M.+Course+Reflection

This year in English I have improved greatly as a writer. I’ve learned how to emphasize my strengths, and have learned different ways to improve my weaknesses. I have noticed that my vocabulary has gotten a bit better. Now when I write I find it much easier to use a good word selection to make myself sound more intelligent in my writing. I also improved my spelling quite a lot; especially on more difficult words that I used to have a hard time with. I have also learned this year how to compose a stronger thesis statement. This is a key part of writing that every good writer should possess. Everyone has their weaknesses though, and I am no different. I still have trouble sometimes formulating my ideas into good paragraphs. Also, sometimes I will have a lot of difficulty getting my paper started. Usually brainstorming and free writing help, but I would like to improve greatly in this area. My main weakness however is my grammar. It has definitely improved this year, but I still find that here and there I will add comma splices, and fragments into some of my writing. If I can improve in this area my writing will sound much more fluent. However if I like what I’m writing about all areas of my writing are drastically improved. My favorite essay I wrote in class this year would probably be my narrative essay. It was really fun to get creative, and tell a story from the first person point of view for a change. My least favorite was the Great Gatsby essay. I disliked this essay mainly because I didn’t care for the book too much. I know it’s a classic, but I really just did not enjoy it. I’d say that I really liked the wiki space this year. It was very convenient to upload papers, and even more convenient to make changes to them I’ve had a few paper portfolios in the past, but occasionally I remember misplacing a few papers, which of course was not too great for my grade. The wiki space definitely improved my organization, and I love how easy it was to use. I hope more of my teachers use wiki space in the future. Overall it has been a very productive year for me as a writer. I have improved my weaknesses, and my strengths helping my writing drastically. I look forward to continuing to grow as a writer in my future.