Class reflection

Throughout the semester my ideas about what makes good writing has changed. I have realized that there are many different forms of writing such as personal, informal letters, and argumentative essays. My expectations for how I would do also changed. I thought I would have the easiest time with writing my argumentative essay since I had a lot of practice in high school. I was wrong. While I was worried about some of the other essays since they were new to me I had just as hard or maybe even a harder time writing my argumentative essay. I expected to get better at communicating in different forms and I did. I learned how to write informal letters and write essays in other peoples voice. I also learned how to analyze other forms of communication such as images in graphic novels. What I did not think I would learn was how much more there is to good writing. I was to cocky at the beginning of the year and thought I knew all there was too what makes good writing. However, I learned a lot more and know that when I write I need to edit my paper like a math problem and make sure I am using all the grammar rules correctly. I hope to develop further as a reader by being able to analyze the smaller details further. I want to develop my writing skills further by having all the aspects that make good writing always in my head and stop myself from repeating. I want to write more concise and skilled papers. I want to develop more as a thinker and have an open mind to my learning throughout college and life.