Starting the semester in our English 1101 class I felt as if I wasn’t the best writer out there. I came in thinking that I wouldn’t get such great grades in my essays, which was the case at the beginning. After Professor Sears gave my peers and I such great writing tips and marking up my first essay, I felt great confidence to revise and get a higher grade. Since the beginning of the semester I feel like I improved a lot in analyzing my quotes and making my paragraphs my words, not the authors.However, I still struggle in making a full planned thesis statement without feeling like I’m “rambling” on. Writing turned out to be more interesting than I thought. The part that I have learned to love is the events leading up to the writing. For examples, reading and searching for articles and our in class debates and in class discussion. I find it very interesting to hear everyone’s input and point of view making many notes in my head of how I will fill all of the information in my essay to plan early. Being in English 1101 has been me grow a lot as a writer and I can’t wait to continue and grow even more.
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Rebecca,
Thank you for writing this reflection and for thinking so specifically about how your writing has changed. The in-class debates and activities are definitely an important part of the “writing” process, and you seem to have truly understood this. Academic writing is very much like taking part in a conversation with the voices in your sources and your conversations with your peers about ideas and readings are an active example of this. Your disciplined approach to your assignments is truly noticeable and has paid off. Keep writing!