As a writer I have grown and developed many writing strategies and styles. Previously, my writing styles and skills were coarse and unrefined. My first essay was improperly punctuated, had a weak body structure, and fused sentences. Over this semester, my writing skills have improved dramatically. I have learned to organize and construct a paper formally. This has strengthened my abilities as a writer, which reflects in my writing.
I have gained the knowledge that correcting each draft brings me one step closer to constructing a well-organized paper. Falling in love with my first draft can only lead to one thing, an unacceptable final draft. My first draft is just a way for me to get my thoughts down on paper. I now that my first thoughts aren’t going to be as clear cut as I want them to be. Clearly numerous drafts are an essential step in my writing process. Each draft brings me closer and closer to the perfect draft that I have been searching for. When developing a strong paper you must have a well-organized introduction, body, and co
I feel that my introduction and my thesis statement were both pretty well written. My conclusion restated the main ideas, however, I could have probably ended with a more interesting and lasting statement. As far as organization, I felt that I followed the model for the most part, but some of my transitions did not flow as well as they should have from thought to thought.
This semester we have studied one important social issue, which is education. I chose to write about full inclusion in today’s classrooms. I thought that this topic would be a very appropriate topic for me to write about because I am an education major. With me being an education major, it is important that I am as knowledgeable as possible about all of the subjects that might effect me and my career.
I had some good points and an interesting topic, but I lacked some of the enthusiasm needed to make it a really interesting presentation. Much of this was do to my vocal inflection an expression.