When I was analyzing the riding in essay 1 it made me realize that I was indeed not putting all my potential and my effort into my writing as I did not follow along with all the directions as well as I should have. This assignment was a good lesson on how to critique your own work as well as you do others. I found myself being too focused on critiquing the student sample essay that I forgot to take some time to slow down and make sure that I wasn’t making the same mistakes I was writing my own essay. For my future essays I am going to most definitely take a better and longer look at all the writing directions and make sure all my thoughts are coming across the way I intended them too as well as finding better ways to formulate my ideas more coherently throughout the text.
Daily Archives: February 28, 2025
In Essay one I learned my mistakes from my feedback because writing an essay has been a while. Also in my fall semester in English 101 I had the same essay problems. One of them is writing present tense, vocabulary and unclear sentences. Learning my mistakes are being repetitive I was gladly to learn from my mistakes and I’m planning to go to the writing center to learn and better my writing. One thing about my writing I share my writing and reading the feedbacks from my professors. Reading the feedbacks makes me want to write more into my writing and making it more interesting. Learning more about literature makes want to improve into my writing and vocabulary, so one thing I started doing is reading and words I don’t understand I write in a notebook. Afterwards, writing the words I understand the words to make the reading easier for I to understand the reading. Applying dictionary and reading into my literature makes me want to to write poetry. Poetry is beautiful way to express within oneself emotions.
Reflecting on my experience with writing Essay 1, I realized just how important it is to pay attention to the details. At first, I really messed up because I didn’t follow the MLA format correctly. It was a bit of a wake-up call for me. I learned that even things like choosing the right font—like Times New Roman, which I found surprisingly nice-looking—can make a difference in how an essay comes across. One big takeaway was the importance of reading the instructions carefully before diving into the writing. The first time around, I was so tired and just wanted to get it done quickly so I could go to sleep. That rush led to a pretty sloppy job. This taught me that managing my time better and approaching assignments with a clear head is crucial. I would like thank Professor for giving an opportunity to retry because having to rewrite the essay after my professor’s feedback was actually a good learning moment. It showed me how valuable it is to revise and be open to criticism. By taking a closer look at the student sample essay I was supposed to evaluate, I got better at analyzing content, which will definitely help me in future assignments. Overall, this experience has taught me to prepare more thoroughly, pay attention to the little things, and learn from my mistakes. Next time, I’ll make sure to give myself enough time for each part of the process—from understanding what’s needed to drafting and revising—so I can do my best work.
My experience writing essay 1 was interesting. However, I found it very difficult to find things that could be improved in the sample student essay, resulting in my essay lacking some details. I would find myself getting writers block and running out of things to mention or how to fully explain what I’m trying to note. I was focusing more about making sure I formated by essay correctly to avoid doing mistakes that the sample wriritng showed. What I learned through this process is how important it is to start drafting and fromating essays. I also realized how easy it is to stray away from what the actually question is asking and include information that isn’t needed. In some ways the assignment might change how I approach a future writing and focusing more on making sure the writing is more consistent, rather than switching from different topics. In addition learning more about grammar and how to expanded my vocabulary without using my sounding like its “too much” or “unnecessary”.
Writing essay 1 was a learning experience for me. While working on it, I thought I was on the right track, but after receiving feedback, I realized there were things I could improve. One big lesson I learned is the importance of carefully reading and understanding the assignment instructions before I start writing and taking more time to break down what is being asked and make sure my response fully answers the question. Another thing I learned is that formatting and citations are just as important as the content of my writing. Following MLA guidelines properly is something I will focus on more, especially when it comes to citations and including a Works Cited page. To improve, I will review the rules and check my formatting before I submit my work. Overall this essay helped me see areas where I can improve my writing process. In the future I will be more careful with understanding the assignment and following formatting rules.
Composition Essay 1 was a learning experience for me. While reading The Transformative Power of Beauty, I grasped how important the task of strictly following rules of structure and rightfully using secondary sources must be. It was not easy for me to identify strengths and weaknesses in the sample essay without making general statements. I needed to be clear in showing where the thesis was not accurate, where textual evidence had been well used, and where the student could have used Rader’s perspective. The exercise made me remember how important it is to address all the sources to be addressed, and not just the primary source. I also recognize that a good conclusion does not merely paraphrase, but one must also restate the thesis and leave an impression. I will double-check in future assignments in being mindful of how I frame my conclusions and thesis statements and make them concise, clear, and straightforward. I will also better incorporate the secondary sources into my analysis rather than adding them in as an afterthought. This activity has allowed me to be more capable of seeing what it takes to make an essay not only good, but interesting and well-supported.
