Reflective Essay Writing
Good writing is a major point of importance when it comes to making understandable and legible writing. You may not realize it, but writers everywhere use good writing techniques and good writing concepts that separate their writing from all of the others. For example, writers don't use boring words because the reader would get bored of the information way too quick. The writer also switches up the length of their sentences so that the reader does not feel like they are reading the same sentence over and over again. Many writers write with a specific audience in mind; meaning, they are trying to target specific people to read what they are saying. Every time I write I try to put myself in the readers shoes and ask myself these questions. Is this information boring? And, Could you do a better job of making it more interesting? I have learned a lot this semester and want to continue learning. Let's start out with the very first essay I had written in this class, our personal narrative. For me, this was probably the essay I learned the most with. I had never really written a paper that was an extensive length (4+ pages) and it was my first time using MLA formatting. This essay was a great way to start because it allowed me to express my ideas and thoughts, and also allowed me to "get my feet wet" , so to speak. Throughout the time of writing this essay I realized how I had to really focus on my inner feeling and thoughts and somehow try and jot that down onto a paper. It was
Reflection Of Creative Writing
It is my belief that through this class and the tools provided, that my growth as a writer has grown through leaps and bounds I would never have assumed possible. It is not so much the skill I refer to, although I would think skill has gone up in some levels as well, but more so the appreciation for the craft of writing itself. Intially, at the start of this class my sole goal was to further my understanding and appreciation of the writer's and books that I so love to read. Through further evaluation within the first week, a few other goals came to mind, of which were, making writing a habit, finishing what I start, stop second guess my writing skills and making effective use of detail and description. Through the use of the many articles, various reading materials, whether poems or short stories, and especially through the workshop, I feel I was able to really push myself to accomplishing these goals. I have thus far learned how important it is not to be skilled at writing per say, but to have the will to write, that poetry is as much about it's sound as it is about it's subject, just how important character development is, how the narration and point of view of a story is essential to the way the story is told, and just how much of a difference peer's critiques can make to your writing.
Since before the beginning of this creative writing course, I have always struggled to find a point to writing. By this, I mean that I always felt that having great skill and talent was what was required to be a writer, let alone a great one. From this point, I felt there was no need to continue my writing as I felt that in a sense it just wasn't good enough. However, reading the article "A Way of Writing", I found new hope. Here was a writer who says things such as "I must be willing to fail. If I am to keep on writing, I cannot bother to insist on high standards. I must get into action and not let anything stop me, or even slow me much"(Stafford) and quotes that writers don't necessarily have any special talent. The article "Why I Write" instilled further optimism through the authors view on just being a writer, not focusing on being good or bad. I found her words in which she writes "entirely to find out what I'm
Reflective Essay Writing
"There's always room for improvement" (Shannon Fritcher). In your opinion, you may be the best you can be but non–the less, there is always a place that could use improvement. In the past months, I feel like I have accomplished a great deal. As the semester comes to an end I find myself reflecting on not only how I managed to survive the first semester as a freshman in college, but also what I have learned. One of the most valuable things I have learned thus far is becoming a better writer, mainly because I didn't think I could become a better writer. I once believed you either had what it took or you didn't, but I was wrong. As with any skill, it takes practice to make perfect and even then, you still need to adjust some skills to make them even better! I have grown as a writer, and I am now in the process of meeting at least half of the course outcomes. My writing and learning process, now being able to compose sentences that are accurate, concise and varied in structure, and lastly the amount of learning I have left to do are all factors of my growth as a writer. To begin, I have never looked at myself as a strong writer, I have always had struggles writing essays and/or sentences that met the requirements. When I came in Writing foundations II I was insecure about my writing techniques. Mainly due to the fact that high school requirements and college requirements on an essay are not even comparable. As of now, being half way through the first semester, I have already
Reflective Essay Writing
Talking is an organized activity. Talking may lead to friendship, and friendship may lead to another type of relationship. Building relationships with other human beings is, in most cases, a fundamental necessity. However, these relationships, no matter how natural and organized they may seem, do not always end up the way I would like them to. I believe that this is also natural. Feeling sad or more specifically, heartbroken is a part of a natural, yet vicious cycle. It's organized, there are steps even if this is not noticeable at first. Everyone handles reaching the end of this cycle differently. Some dye their hair, others start a workout addiction, and others form other addictions. I write. Poetry, to be more specific, but not pretty or neat poetry. I write terrible messes of words in stanzas that aren't all that cohesive. I don't write with the intention of it being pretty, though. I write to figure things out.
