Mackenzie Miller
The themes which connected my writing pieces together was simply based around expanding my writing creativity while talking about topics I feel are important. The first assignment I did was the documentary analysis. I chose to write about “Unknown Knowns” which starred David Rumsfeld, a political figure with years of experience best known for his extensive memos. I enjoyed writing this piece because it was my first time writing an essay about a film. I was allowed a freedom of writing based on my own interpretation which I had never done before. The second major assignment was the research paper where I focused on the myths about Ancient Egypt. I was especially excited about this paper because the topic incites passion which made it very easy to write about. I had the sources and knowledge from my other classes that assisted me in the writing process. The minor assignments I posted reflected on my longing to be able to have more freedom in my writing, which I did and is seen throughout my writing pieces. I chose the pieces I felt I did the most well on which were also the pieces I had the most fun in writing. For my process documentation I uploaded some notes I had taken in class on developing a good research paper. It showed some of my first steps into doing not only my research paper, but my other major assignments as well. I would first brainstorm my ideas into a document based on the notes I had taken in class. From there I would go into writing my introduction. Some people choose to skip the introduction, but I like to get my initial thoughts and ideas out first and from there construct my paragraph.
One concept that I will be taking away from this class having a balance between personal creativity while still maintaining a scholarly argument. Due to the fact that throughout the entirety of my highschool career I was told to follow a strict step-by-step process of writing and I could not stray away from that, I was a little nervous to have more freedom because I did not know if it would negatively affect my grade. My professor has taught me how to balance out that creativity with still having a well-organized essay. This is an important skill because that personal touch in writing will make certain writers be distinguished over others.
From what I have learned from English 110 I have already put the skills talked about in class into my other classes. I have had to write essays for my other classes this year and similar to my grades in this class, my essay grades for other classes have also increased. I have learned a variety of ways to formulate an essay as well as what to put into one. The general writing skills I have learned just from this class I will continue to practice throughout the rest of my college career, and even leading into the years after graduation.
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