Syllabus Summary And Analysis

Before I read the syllabus, I had multiple different ideas of what I believed writing and reading looks like, but I never had a clear cut definition of what good reading and writing resembled. I knew it when I saw it, but I wasn’t able to put it in words. After reading the syllabus, I realized that my definition was there and that I have very similar, if not the same, beliefs on what good reading and writing should look like. Most of my life I have been writing, whether it be in school where I was asked to write essays, or at home where I would write to friends through social media and texts. Many of these beliefs that I have developed overtime are mentioned in the syllabus. One belief that I share is that writing should give meaning and address
an audience. I have always believed that writing is being written for someone else. Writing is for someone to read, rather than for yourself. I strongly believe that one should be able to identify their audience so that they’ll know who they are writing to and how they should write. Another idea that I share with the syllabus is being able to make connections to other things that I have read and experienced. Many of these ideas conveyed in the syllabus are very similar to mine. Most of them confirm what I already know about reading and writing, and I hope that they will further my understanding of the English language and help me become a better reader and writer for the future.