During this class, I have seen my writing go from purely opinions back with little evidence to opinions and facts supported by a lot of evidence. I feel like I am better at taking my ideas, and finding ways to support them. One patter in consistently saw in my writing is my strategy of planning before writing. I always sat down and wrote out all of my thoughts before writing so that I could organize them, and see which would fit and which wouldn't fit into my paper. I feel like my writing has gone from being just the typical five paragraph essay to being detailed and unique. I really dove into every topic, and I think it reflected in a lot of my writing. One thing I would still like to see change is my topic sentences. It took me a long time to remember to add topic sentences, but they really do make a difference.
One thing that I learned to do during this course is look at every angle of an idea and see how it was a possibility. I never really traveled out of my comfort zone when it came to viewing opposing views, but this class taught me that it is okay to do that. I think that the paper that best reflects my personal growth is the last paper, the persuasive paper, that I just wrote, because it shows how my writing has changed over the course of this semester.
I feel like I learned how to incorporate logos, pathos, and ethos into my writing to make it better and more appealing to all types of readers. I started each paper by figuring out who my audience is outside of my classmates so that I was more effective in my papers. I also learned how to shape my tone so that it matched the subject matter of my paper, and all of these things combined really helped me create good papers that met all of the criteria.
The most important thing that I have learned from this course is how to take an idea, turn it into a question or topic, look at all angles of the idea, incorporate all viewpoints into my writing, and put it all together to make a strong point. I like how open the class was for discussion. I felt like you created an environment that had room for all kinds of view points. I originally came into the class hating group discussions and peer reviews, but after this semester, I learned how important teamwork is, and how it can help shape your views and writing style. I really enjoyed this class, and I'm sad it had to end.
Thank you so much for sharing, Allison! I couldn't agree more with your self-assessment for the semester as a whole! I'm truly appreciative and impressed with how you embraced the process and put so much of yourself into the writing. It really showed! I'm grateful that you got what you did out of the class and felt it beneficial. And, I'm pleased to hear you felt like it was an open and welcoming environment. Thank you for sharing! I really enjoyed working with you this semester and getting to witness your writing. Thank you for everything and especially for being such a valuable member of our team! I hope you have a wonderful break and I wish you the best in your future semesters!
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