...1130 January 2016 A Writing Experience Writing has never been my forte. At best, I survived the earlier years of my school life with average remarks from English teachers who assessed me. However, due to a lack of confidence in my own writing, English classes became incredibly difficult in my final years of high-school. Attempting to obtain better grades, I recall trying to absorb the almost formulaic method of writing my grade 11 and 12 teachers taught, and applied it. Nevertheless, I understood that this method was clearly not improving anything when I received my mark for the English 12 provincial. Being ill prepared for post-secondary writing is not a situation unique to myself. Rather, it is a common phenomenon for student writers of my generation. As mentioned, many student writers of my generation suffer from the same lack of proper writing education as I did when stepping into the world of post-secondary. In fact, recent studies suggest that the writing process being primed into student writers like myself during high-school is too linear, and fails to prepare them for the level of writing post-secondary schools demand for. This is because student writers are being educated to “separate the writing process into discrete stages” (Sommers 135). Moreover, due to the linear nature of current models of the writing process taught in schools, students tend to write in ways that resemble speech and as a result, neglect an important stage in writing: revision. This is...
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...In high school, I hated writing essays for my English classes. At first, I did not have a reliable writing process. I would free write a rough draft and turn it in as a final draft. I would also write last minute instead of using the time to create a well-thought essay. I focused more on passing a class rather than boosting my writing skills. Now that I am in college, I take writing seriously. Throughout the years, my writing process has drastically changed. As a writer, I will continue to advance my writing skills. Prewriting is significant when preparing for an essay, although this step is most of the time ignored. The process of writing is just as important as the writing itself. Prewriting is great for writers to have an organized essay. Sectioning the writing process can make writing less stressful and gives the writer more time to go back and improve their paper. My writing process consists of brainstorming, outlining, rough drafting, and peer revisions....
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...Importance of my writing process Most people just sit down and force themselves to write. But have you ever thought about the time before you write is called? A remarkably simple term is called the writing process. What is beautiful about this time is that it can be different for everyone, depending on the time of your life you are in, and the reason for writing. Before learning and acknowledging my own process, I never knew how important this time is and how it can strengthen your future writing. I would personally describe my writing process as a jumbled stack of papers that would be perfect if it just happened to have a paper clip. I learned many things from the reading,...
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...Writing is largely an iterative process that improves with practice. We have done a great deal of writing and revising in this course. We have also read Timothy Flood’s Business Writing in its entirety. Reflect on your writing skills and confidence five weeks ago and consider the progress you have made. Specifically, what new skills have you added to your writer’s repertoire that will help carry you through your graduate program? Discussion I Professor and Class, What an interesting five weeks. I am so happy we’re almost done! Five weeks ago, I struggle with getting started on writing. Today, I feel my writing skills have improved tremendously. I no longer struggle with getting started and I feel I am a much stronger writer compared to five weeks ago. I think the best advice I’d obtained from Flood and Thomas was being able to communicate to a diverse audience. Both Flood and Thomas brought awareness to writing clear and concise and using proper grammar, punctuations and to reframe from using slang, big words or using words that could have multiple meanings, which can be confusing to international readers. I also learned the importance of being able to convey my written intent to my audience the first time. This will ensure that my reader understand my intent and is able to respond to my request or instructions accordingly. Lastly, I discovered when writers incorporate business-writing techniques as part of their normal writing process (writing business or...
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...One ENG102 April 27, 2014 My Personal Writing Style I like to think of myself as a work in progress, when it comes to writing because I am always looking for ways to improve and making changes in my writing process. I always start off my writing process by brainstorming and outlining; it is the first and most important step in writing for me. Brainstorming and outlining helps me to sort out my ideas and to actually begin to organize my thoughts and the writing process, it during this time that my paper actually begins to take (which makes the actual writing easier). I think that I am a methodical writer, and the brainstorming is a part of my method of writing. Another process for me that never changes is that I am a very hands-on writer, so much so that all of my papers and rough drafts begin the old fashioned way on pen and paper. I prefer to use a pen and I usually write a little fast, and sloppy. Beginning my papers on paper allows me to write freely and I always skip lines between my sentences and paragraphs so that I have space to make any changes or add any new sentences when I reread and edit. In fact, I am so old school that I never type my papers until I am ready to start the final draft of my paper. I believe that using pen and paper allows me to visualize my writing better and to formulate new ideas. This method also makes proofreading and catching any spelling and grammatical errors easy. When it comes to writing I like to start early and not procrastinate...
