I learned a lot more about writing in general this semester. I used to hate writing because I felt like my work wasn’t up to par with the teacher’s standards. I also wasn’t receiving the right feedback in high school that I was given in this course. Not only did I get feedback from my classmates, but I also received daily comments from the teacher and writing lab instructor. These comments guided me in the right direction whenever I had to write a paper and allowed me to produce some of my best work. What I learned about myself this term is that when I am focused on my work, I produce work that’s just as good as anyone’s. But when I’m not focused my work is bad and it seems rushed when being read. I also learned that in order to be successful in the future I must take all the keys I acquired this semester with me into my next class. I remember when I was writing a paper and I started the introduction off with a topic sentence instead of just flowing into what I was reading and formulating a question. I read the comment Eric left on my first draft and worked through this problem with Meghan in writing lab so my paper would sound more natural. Some more things I personally feel I could work on is my work ethic, integrating more quotes and always relating back to the original text. My work ethic has always been just trying to get by and get decent grades. I noticed that when I really lock in and try my best then my work begins to stand out. I’m hoping that next semester in my new English class I will be able to not get lazy and give my full effort. I also want to work on integrating more quotes when writing my papers. This is because when I write my paper, I tend to recall examples or things people said in an article or a book, but I won’t quote it. I feel like I were to look back at the annotations I took on these articles I could not only include more quotes but place them in the right spaces so that they fit in the essay better. The last thing I really hope to get better at is relating back to the text. When writing a paper, I find myself going on a journey from point A to point B. There isn’t a problem with this I just feel like it would be better if I was relating back to the text continuously so the reader would know why I was there. I think two of the things I do best that the Engaged Learner Rubric mentions are “preparing for class consistently” and “seeking and accepting constructive feedback and criticism.” I’ve had my work ready for pretty much every class except for the week my laptop had broken. I think it’s important to be prepared for class so that way you can ask the questions you want and get the help you need. This leads into seeking and accepting constructive feedback. When you are prepared you will get feedback on your work and in order to improve you have to be willing to accept it and learn from it.
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It can take time to learn how to work efficiently and consistently in a manner that works in a class. I think everyone takes a while to adjust. You’ve been pretty good at making those adjustments.