During Writing 150, I have learned a lot about how to polish my writing. Before this class, I struggled to connect my ideas and to have my writing flow. My writing often sounded choppy and was difficult to understand. Now, I can link my ideas with transitional phrases. I have also learned how to set up my ideas with clear and concise introductions. When I started this class, I often had many redundancies in my writing. I was afraid that readers would not understand what I was saying. With my transitions and a few structure changes, I grew more confident in my ability to write clearly. Now I do not feel like I must repeat myself to insure that I am understood.
One thing I think could improve the class is more in class revision of our papers. The peer review is helpful, but what I found most effective was reviewing our own papers. A couple of times you had us read one paragraph and then try to implement a transitional phrase or something else. I think many students struggle with revision, and this would help them learn to edit themselves.
Another addition I would make to the class would be to read examples of rhetorical analysis and research papers. I had never done a rhetorical analysis before this class. I read the example in the supplemental guide, but this was the only example I had. I wondered whether I was copying this author’s style or whether I was using the normal conventions of rhetorical analysis. By reading more examples, the students could see various styles and approaches to these papers and develop their own.
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