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          In my first blog post I really wanted to become a better reader and writer. I hands down became a better writer. Before when I would write I would usually just says what on my mind and run with it. But I have realized that isn’t going to get me good grades, and after reading my paper aloud I realized how off topic I get and all the tiny grammar mistakes I make. I feel like in the past three months I have come a long way from where I started, I am definitely not at the top, but I think I started at the bottom when I entered the class.

          This class has awakened my senses and aroused my curiosity in the literary world and I feel I have made significant strides in my writing process. The most important of which being how, by the proper use of commas, transitions, and supportive quotes, I transform my mediocre essay into a well composed, interesting literary work. I hope to keep everything I learned in this class and apply them to the future papers I need to write. It has also helped me with my speech believe it or not, I can now think and organize in my head of what I want to say.

                                                                                                                                                        

       I really do appreciate all the things you have done for me, the extra time and the meetings. Not a lot of professors will do that for me. I’m sorry if I put you through a lot this semester but I just wanted to say thank you for all your extra help with me. I actually have more confidence in writing now. So thanks! Merry Christmas

#14

For my portfolio I chose to revise my argument essay. The strengths of my argument essay were that I had good ideas and I did stay on topic for the most part. However my weaknesses were that my paper lacked a main focus because some of my thesis points didn’t relate to why hunting is actually beneficial to other people besides the people that are consuming the meat. Therefore my intro and conclusion need to be revised along with a better supporting paragraph to follow

To effectively revise my essay, I am going to create a better thesis that supports my argument more effectively then I can better focus the rest of my paper around my thesis. Then I can make sure that each of my supporting paragraphs relate to my actual thesis. I need to make sure that each paragraph stays on topic. I also will read the paper over and over so I can catch all my grammar mistakes, and make sure that there is an overall flow.

My conclusion will also need to be effective, I will need to make sure that I can conclude my thoughts and blend my whole essay so that it will have a proper flow. Making sure that my reader will want to finish my paper, and that I don’t offend anyone in the process.

#13

#13

 

The assignment I enjoyed the most would have to be essay number 4. In the past I have been picked on because of the fact that I do hunt. I have been very passionate about hunting since I was a little girl. Almost all of the men in my family hunt as well, and I use to hate staying behind because I was too young. I liked this essay because it gave me a chance to state my opinion about hunting, show how hunting can be beneficial to other citizens. All the while keeping in mind the rhetorical situation, this was very important to me because it showed me how I can come off as narrow minded when the topic of hunting comes up in a conversation. This made me make sure that I didn’t rub my reader the wrong way in this essay.

            This essay was definitely not the easiest, due to the fact that I do have strong opinions about hunting. It was very hard to mask my feeling and relate to the other opinions about hunting. I did not receive the grade I was hoping for in this essay which is why I am considering rewriting it my final portfolio. Then I can have the opportunity to fix my mistakes and hopefully receive a grade that I can be proud of.