WRTG 101 Reflection

WRTG 101, Introduction to Writing is a requirement for a Business Administration degree. This is the not the only reason why I was interested in taking Writing 101. The other reason was to develop an understanding the academic purpose of writing, developing a strategy for writing, understanding different types of essays and how to appeal to the reader. Developing these skills will help me though out my college career and my future career in my chosen field. Throughout this course, I worked on these skills and went from a below average writer to an above average writer by learning and developing a writing skillset that can complete any assignment. Understanding the purpose of an academic purpose of writing can help understand the main purpose of the paper. Academic writing is an analysis on a topic that breaks down the idea to increase the understanding of the idea. There are four basic categories of academic writing. These categories are the following: summarize, analyze,
In Writing 101, I learned there are different ways to develop a strategy to complete an essay. Two strategies that I learned about and use are the brainstorming and outlining strategies. The brainstorming strategy helps by picking a topic, understanding the topic, focusing on the topic and developing an approach on the topic. This will keep the thoughts organized and narrow down the approach to the paper. Another strategy that I use is the outlining technique. The outlining technique takes all the information that will be included in the paper and organizes the information in order. This helps the paper hit key points by keep the paper flowing in an orderly manner. By using the brainstorming and outlining strategy, I can create an idea, narrow down the topic and focus on a specific topic through brainstorming, as well as effectively cover my key points throughout my paper by using the outlining