Somewhat recently, I found myself heartbroken and shortly after that I found myself writing again for the first time in years. I used to love writing, and I even wanted to be a novelist when I was younger, but somewhere down the road I decided that was too unrealistic and put the pen down. Picking it up again a short while ago felt natural, and it almost felt as if those years between never happened. As I was writing I found myself understanding what I was feeling. This is where Noё comes in.
Noё makes the claim that "all of the arts, are organizational, or
Reflective Essay Writing
I remember the first diary assignment that I had in grade three. The instructor asked me to write one hundred words to describe my day every single day. As tiring as it seemed for a third–grader, I have always appreciated my instructor since she introduced me to express myself in words. My experience in writing goes from writing stories to texting on social media and to write cards to people. I view writing as a powerful tool to introduce myself to people, to form relationships, and to communicate at an emotional level that daily conversation can't reach. However, there is always another form of writing, that is, argumentative essays. Although being less experienced in academic writing, I realize that the tenacity in well written essays makes writing compelling in terms of creating initiatives for issues that people matter. Ultimately, regardless of writing styles, writing allows me to capture my thoughts and imaginations through story telling, gain knowledge of the society, and impact other individuals around me.
Creative writing allows me to display the adventurous side of me, especially when I am writing about a story of people going on an trip. Spontaneous trips are always and will be the most exciting, heart–burning experience that I had in my high–school life. When I write about something I really enjoy, I would forget about time, grammar, or even the logic of the story, because it is the memories – the core library of emotions that draws one attention into– that
Writing Reflective Essay
My writing throughout this semester has not been outstanding, as my writing pieces in the beginning where ought to be poor. The semester consisted of my knowledge of writing expanding heavily. The English 1101 class has helped me thoroughly in my writing mistakes and skills. Overall my effort in this class has helped me become an exceptional writer. The essay I found to be my weakest is essay 1 "Writing development". Essay one consisted of lack of transition and poor sentence structure words throughout my essay. An example would be , "Never thought my development of writing would improve through those years."The correction had to be improved , "I never thought my development of writing would increase dramatically."My main concern of essay
Reflective Writing
How do I . . . Write a Reflection?
Why reflective writing?
Reflection offers you the opportunity to consider how your personal experiences and observations shape your thinking and your acceptance of new ideas. Professors often ask students to write reading reflections. They do this to encourage you to explore your own ideas about a text, to express your opinion rather than summarise the opinions of others. Reflective writing can help you to improve your analytical skills because it requires you to express what you think, and more significantly, how and why you think that way. In addition, reflective analysis asks you to acknowledge that your thoughts are shaped by your assumptions and preconceived ideas; in doing so, you can...show more content...
About working in the field? About society?
4. Lessons from reflection: Did your experience fit with the goals or concepts of the course or organization? Why or why not? What are your lessons for the future? What was successful?
Why? What would you do differently? Why?
How will you prepare for a future experience in the field?
Reading Reflection
Critical reflection requires thoughtful and persistent inquiry.
Although basic questions like "what is the thesis?" and "what is the evidence?" are important to demonstrate your understanding, you need to interrogate your own assumptions and knowledge to deepen your analysis and focus your assessment of the text.
ASSESS THE TEXT(S):
What is the main point? How is it developed?
Identify the purpose, impact and/or theoretical framework of the text.
What ideas stood out to me? Why? Were they new or in opposition to existing scholarship?
DEVELOP YOUR IDEAS:
What do I know about this topic? Where does my existing knowledge come from? What are the observations or experiences that shape my understanding? Do I agree or disagree with this argument?
Why?
MAKE CONNECTIONS:
How does this text reinforce my existing ideas or assumptions? How does this text challenge my existing ideas or assumptions?
How does this text help me to better understand this topic or explore this field of study/discipline? For example . . .
A note on mechanics
Consider the purpose of reflection: to