When I first entered College Writing II, I was a bit nervous. This is because I had not taken an English class in over seven years. All I could think about was writing and how terrible I am in grammar. Throughout this class my perception of College Writing II has changed. I think I have improved tremendously in my organization of writing and with my grammar. This class has helped me to understand when I am writing a paper, I don’t just jump into it. I need a thesis, an argument, ideas and evidence to support the argument and a conclusion. This skill that I have picked up will help me while perusing my social work degree. In the field of social work you are required to write many reports that are read by others. Therefore your writing must be clear and free of errors. I feel that I am well prepared to take on those task due to the skills that I have learned throughout this class.
My first writing assignment in this class, was not as bad as I
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As I stated before I have been out of school for over 7 years, so entering into a College Writing II class I didn’t know what to expect. To my surprise this class was very interesting. I really enjoyed learning about genetic manipulation and the different views people have on its usage. The movies that were a part of the course were some that I would have never thought to watch, but what was interesting how all the concepts of the movie would relate to a point of view that was discussed in the readings. I think because I understood the movies, the readings, and assignments were always well explained, when it came time to complete an assignment I would give it my all. As far as class participation I feel as though I was very expressive as to my intake on the reading assignments, movies, and assigned homework. I not one to always speak out, but this class and the topics that were discussed made it easy to express how you felt about something and why you felt that
I enjoyed that the class discussed a topic to an extent, which allowed me to research and learn the material on my own. It is not that I did not learn anything in the class, it is that the class was able to give me the push that a baby bird needs to learn how to fly. Through this method, I have succeeded the best way compared to other methods. I enjoy this approach because it allows me to make a decision for myself. I always have thought that in life, if an individual genuinely wants something realistically, they would give it their all to achieve their goals. If an individual puts themselves down by telling themselves that they are not capable of accomplishing their goal, they will never able to complete them. Therefore, the ones who truly desires something and invests time and effort, that individual will have the desired substance. I found that the class had a similar feeling to this because I was given a choice, and I loved it. Through these boundless choices, I was able to fully disclose my ability to write. I found that the less I had to restrict what I could write, I put less effort into it and I had a worser quality of writing.
This English Composition II class has educated me so much on how to write better, write in different formats, schedule my time better, and how to improve my writing. Learning more about all of these categories will help me in the future when I need to write other essays for future college classes that I will have. I am very happy that I took this class when I did, because of it I am more prepared for college this fall. I just hope my future professors are as funny and kind as Mr. Stout has been towards
It was my first writing class as a college freshmen and I did not know what to expect, like whether or not the class would be harder compared to what I took in high school or even if I would enjoy taking class. But as soon as day one turned in into week one, than soon week fifteen I felt more comfortable in the class than what I have probably felt in the beginning. I felt like I could write anything my professor threw at me, because through writing I could express my individuality. It gives me the freedom to express myself through words, and write about things I felt passionate about writing about. I felt as though I writing because I wanted to, and less because I was assigned to do so.
Upon entering Columbia College, writing was one of my weaker areas. It was very important that I gained the necessary knowledge and confidence to become a better writer. I didn’t know how to express myself and felt as though my writing was not my interest. As a result of taking English 101, I have gained a better understanding on how to properly research and build a satisfactory paper. Every paper that was assigned seemed like a struggle to complete. Before entering this class, I did not know the meaning of a thesis or why it was important, however, I obtained this skill quickly. I noticed that every paper has an argument and the thesis helps clarify the rebuttal. Now, I have a new outlook on writing. It’s a way to express my thoughts and allow others to see things through my eyes. There is no doubt that I still have a long way to go, but I know if I continue to write, I will get better. Just as I developed more skills in class, the various papers assigned helped to better structure the writer in me. In addition, the subject areas were not only interesting, but very informative and made it much easier to write about my experiences.
While attending writing class, I learned about the 4 steps in writing, bases for revising, organizing, and connecting specific information, and I also learned about the different types of essays such as descriptive, narrative, process, cause and effect and argumentative essay. I have been a student at Milwaukee Area Technical College for 1 semester, and over the course of my enrollment I have grown and learned more that I knew prior to attending this writing course. Participating in this writing class has taught me so much more than stuff about literature and language, it has taught me another way of expressing myself. I have learned here how to write and express myself, how to think for myself, and how to find the answers to the things that I don 't know. Most importantly I have learned how important technique, outlines and organization are. My goal in this paper is to inform writers about how my writing skills have improved.
