English 101
I believe that this class has really opened up a new door for me with writing. I was never a really strong writer to begin with but I feel that this class has really helped me make great improvements with my writing. I learned many new different ways to approach my writing, I also feel I can convince much better in my writing than I use to be able too. This class has really helped and I feel much more confident as a writer now than I once did, and feel like it has really expanded my ability
How I write differently
I definately approach writing differently. Before I start I try to decide what my purpose in writing is. I try to see if I want to persuade,inform,or entertain my audience. I also I try to condense my topic as much as possible so that the topic is clear. I decide if I want to use ethos,pathos,or logos to capture my audience. I also think about how I’m going to organize my writing by outlining first. These are all way I approach writing differently than I did before.
What I have Learned
I learned a lot during this project. I believe I have become a better writer. I learned how to build a solid argument and properly cite sources. I learned different ways to approach an audience.Some examples of this are ethos,pathos,and logos. I never knew that before I worked on this paper.I learned what the purpose of a sythesis and critical analysis is and it how it can help me with my paper. I also learned how to manage my time so that I could get it in on time. During this project my writing skills have improved.
What I’ve Learned
What i’ve learned after being in this class is my own style of writing. I feel so confident in my writing now and I am able to easily blend information together. It is very beneficial to me in my career and i think it will carry me far. The best part about this class was peer review. It helped me find mistakes in other peoples papers and easier to find things in mine.
Research Paper
My research paper, I believe was a success. I really feel confident in my work and my research. I blended everything together well thanks to the help of the synthesis. I used my quotes to the best of my ability and made it make sense. It was a good start off research paper for my career. I feel good about it.
Ana
Hi class,
I hope everyone had a good firt semester. I personally thought that this first semester was very good except for last week which was an awfull week for me personally. But I hope that overall, everyone learned something new from this class. I learned to be more responsible in this class because when I was in High School, I used to do my papers the day before they were do. This class taught me that after all, I was not a great writer as I used to thought that I was. I also wanted to thank Professor Ludeker for helping us all throughout the semester. I hope the best for everyone and I hope that you all get good grades on the final paper. Bye!
Ciao class
The most important thing that i have learned in English 101 this semester is that through your writing you build character. Before English 101 i looked as a paper being about a subject and it just being a reflection or maybe definition of a topic. Through the semester i have learned that how you write a paper defines so much of who you are as a writer. The paper is not only about the subject you write it also defines who you are. I have learned how important it is to incorporate other peoples work when doing a research paper. The effectiveness of two sides being brought up in a paper shows that you have done your research and there for it gives you credibility. I also learned that there are different toans when you write and that you want to think about the audience and who you are presenting this information to. And most of all i have learned to think outside the box when i write. When i was writing my ten page paper i would always look back at my main point but not really look at it. You probably are very confused by what im trying to say? Well what i am trying to say is that i really had to look at every aspect of my topic to fully make my argument. Although it seems so easy when you think about it, for some reason, it was so hard for me to connect the little things to my big idea or argument. Professor Ludeker has definitly opened my eyes with my topic and has taught me to think outside the box because when you do that you can truely succeed in your writing.
Hello Class
WEll although the semester has come to an end i have to say i really enjoy english class. At the beginning of the semester i was kind of scared to what english class was really about. While i was in high school i always loved english class and it was one of my favorite classes. But once senior year hit i started to hear about how in colleg english will be alot different then what we are used to and how the papers will be alot harder. To my suprise English class turned out to be a huge learning experience and not something that scared me at all. Yes there was the 10 page paper that i had a little trouble with but with Professor Ludekers help i was able to type a pritty good paper. This leads me into the thing i liked the most about English 101. I really liked how each time we wrote something we got to get into groups and have it looked at by our class mates. This helped me alot through the semester to see the many things i can change in my writing. I also liked how we got a chance to go over our papers with one another. The thing that helped me the most is that we were able to actually sit down with our professor and have our papers lookd through and sort of analyzed and critiqued in a way. I thought i was a good writer and never knew how much i was lacking in but its all good now because with this course i have learned so many ways to better my writing
Have a good holiday everyone!
I am so happy that we have all completed the research paper! This class has helped me with writing, since we wrote more than any other english 101 class at Widener. It was defitetely very frustrating at many times, but we all got through it and came out somewhat better writers than we came in as. I hope that future students understand the importance of writing, and how combinations of words can create meaningful and powerful meassages to the readers. I also learned this semester how important grammer is to certain professors, since my high school teachers really soley focused on the actual content and quality of writing in papers and less on formatting and such. This is helpful for future classes so I am not so shocked with grades that i didnt expect.
Goodbye
I just wanted my last blog entry to say thank you to everyone in the class. I feel that i have become a slightly better writer over the course of the semster. The one reason I think this is because of all of the peer reviews that we have had. It was a good year and i wish everyone the best of luck with the rest of the year.
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