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Student Reflection: I Ve Done This Year In Advanced Comp

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Student Reflection Final Introduction Reflecting on the work I’ve done this year in Advanced Comp has been tough, but also very good for me to learn and prepare for college. Throughout the year, I wrote 4 very different essays. The essays include my Introductory Essay, my Expository Essay, my Argument Essay, and finally the Problem/Solution Essay. Introductory Essay This was the very first essay that I wrote during the year, where I talked about my goals and personal experiences. This essay allowed me to not only introduce myself to the teacher, but also helped show my writing style that I would be writing similar to all year. One of the strengths of this essay was the structure and how personal it is. I shared that I could learn quickly, …show more content…

For example, the sentence could’ve said “I plan to take business and finance classes to prepare for college.” Even though the essay still has room for improvement, it still gave me my thoughts and goals for the future. Expository Essay: Tyreek Hill The second essay of the year was an expository essay that I decided to write about Tyreek Hill. This essay was pretty important to me because it allowed me to learn things about Tyreek Hill’s journey from homelessness to becoming an NFL star. One of the strengths of this essay was how detailed everything was. I talked about in the essay, how I started watching him when I was in elementary and how his career has sort of grown with me. The essay could have been improved by possibly adding some slight research to support some of the things I said to add credibility. The transitions between paragraphs could’ve been smoother as well, in order to make the essay more readable/easy to read. This essay could have used improvements just like the other one, but it shows my development while writing and gives my opinion on Tyreek …show more content…

The essay argued that napping can significantly improve your overall health, cognitive function, and stress levels. One of the strengths of this essay was its use of personal stories to allow the reader to see the benefits of napping. I shared how taking a nap after a stressful piano competition helped me feel refreshed and energized (“Better Naps Lead to Better Health”). The essay has a lot of flaws. Because we weren’t supposed to use many sources, if any, I had to rely on my personal experience and logical reasoning. While doing that, it made the essay more personal and relatable, but it also reduced the strength of the argument, in my opinion. Creating hypothetical scenarios would strengthen the argument. Also, like I mentioned before about the Expository Essay, the transition between the paragraphs could have been better. The essay still allowed me to create a pretty strong argument and helped show the benefits of napping to students and the regular

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