As a general rule, I do not like to write. The course that goes along with writing is exciting, but I am not a fan of putting the study together to make it flow. I have come to realize, however, that writing and college go hand in hand, especially in ENG 61. During this class, I was required to write term paper and blog numerous times, both of which are
Before entering this class I had moderate writing abilities and poor analyzing abilities. Since this is a writing class I knew it would consist of a lot of writing. However I didn’t expect this class to be so focused on research. So from this class I learned more than just writing and research abilities, I absorbed the capability to read better as well as reflect.
This course challenged me to different styles of writing than I have ever done in the past. At first, I struggled to write SOAP notes. This type of writing was so new, and I was not comfortable in my ability to write them. After getting feedback and discussions from class. I feel I could successfully write up a SOAP note if someone asked me to. This class also challenged my writing in that I had to focus on my audience for each assignment. As I discussed above the audience for each assignment varied greatly. In past English classes, the audience was normally just the English teacher, so the writing was very technical and formal. In this class, I had to adapt the audience to make my writings effective and
The difficult adjustment from office writing to school writing is seen in the first few essays: Why Psychology as a Major, Public Assistance: Unjust
Technical writing is important in most fields of work. This memo will give my professor important information about how technical writing is used in the field of social work on a daily basis. The Interview I interviewed my sister who is a social worker in a skilled nursing facility, by interviewing here I learned how important technical writing is in the career I hope to have one day.
As the semester comes to a close, it is always interesting to look back and reflect on the events and opportunities my English class has given me throughout my first semester as a whole. At the beginning of this semester it was evident that I was feeling uncomfortable due to the adjustment that I was going through as a student moving to college. It was very difficult expressing myself through my writing since I was nervous about good impressions and my good grade. While this class was one of the most difficult courses that I have taken this far, it has become quite evident to me that I have grown a substantial amount as a writer and as a person; Especially, when it came to explaining my ideas, writing academic essays, and making arguments.
It is obvious that writing plays a crucial role in a field such as social work. Many first year social work majors often wonder why such emphasis is placed on writing so early in their studies. Social Work majors must learn to write clearly, effectively, and appropriately because it will help them later on in their careers. Introduction and Objectives
When I entered more regular classes in my junior year of high school, particularly my expository writing class, I did not do well. I was accustomed to doing the bare minimum, putting very little effort in, as that was what was required to pass my special education classes. However, it soon became clear that my expository class would be challenging because my teacher expected great things from her students. Once I realized this, I threw myself into the work. I would go to class after school to ask questions about the content that was covered, as well as ask my parents for feedback on my papers. I passed the class with a C, rather than my usual A, but my writing skills increased exponentially. The C grade was obviously not what I had hoped for, but it meant more to me than my A’s. There were many times that I struggled with self-doubt, wondering if I had made a mistake in my request to
Over the course of this past semester, my ability to write has improved tremendously. Prior to undertaking this course, my expertise in writing was not as fine-tuned as it should have been. I had never previously been enrolled in a class specifically tailored to writing-- which was quite clear. Upon reading my past works, it becomes apparent that my writing style consisted of fluff, small words, and inconsistently structured sentences. These problems have, for the most part, been remedied with the coursework I have tackled in College Writing. Rather than long, drawn out papers that take an eternity to reach the primary point, my recent work is much nicer in terms of composition and grammar. I credit these improvements to the three primary
I had no doubt this class would be more challenging than any other english class I have taken, but the structure helped tremendously. Before we learned a single thing in this class, we had to write two essay. One was to see where we stood, in terms of our writing ability, and the other was our first official paper. After we wrote the second essay, it was time to learn. We spent the next couple week learning and practicing the skills required to write a good paper. After that we had the opportunity to go back and fix our essay. This was so helpful for me, and it truly made the class much easier. I saw how horrible my writing was, and I was able to fix what needed to be changed. If the class structure was arranged in any other way, I would not have taken as much knowledge from it.