reflection

This past semester has taught me tons about taking my writing to the next level. Through various example essays and movies, I learned about effectively expressing myself through writing. The blogs were also an effective way of doing this. By being forced to write about anything, I was able to broaden my horizons and write about anything and everything. I was also able to read other’s blogs and not only read about interesting news but analyze the way they wrote and apply some of those things to my own writing. This introduced new ways of writing and gave me new things to write about. I think that the ability to write from different perspectives about various subjects was one of the most valuable things I learned this semester. We wrote about a variety of topics, forcing me to find new and interesting ways to write. Student examples and various papers that we read also helped me discover new ways to write. When we analyzed each part of ever paper as a class, I learned how to structure my paper in a way that was both informative and interesting. From the first paper, I learned the importance of hooking the reader through effective use of the first paragraph. Even the movies helped as I was able to analyze the way that the director formatted and arranged the movie. With all of this information and tools, I was able to become a much more proficient writer over the course of a semester.