1. I think over the course of this first semester I have learned a lot about my writing. I don't think I am particularly the best writer however I do think that I have a lot of room to grow. I think I have grown in confidence in my writing. I am more assured in my ability to write a piece that isn't great but isn't horrible. I don't believe I really improved much but maybe that's because I haven't been able to spend a lot of time internalizing feedback. The only measure I've really taken is practicing my writing, I think just writing often has made me more confident in it.
2. I think that I have grown in making my position more clear. I don't waver between arguments as much and have learned to stick to a side and argue clearly. I also think that I have figured out how to connect my topic to a purpose and a call for action at the end of my essays. I am more understanding of what this really means how to put an effective call to action for my specific purpose/topic.
3. The area that I need the most improvement in is my analysis. I think that it is what's holdi
ng me back from getting better grades on my writing assignments and becoming a better writer overall. I really need to improve my understanding of how much analysis is needed and what kind of analysis and how to employ analysis techniques. I think I can do this by asking Ms. Nagi for help and to explain in more detail what kind of analysis she would like to see in my writing. I could also look at other people's writing who got higher scores and work to understand what I could take and apply from their writing into my own.
4. I am most proud of my Great Gatsby Short Answer piece. I felt completely prepared and fairly certain about my position. I also felt calmer because I knew what to write about, so I was able to keep my handwriting consistent which made me feel a little bit better because it felt neater and more collected to me. Writingwise, I think it is one of my best. I think that I had a clear position and was straight to point. I believe I used effective quotes that clearly illustrated and supported my purpose. Even though I didn't offer enough analysis, I still think it could have been worse and in my head, I was able to analyze it clearly, I just need to learn how to be able to transfer that into my writing. I also think that my overall analysis of Nick Carraway was pretty close to the truth.
5. I think that Ms. Nagi can just continue to leave feedback and maybe be more specific on how to fix my analysis but I also need to go up and ask for help on my writing so it should go both ways. I think that we should go over more basic writing skills, not just rhetorical devices but how to write properly yet develop our own style of writing which is being stressed yet how far is too stylized and I think learning basics would allow us to generate a better understanding of this. Overall, however, I should go and speak with Ms. Nagi personally on how I could improve my writing.
2. I think that I have grown in making my position more clear. I don't waver between arguments as much and have learned to stick to a side and argue clearly. I also think that I have figured out how to connect my topic to a purpose and a call for action at the end of my essays. I am more understanding of what this really means how to put an effective call to action for my specific purpose/topic.
3. The area that I need the most improvement in is my analysis. I think that it is what's holdi
ng me back from getting better grades on my writing assignments and becoming a better writer overall. I really need to improve my understanding of how much analysis is needed and what kind of analysis and how to employ analysis techniques. I think I can do this by asking Ms. Nagi for help and to explain in more detail what kind of analysis she would like to see in my writing. I could also look at other people's writing who got higher scores and work to understand what I could take and apply from their writing into my own.
4. I am most proud of my Great Gatsby Short Answer piece. I felt completely prepared and fairly certain about my position. I also felt calmer because I knew what to write about, so I was able to keep my handwriting consistent which made me feel a little bit better because it felt neater and more collected to me. Writingwise, I think it is one of my best. I think that I had a clear position and was straight to point. I believe I used effective quotes that clearly illustrated and supported my purpose. Even though I didn't offer enough analysis, I still think it could have been worse and in my head, I was able to analyze it clearly, I just need to learn how to be able to transfer that into my writing. I also think that my overall analysis of Nick Carraway was pretty close to the truth.
5. I think that Ms. Nagi can just continue to leave feedback and maybe be more specific on how to fix my analysis but I also need to go up and ask for help on my writing so it should go both ways. I think that we should go over more basic writing skills, not just rhetorical devices but how to write properly yet develop our own style of writing which is being stressed yet how far is too stylized and I think learning basics would allow us to generate a better understanding of this. Overall, however, I should go and speak with Ms. Nagi personally on how I could improve my writing.
I agree with how not only would it help if she wrote more specific ways on how to improve our analysis, but we also need to take initiative for ourselves and ask her for help.
ReplyDeleteI struggle with analysis too! I think, honestly, if we understood our position more our analysis will just happen. I also think it's really interesting that you judge how well you did by the quality of your handwriting.
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DeleteYour struggles and improvements seem to be very similar to mine. I also agree with the fact that the more specific our feedback, the more improvement we see. I also agree that meeting with Ms. Nagi will help your writing. Hopefully, your next reflection will talk about your improvement in analysis!
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