I tend to be very good at mathematics and sciences. However, subjects such as English, are more difficult. In middle school, a few of my friends started to do some creative writing in the form of writing their own books. I took the risk of starting mine and bringing it to them to see what they thought. Almost immediately, stated that it was not good at all, pointing out the many flaws in every aspect. I did a little more, trying harder this time, but still they turned it down. I decided to give up…
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As a writer I have many strengths and weakness, I feel I do very well at conveying my ideas and topics and staying on task, and I do know that my biggest weakness is grammar and punctuation. I have tried to combat this by reading over my work both in my head and out loud, because for me reading out loud allows me to see the awkward sentences and where commas are necessary, I have also found a website online that I put my writing into and it helps find where commas are and that sentence structure…
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feeling while reading my work, therefore, it is the simple fixes that can turn a good paper into a great one. I have many strengths when it comes to writing, which helps a lot when it comes to getting words on paper. An example of one of my writing strengths is providing a good opening statement with strong following paragraphs. While with a strong opening it helps the writer’s paper flow a lot easier as the paper progresses, as the information starts coming together. Another strength I have is properly…
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Analyzing My Writing Skills Am I happy with the A I received on the reflection paper? Yes, but I am not satisfied. I have been a student in Composition 1 for four weeks now. I have come across many new techniques and grammar skills that have improved my writing. That being said, I still make mistakes and can further improve my writing. Based on my feedback from the reflection paper, I am able to identify my strengths and weaknesses along with educational resources to better my writing. So far…
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From my prior writing experience the most intense and thorough writing has come in the past two years. In high school, I was in the honors track for English until junior year. Senior year I took College Credit Plus English through my local community college, but only for a semester. I didn’t take a second semester due to the time I was spending on my AP classes and basketball practice after school every day. Entering college, my first semester I took a classical mythology class that had a writing…
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COM/600 Characteristics of Graduate Writing Writing at a graduate level is a major part of a student’s coursework when entering into a Master’s program. Throughout a person’s college career, they have written many papers in their undergraduate studies, but writing papers at a graduate level differs from previous styles of writing. There are very distinct characteristics in graduate writing. If the basic outline and rules are followed correctly, the paper will…
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When evaluating my work in the class along with strengths and weaknesses; I have found ways that help me to improve those weak points. Breaking it down into a few categorized assignments is the best way to evaluate my work. Starting with my homework which is always turned in on time with a grade of four out of five, or better. I do extremely well on the quiz’s, with returning grades of A’s or B’s. My strengths over the course of the class would be the multiple ways to combine simple sentences, for…
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Goals Essay Writing isn’t my favorite thing to do, but I don’t hate it. It all strongly depends on the topic I have to write about. I get motivated when I’m able to write about something that really strikes my interest. When it comes to a personal essay that has to pin point a moment in my life, I cannot do it. That is one of my biggest weaknesses when it comes to writing papers. I get stuck and have no idea how to lay it out and tell you the story how it should be told. The paper gets scattered…
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As a writer my main strengths are my ability to grasp different topics and themes after reading a text, my ability to edit and correct any errors or mistakes in my writing, and my ability to break down a topic when analyzing it. When I evaluate a text, I can easily understand the different sides and points; this helps me broadly discuss a topic in my writing. During the editing process in my writing I revisit my writing to correct mistakes in punctuation, grammar, etc. Lastly, when I find difficulty…
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was a writer because I had to write essays in multiple other classes which helped with my organization and detail configuration. When I was in elementary school I would get really ecstatic when I was going to write an interesting narrative with a nice plot, however, I did not get the motivation as the years went by. When I was in middle school I used to write in a journal, because it would help me organize my thoughts. If I was having a bad day and I didn’t really have anyone to talk to I would just…
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