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SELF-REFLECTION

The fear of writing instilled in me by my struggle to learn how to read and write did not help my uneasiness about writing either. However, I found the course, not at all as daunting as I assumed, the professor took time out of the class to help his us improve our writing more, and the writing topics were very enjoyable and thought-provoking.

Freshman Composition has helped me to learn more about myself and my writing skills, which has empowered me to further self-evaluate, and find where I need to improve. As we approached the due date for the assignment for the first essay, the professor asked us to share our introductory paragraph with our classmates. Since I barely knew any of my peers, at first, I found the aspect of sharing terrifying. However, after sharing a few jokes, I felt at ease giving my thoughts and receiving positive feedback after becoming familiar with my surroundings and fellow classmates. Such exposure has enabled me to figure out the correct writing methods and thus has given me the chance to achieve a better grade in many writing assignments. The group workshops were also helpful, together with my classmate, we were all able to help each other identify mistakes and improve points.

The most important obstacle I had to overcome in the course was mainly myself and my writing behaviors. I had always viewed writing as something to get over with, which was visibly in my writing. The course helped me overcome that and learn how to write an essay without rushing. I really enjoyed this course because I found myself able to express my own personal opinions. 

END OF THE SEMESTER REFLECTION 

I signed up for Freshman Composition thinking that for the most part that it was going to a boring English class. I was more interested in the college credit I was going to receive then the actual course. I was nervous that I was going to fail, or worst not do well.

I was pleasantly surprised, I did not expect to like the course, but I did. I enjoyed the essays that were assigned and liked attending class. I am happy that I signed up for the course. It made me realize that I should not hesitate to sign up for something just because there might be a chance I might fail.

RESEARCHED CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Writing my research analysis essay was not as difficult as I thought it would be. Before writing my essay I thought I already knew what my position was, however after my research that soon changed.

I always thought that Universal healthcare would be the best option for America, but I soon found out that it was more complex than that. I soon found out that although our current system is broken, replacing it with universal health would not fix it.

It was a hard pill to swallow. I had a hard time believing that universal healthcare was not the solution. But I am happy I figured it out. It made me realize that I was talking about a topic that I did not know a lot about, and it made me understand that there’s more to an issue then one might think.

EXPLORATORY ESSAY

I was excited about this essay. Healthcare was an issue that interested me. And so when I realized that I could write a whole essay about it was exciting.

I had already done a little research before the essay, but not enough to write a good essay on it. For the most part, it was not hard to find information about the topic because it became such a popular topic.

The essay was really fun to write. I learned a lot and it ended up changing many of the opinions I held.

LITERACY NARRATIVE

When writing my Literature narrative, I was nervous that I would not have a story to tell. I was not use to writing about topics such as this. The most difficult part was trying to write a cohesive essay that made sense and was enjoyable to write.

I began my writing process by first writing down all the things I wanted to include in my essay and then seeing if they all made sense together. Then I wrote my first draft to help me see all the stories together. This was helpful because it allowed me to see the flow of the essay.

I was pleasantly surprised, I did not think that I was going to enjoy writing this essay, but I did. The prompt was not something I used to and therefore did not feel as though I could do that good on.