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...good writers are naturally born, a writer is excavated; much like a paleontologist excavates an ancient fossil; through the careful process of rewriting and perseverance a writer is revealed through the rubble. I began this course I suppose like many of my classmates…little to no college experience and no classroom interaction within the last decade. Again, like many in class this semester I come from a military background; I served in the Air Force for 14 years. Much like the Air Force, writing has rules; grammar, punctuation, syntax, clarity, purpose, the list goes on and on. You must follow these guidelines in order to produce an effective product. It is often said that good writers are not born but rather created. EN105 begins this process with students and has done so for me. It has broken the rigid walls of military style writing (cut and dry) and began the process of exhumation to reveal my hidden inner essayist. My experience in EN105 began at a pinnacle time in my life of complete change. My transition from active duty back to the civilian world came at an unforeseen time and I had to change quickly. I had to learn to speak civilian English again and now I had to learn to write it. Through collaborative interaction with my peers via threaded discussion boards and insightful weekly reading assignments, I have gained a vast amount of knowledge; experienced different unique writing styles and seen dedication and passion go into works of writing. Though...
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...I am Usman Afzal Awan. I am a student majoring in computer science. I am in my junior year of my study but am expected to graduate by the end of 2017. I have not enrolled in any business classes at the moment but this is an aspect am considering to engage in so that I could increase chances to get a management position within the information technology sector. As a computer scientist, my professional objective involves contributing to the development of software and hardware that could reduce security risks. However in order to achieve this long-term professional objective of my career, I look forward upon the completion of my studies with admirable grades. My long –term professional objective of creating security within the information technology sector coincides with my goal for this writing course. In development of computer programs, there is a lot of creativity that is required just like what is highlighted in most writing courses. Personal writing experience in comparison to the process approach I have handled writing in my previous experiences. This has involved writing of term papers and assignments. In this form of writing, I noticed that what is required is objectivity. In such forms of writing, one is supposed to concentrate on facts that exist in theories and concepts. Unless it is asked by the tutor, writers of such papers are supposed to be objective. I found that this form of writing to be so rigid because one is not supposed to give his personal views. Considering...
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...Throughout this writing process i have improved as a writer because using a different writing process that im not use to has help me change the way i think about college writing. It has also change the way i write and has helped me learn more about myself as a writer. I believe that through the writing process i have changed the way I think about college writing. I didn't think it would be much different than high school writing but throughout this process i have realized that the process that is involved for college writing is much more complex. For example when I write an essay for my english classes in high school all that is required is a rough draft and a final draft and sometimes you need to have it peer edited before submitting it. Differently during the writing process for a college essay I had to have 2 rough drafts revised and edited and a final draft to meet the requirements. Another big difference in the writing process is the we had to turn in a annotated bibliography that I had never been required to turn in , in any of my high school writing classes. Going through the writing process it has changed the way i see college writing...
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...“The Symbolic Language of Dreams”, Stephen King speaks in depth about his writing process. King has written over fifty novels and sold over three hundred and fifty thousand copies worldwide. Most of us cringe at the thought of re-living some of our worst nightmares, but that’s not the case for novelist Stephen King. He uses his dreams and nightmares to sculpt his stories to his liking. King believes that dreams are the way our minds translate the nature or solution to our problems, and speaks in depth about this connection with his writing process. In “The Symbolic Language of Dreams”, Stephen King reveals that writing and dreaming are closely correlated, and writers prefer routine to achieve a semi-dreaming state. King uses dreams extensively in his writing process. He believes that dreams have a precognitive effect on the story and uses those experiences to bring the eerie feelings to life in his novels. When he was writing “IT”, King reveals that he came to a halt in writing, and needed to come up with something. He fell asleep and had a very scary nightmare; he awoke terrified and delighted, all at the same time. It would be safe to say that we’ve all had dreams reflecting on a current situation or problem, especially ones that weigh on us the heaviest. We can draw a conclusion to our problems from dreams, which is also what he relates to his readers. King describes the writing process similar to digging up an artifact, all of the materials are already on his...
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...Monica Stracuzza COM/600 September 15, 2014 Gracie Aguilera Characteristics of Graduate Writing Writing at the graduate level is a significant part of a student's coursework when entering into a Master's program. Throughout a person's college career, they have written many papers in their undergraduate studies, but writing papers at a graduate level differs from previous styles of writing. There are very distinct characteristics in graduate writing. Following the rules of graduate writing correctly, makes for a clear and precise paper; grabbing the audience's attention, and making the point of the paper undeniable to the reader, while using facts and references to support the thesis. Critical thinking skills are a crucial part of graduate writing. Critical thinking allows the writer to see all the different sides of the debate. The writer will question any assumptions that are made all while avoiding the use of commonplaces. The writer, according to "Graduate Level Writing" (2011*2014) "develops a clear argument from the available literature on the subject. This type of writing establishes a purpose while addressing a particular audience. Often, graduate level writing also provides suggestions for further research and development beyond the limits of the course assignment." Another important part in writing at the graduate level is using an in-depth analysis, of the subject being discussed. The paper is based solely on empirical...
