Since the beginning of the semester, one aspect of writing that has improved for me is writing analytically. Before this class, I had trouble analyzing and incorporating my own thoughts to sources that are given for assignments. I used to just summarize what sources say and what the author thinks instead of writing critically and using the source to relate back to my thesis. I still need to work on it but I am getting better.

One aspect of academic writing that is still challenging me is just getting started. I find introduction paragraphs the hardest. Even with the planning sheet it is sometimes hard to picture and plan out how what I am going to write for my essays. I struggle to come up with good theses and it takes me awhile to write the introduction paragraph compared to the rest of my essay. However, as soon as i get a good thesis and introduction paragraph the rest of the essay seems to flow.

I enjoy writing editing and revising my essays. I like taking what i had before and making it better. It is fun to take something I wrote and reread and rewrite it to make it even better. I enjoy seeing improvement in my writing and making any long wordy sentences more concise.

I have noticed since the beginning of the semester I have improved on my writing by not using the word “you” when trying to elaborate on my thesis. Instead I have found new ways to exclude it with words like “them” or “the students” to make my writing better to give the reader a better understanding of what I am trying to tell them.  But one aspect of academic writing that I am still having trouble with is how to put my ideas into a well structured sentences. The reason for this is because I have so much to say but I don’t want to put it in the form of the way I speak and I was told in high school my writing should give the reader the sense that I have the information and facts needed to understand the topic we are covering in my own word.  For example, when Professor Sears hands back my paper with feedback often times it comes back with the word syntax and I try my very best to hand in a revision of my paper. Furthermore, one aspect of writing that I enjoy doing is using transitions words because it tells the reader that I am moving on from one main point to the next. Also because there are so many transitional words that its actually kinda fun exploring new one to use in my writing and figuring out which one works best.

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.

One aspect that I have improved since the beginning of the semester is writing long essays. It used to be really hard for me to write long essays but I have gotten used to it since in college you’re required to write long essays. One aspect that is still challenging me is using the word “you”, I use the word “you” a lot in my essays and its still hard for me to get used to not using it. One aspect of academic writing that I enjoy is revising my essay and making it better after getting feedback.

One aspect of writing that I’ve imported in at City Tech, would be writing and organizing my thesis statement. Before I had difficulty writing my thesis statement clearly.  Also I had problem integrating  my thesis statement to my writing assignment. Also i have improved in my analysis, more of stating my side of the argument or my fact, instead of stating what I read from the source or what the arthur opinion is about the topic.  Now I understand the difference between stating my facts and the arthur argument. One aspect of writing that I have difficulty with is creating a conclusion, when I create a conclusion I have a hard time stating all my topic and thesis. One aspect of academic writing that I enjoy is creating a argumentative assignment.  I enjoy bringing in sources and personal experiences to prove a point.

One aspect of my writing that has improved is me not using you as much because in the beginning that’s all I used.  Also something that has change in my writing is I’m being more clear about what I’m writing about and not just saying certain things that have to do with what I’m writing. One aspect of college writing that is challenging is having to word everything in your own way. College writing in the beginning was hard but now I’m getting use to it so it’s not as hard as before but there is still some aspects that are hard. Another aspect of college writing that I enjoy is how I can express myself in a way that no one can because when I’m writing about something it’s going to be something different then someone in the class is writing about.