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    English course has impacted my writing skills in a good way. This class has helped me to acquire skills to become a better writer in college and for my future. In this class I have had the chance to make important revisions to my papers when needed. I learned how to use the writing process effectively so far by brainstorming ideas for my topic, making multiple drafts, getting in groups for peer editing, and revising my paper into a final draft. By following this writing process it makes me look deeper

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    each of us a writing journal. Every night, the writing topic she assigned would change. Later on in the school year, my classmates and I would make up our own topics. We would use our imaginations to write whatever pleased us. I fell deeper and deeper in love with writing. Throughout elementary school, I read many different books. Each book had a different author with a different writing style for me to enjoy. I, too, developed my own writing style. By junior high, I had won a few writing awards, and

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    has a better understanding of the language. Her writing and listening skills have greatly improved and she has promised herself to take more chances in the classroom. The only subject Linnéa struggles with is English, it is her hardest class and will always be. At the start of the year, she immediately notices the difference in the difficulty level between the two grades. Luckily, Linnéa’s teacher is very nice. While going over the classic, expository essay she explains to Linnéa, “The Hamburger Method”

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    The expository writing style for the annotated bibliography asks the researcher to explain the article/source while developing its credibility. In the academic world this allows other colleagues to pinpoint where certain information was collected. The writing within the entry is direct, lacking the color or vibrancy of the Pinterest board. The writing style for Pinterest is hard to narrow down as a variety of media can be pinned

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    Where to begin? Literacy has been in invaluable part of my everyday life since I was a child. Whether public speaking, writing or reading; I can say that all three of these areas have been vital parts of my life that have been developed as time went on. However I did not accomplish this alone. Whenever there was writers block I always managed to find a source of inspiration. There were teachers, friends, and family who were always willing and able to guide me and motivate me to accomplish my goals

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    to planning instruction. By changing them to questions, they become a litmus test for my lesson plans and individual education plans. As in instructor or member of an IEP team, I can ask “Are we setting high expectations?” “Are we reading and writing for meaning?” “Am I providing a consistent lesson structure?” All of these principles as questions really emphasize their meaning and shift my thinking to an evaluative mindset of the quality of instruction I am providing. Students struggle with

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    Many Americans due to the fact that they have been in America they believe that the English language is easier to master than another language. Moreover, U.S college students believes that since they speak English frequently throughout the day they have mastered the English language. However, this may sound like common sense but it not true. Studies “from the U.S Department of Education shows that many high school seniors are graduating unable to read at grade level and one in four cannot read at

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    experience you have gained in your life so far will guide you in the best direction. After reflecting on my experience in English 1102, I would say writing is similar to traveling to foreign places. There is a lot of preparation that is involved in traveling to your final destination, just like how there is a lot of planning for your final draft of writing. Each concept forces you take a risk, and it pushes you to express or pursue a passion. Craft is an important aspect to drawing out a map of where

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    My first memory of a writing I was proud of was in the fourth grade with my teacher Mrs. McCoy. It was a short story on a personal experience in my life and I talked very passionately about a time where my dog ran away when I went on a trip at Pismo Beach in California. After that not many classes developed me quite like my classes in high school did. My first exposure to an English that engaged me was in freshman year of high school, and every class after that developed me as a writer even further

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    In the essay “The Slums”, the author eloquently discusses the minority groups in the society and the socioeconomic factors that those people witness, in a format of an expository essay with seven paragraphs, enough to provide the needed facts and the evidences accordingly. In the process of educating the readers to be more aware of such crucial issue in today’s society and its severity, the author uses variety of rhetorical techniques, such as, but not limited to: imageries, style of language

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