Reflective Essay in Wr 75 - 1027 Words

Reflective Essay Throughout this course, I have had to write a number of essays using a variety of techniques. The concept and cause and effect essays are the two main papers I will use to make an evaluative analysis of the outcomes I have learned, utilizing the writing process in Basic Writing I, with expectations of receiving the grade of at least a â€Å"B† on my portfolio. This course helped me realize the many steps that are involved in the writing process from gathering ideas to making a final copy. In order to create a good paper you need to organize your ideas. However, I find it tedious to have to connect those ideas; yet, I want my paper to be cohesive and organized. Using my Cause and Effect Essay, I will explain how I met†¦show more content†¦The execution of the remaining outcomes seven, eight, and nine were used in all my writing assignments. All of my writing assignments exhibit outcomes seven and eight. In outcome seven both essays establish awareness of audience, and show control of writing strategies to address those audiences and purposes. Take for example my concept essay. The audience would be Military Personnel; I use the word â€Å"soldier† instead of the word â€Å"you†. The reader does not know who â€Å"you† is; therefore I must use words that have clarification. These are more appropriate word choices for formal writing. I demonstrated control of the writing process on all my assignments meeting outcome eight. Generating ideas, I selected domestic violence as my topic then narrowed it down to domestic violence toward women, keeping the topic from being too broad. Writing ideas related to this topic helped narrow the paper down to specific subtopics that made the thesis easier to write. I then organized those ideas to make a logical progression that made sense. Next, I created a rough draft of my organization of ideas on paper, and had another student do the peer review. The Peer review was a fresh perspective of another peer, to improve or correct any areas that may need clarification. Finally, I edit my drafts with the proper revisions suggested by my peer editor to produce a final paper for grading. I reached outcome nine by assisting ano ther studentShow MoreRelatedError Correction in Second Language Writing33512 Words   |  135 Pages(Post-Observation) p. 62 3.5.6 Focus Group Interviews p. 64 3.6 Data Analysis p. 67 3.6.1 Method of Analysis p. 67 3.6.2 Semi-Structured Interviews p. 68 3.6.3 Focus Group Interviews p. 72 3.6.4 Classroom Observations p. 75 3.7 Research Ethics p. 80 3.8 Research Limitations p. 81 3.8.1 Methodology p. 81 3.8.2 Time Constraints p. 82 3.8.3 Scope p. 82 3.9 Summary p. 83 Chapter 4: Results and Discussion 4.1 Teachers’ Beliefs p. 84