Overall considering this was my first collage English class I think it went very well. I was so nervous going into the class as I was always wondering if my writing skills would be anywhere near good enough to do well in the class. Not only was wrong about that, but my writing drastically improved and got so much better while I was in this class. My grammar and conventions improved drastically, as well as my overall quality of my writing. And I enjoyed it.But there was just so much more i took away from this class then simple grammar rules, the things I learned in this class are things i will keep with me my entire life as I continue to write and improve.
Peer review ( SLO B) and how to utilize it is probbaly one of the more significant things I'll take away from this class. No matter what I do in my life my writing will be read and analyzed by others and not only do I have to learn how to take that criticism and work with it but I need to learn not to be so apprehensive about it, and that is something I will really take from this class. When doing my peer review it was a great time, fun even. and it was increadbly helpful to take constructive criticism from others and apply that to my work as i can't think of everything that could be changed myself sometimes. This especially helped me with my grammar and conventions as by looking at what my classmates changed in my writing I could look to improve those things myself in later assignments. Not only to work with the help, but to ask for it. This class was the first time I went to someone and asked "Hey, can you look at this for me?' My drive to improve overpowered my lack of communication skills, and I think teaching myself how powerful of a tool this can be is incredibly important for the continued improvement of my writing.
Rhetorical situation ( SLO A) is another aspect of this class I will always be considering in my writing now. There's so much that i didn't even realize to think about when writing something, and i didn't realize how helpful it can be to actually consider those things. For example the audience, or the context. While it may not be something I always actively think about it will be fantastic to utilize because i do so many different kinds of writing. So when i'm writing my blog posts versus writing a report for my job I'll make sure to look at all the aspects of the rhetorical situation in order to maximize the effectiveness of my writing.
Reflection (SLO F) is another aspect of this class I feel I will most defiantly utilize in the future and will improve my writing. Being able to look back at my own writing and not only identifying errors but being able to correct and improve them is a skill that i have always wanted to develop. Because not only does it improve my writing but it simply makes me a better writer. Because the next time I write something i'm less likely to make the same mistake, and instead improve upon it.
Overall i learned that my writing, while good, has a long way to go. But the things i learned in this class will take it to a whole other level. Not only do I feel I have a better grasp of concepts like grammar, but I've learned useful skills that i will certainly take with me to future English classes and just future writing in general. A lot of the concepts I've learned in this class I applied to a recent paper for my Honers class, and received an excellent grade on it. Not only that, but got some very good compliments about how my paper was one of the best in the class. I hope the rest of my writing in the future can get such a positive reaction, and the things I learned in this class through the SLO's will certainly help me do that.
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