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...young girl, I always loved trips to the library throughout my school years. Though I enjoyed reading and the joys it brought to me, I could not begin to imagine writing in any of the books I read. I often imagined writing the suspenseful, and exciting stories that I read and in time; I got the chance to try and do so. The writing process for me was a little more difficult than I had ever imagined. As I began writing the pieces necessary for my English classes as a young adult, I soon realized that there was more to writing and jotting down words on a piece of paper for an assignment. As a developing writer, I knew very little in the beginning, I am very aware now that writing a paper indeed takes a great amount of time and requires a lengthy process in order to write an exceptional paper. There were definitely a lot of wrongs, before I learned right, but I now can say that I have gradually developed the ability to write, organize and prepare a paper whenever needed. The most important part of the writing process to me, would have to be the editing process. Along with editing, there is revision, which is a crucial process to developing an exceptional paper. The editing and revising process of writing is crucial to the writer and the reader because with incorrect grammar, sentence structures, punctuation etc., it is not only difficult for the reader to understand, but for the writer as well if the reason they are writing cannot be understood the way it was intended. Based upon experience...
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...the future. For example, a student can set up a success plan such as academic goals to ensure having a certain G.P.A and maintaining it throughout the school year. By doing this he/she has to be motivated to get good grades in assignments, quizzes, and tests. As for me, becoming a better writer means to have my point clear enough so that a reader can comprehend what is written. In order for me to become a better writer motivation is important in order to improve my weaknesses. My main weaknesses in writing are making sure my sentence structure is correct and putting my thoughts together so that they flow. Having motivation to improve will help me look at my sentences and take a step back so that I can make sure they are right. Also, so I can see where my mistakes are being made. It will also help me to do brainstorming exercise when writing papers so that I can make sure my thoughts are executed on paper as well as they are in my head. The first step in becoming a better writer is knowing what needs work and understanding that even our strengths can use some improvement as well. My strengths include good thoughts and understating what I am writing about. My thought process is good when writing and I can easily put together a good essay with good thoughts....
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...Section Number 14 Writing Exercise 1: Pre-Writing/Invention Strategies Gordon’s Pre-Writing Experience My Pre-Writing Experience When writing an essay, it is important to organize your thoughts in a meaningful way. The purpose of the essay is to examine and reflect on the effects and experience of the prewriting strategies that I used for week two discussion board on finding a career. The prewriting strategies discussed in this essay are brainstorming, questioning, and freewriting. I will also explain which strategies were the most effective to me, how they were effective, and why they were effective. I will also include an explanation about which strategy was least effective, and how and why it was ineffective. Prewriting is the first and most important step in the writing process. Prewriting is a technique that is used to gather information and put it on paper about what the writer is going to write about. This technique is used as a guideline to strategically give the writer ideas and to keep the writer focused when writing. When beginning an essay, my first strategy is to jot down all of my thoughts on the topic, brainstorm. By taking a few minutes to record my thoughts, I can determine if I will generate enough thoughts to support the topic. The process was easy and painless because I was able to list my ideas without worrying about spelling, grammar, or connecting my thoughts into complete sentences. When writing, I usually brainstorm my ideas and then group...
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...Running Header: Continued Academic Success Continued Academic Success Angela Brantley GEN/201 October 19, 2015 Portia Jones It’s Okay to be Different Even though our styles are different in learning and writing, we all have the same goal to write a good paper. By having so many resources available, we will be able to achieve academic integrity and success. By knowing how we learn, it will allow us to write a good paper. Being able to focus and use all the resources we have available. Learning Styles “Learning Styles differ but so does the learner.” (Walker & Schutte, 2002) One of the approaches to learning styles that is considered the most powerful and simple is the VAK system. It focuses on these three styles: ▪ Visual Learning • Learning by seeing ▪ Auditory Learning • Learning by hearing ▪ Kinesthetic Learning • Learning by doing Knowing the style by which someone learns helps both the learner and the instructor. It allows the student to comprehend the subject and learn the style that works for them. In addition to personality, learning styles are an individual difference factor that represents enduring and stable approaches to processing information (Snyder, 2000). If you are a visual learner, you are more likely to get bored with auditory learning and losing focus with the...
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...Experiences as a Writer Writing can be a good or bad experience; it all depends on the writer. People who are good writers have fewer problems than those who have trouble writing out their thoughts. I believe those who have a great mind of imagination are some of the best writers. My experiences in writing have always been a minimal, because writing is a difficult process for me. The problem I have with writing is expressing my ideas and thought in a concise and coherent manner. In the future, I hope to be able to improve tremendous at writing essays, research papers, and other writing assignments without very little to no errors. I hope to be a well-rounded writer when I complete this course. I begin writing when I was in the first grade, when my teacher showed me how to put words together to form sentences. The second grade is where I was showed how to write simple sentences. I was also shown how to correctly write sentences so that didn’t have any run-ons or fragments, on complete sentences. Eventually when I reached middle school I was able to write a complete paragraph, and term paper. Everything I have learned in school has helped me to be able to write resumes, reports at work, and other important things in my adult life. It is very important that my resumes and reports are written correctly, and my words are professional. It has helped me to elaborate and point out the important in my resumes, and...
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