English 101 Reflective Essay

Learning to write and write effectively is a lesson that is never fully completed. It is a journey with no final destination because there are infinite improvements that can be made to any literary work regardless of its status. Drafting can go on indefinitely knowing when to consider your paper complete is a very important skill. I believe that, through the assistance on English 101 and the writing center, I have effectively learned where to draw the line on a finished paper. There are many different qualities that make up a good paper. Among other things, the qualities that I believe I have improved upon based off of what I have been taught in English 101the most are online researching, citations, and thesis development.
Some of the worst grades I have received on papers have not been due to content error, but because of technical aspects that I did wrong. An example of this would be my lack of paraphrasing when writing for a research paper. Once I have read something phrased a certain way, it is very difficult for me to word it differently. Gathering research is most likely my weakest link in writing a paper. This is because I can never keep all of my notes organized
In a science course this year, I made a 64 on my first paper due to incorrect citations. In line documentations was also something I had not been quite sure how to do previously. In English 101, I was taught how to use Easybib.com which was of tremendous assistance to me in my research papers. Not only did Easybib.com improve my grades in English 101, but in my science course as well. Correct in line citations are also very important because without them whatever you end up writing is plagiarism. Plagiarism is basically the worst problem you can have in a research paper. Through Easybib.com and in class discussions, I believe I have improved in this field