I think that over all I did very well during the class time period. I understood about everything that was taught. It gave me a better understanding in how to be a better writer. I learned how to comprehend, analyze, and articulate the papers that I read and wrote in response to the reading. It is key to comprehend what you are reading because if you don’t then it is hard to write a response. In fact you don’t just have to analyze what you are reading you have to analyze what you write to help you become a better writer.
As the time passed I learned several skills such as the old information- new information strategy. This helped not only to clarify what the point of the writing but also to help make it longer. Let’s not forget that most teachers are page counters. Another skill that I learned was how to do the TS/CD which helped me develop the paragraphs easily. This also helped me by showing me exactly where I need to cite the information that is not mine.
Although I have improved my writing I think that I still have to improve my grammar. The packets did help and a lot but I still have some difficulties. With time and effort I am sure I will get the hang of it. Another difficulty was staying on task with the length of the articles that we had to read I got tired really easy. So I came up with a plan of reading a couple pages at a time and taking a break. It not only keeps my on topic but it helped me analyze what I was reading.
Overall I think that I used the techniques taught during class. Of course there are some that I will use throughout my life. On the other hand there are some that I will never look at in my life. No offence but some of them were really boring or just to complicated.
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