Learning Reflections English 1a
English 1A
Learning Reflections I now feel, after being a student of this class, being successful in business or school requires the ability to organize, arrange, and compose thoughts into a logical format. Without these skills it is impossible to communicate thoughts and emotions grammatically. Reflecting on the past three months, I notice that our English 1A class has learned skills necessary to develop personal, informative, and persuasive essays. These are essential points needed to become successful in today's society. In previous English courses that I have participated in, I never realized that essay-writing skills were so important. Because of this class, my attitude toward writing has matured into an understanding of what it takes to be a good writer. Without the knowledge of why writing skills were important, I was concerned about "just getting by". Now, I enjoy the challenge of composing an interesting and thought provoking essay. I find myself developing an essay with my reader in mind, and thinking what might stimulate them to read my work. This class has developed my senses and stimulated my curiosity in the literary world and I feel I have made significant progress in my writing process. The most important of which being how, by the proper use of commas, transitions, and supportive quotes, I transform my average essay into a well composed, interesting literary work, well at least I think it’s interesting. An interesting literary work must have flow; this is accomplished by the use of proper transitional phrases. At the beginning of the semester I had no knowledge of what transitions were, but now I find myself spending most of the editing time concerned with how to use them correctly. As I look back on some of the essays that I composed on during my time in class, I notice areas where transitional phrases could have been helpful. As this semester comes to a close, I feel that through the use of well-placed transitions, I can successfully
Learning Reflections I now feel, after being a student of this class, being successful in business or school requires the ability to organize, arrange, and compose thoughts into a logical format. Without these skills it is impossible to communicate thoughts and emotions grammatically. Reflecting on the past three months, I notice that our English 1A class has learned skills necessary to develop personal, informative, and persuasive essays. These are essential points needed to become successful in today's society. In previous English courses that I have participated in, I never realized that essay-writing skills were so important. Because of this class, my attitude toward writing has matured into an understanding of what it takes to be a good writer. Without the knowledge of why writing skills were important, I was concerned about "just getting by". Now, I enjoy the challenge of composing an interesting and thought provoking essay. I find myself developing an essay with my reader in mind, and thinking what might stimulate them to read my work. This class has developed my senses and stimulated my curiosity in the literary world and I feel I have made significant progress in my writing process. The most important of which being how, by the proper use of commas, transitions, and supportive quotes, I transform my average essay into a well composed, interesting literary work, well at least I think it’s interesting. An interesting literary work must have flow; this is accomplished by the use of proper transitional phrases. At the beginning of the semester I had no knowledge of what transitions were, but now I find myself spending most of the editing time concerned with how to use them correctly. As I look back on some of the essays that I composed on during my time in class, I notice areas where transitional phrases could have been helpful. As this semester comes to a close, I feel that through the use of well-placed transitions, I can successfully