Writ 101 has taught me a lot about my own writing. It has given me a little bit of confidence in myself. I felt that when I started this class my writing was not as good as it could be, and that I had a lot of work to do. I still have a lot of work to do on my writing, but I know more know what needs to be worked on.
I have learned that weasel words make your paper very weak (which I still have a hard time with), that your thesis doesn't have to be the last sentence in your intro, that it works best to introduce and explain a quote, and that you can ask a question and answer it throughout your paper. These are some little things that can make a paper stronger.
I read books and think about how descriptive people can be and always want to be able to write like them. I have a problem with going so far into detail. I feel that it is information that isn't needed in a paper. I also talk in circles and use very common vocabulary. I feel that I write the same as I speak which isn't always a good thing, I am not a very descriptive writer.
This class has helped me a lot, but there is so much more I need help with in my own writing to make it stronger.
No comments:
Post a Comment