and social aspects of my writing process. Many times my classmates and I went to the library to review each other papers. Peer review provided me with productive feedback and constructive criticism to better my paper while I critically reflected on how the criticism I was provided will help my writing skills in the