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Lauren Hinkle
Professor Morton
UWRT 1103-066
February 24, 2016
My University Writing Experience
Over the course of my UWRT experience thus far, I have come to acknowledge a few
things about myself, my writing, and how I plan to continue in the course. I have read over my
goals that I placed for myself in the beginning of the course, and I believe that I am actively
working towards them. My goals were to start the course strong with my writing, to finish the
course strong, and to learn to write with a common thread of with persistence and creativity in all
of my writings. I can say that I am actively working towards my goals and that they have stayed
the same to this point. From seeing the feedback I received on my Literacy Vignette, I can see
that I am starting my writing out strong, and using the creativity that I have been striving for.
Of the few major writings that we have already accomplished, I am specifically
impressed with my literacy vignettes. These came together very nicely and I was able to harness
the aspects that I love about my own writing. I also feel that the required readings that re
assigned to us has allowed me to really dig deep into each article and ask pressing questions
about the topic. Reading back into my commonplace book, these required readings have let me
learn new things and become informed about different subjects. I feel as though I have done
well with these questions and in the class discussions. With our group assignments, I find myself
contributing to a good amount of the work in the group. I feel our group works well together and
has good ideas for assignments. I hope to continue to work in groups for my research, and I
hope it is beneficial.

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In the beginning of this class, I was nervous that it would be difficult for me to get back
into the swing if writing regularly because during my semester at CPCC, I was not asked to write
a single paper, which actually disheartened me. What I have realized is that, I had nothing to be
worried about, nd even though I definitely have felt challenged, I am not in over my head, and all
of the assigned work is certainly doable. I have certainly grown already, and have become more
aware of my own voice and way of writing. I really enjoy the way the course is set up. In high
school, I thrived off of discussions like the ones we conduct in class. I strongly believe that these
are a large part of critical thinking for students, and they have helped me grow into a better writer
and learner. One major thing I hope to improve on in this class is my time management. Ive
found that I save many assignments until the last minute. This is largely because I have done this
my whole life, but also because I have been working almost every day during the week while
also having school. This had made it considerably difficult to find time to complete my
assignments early on, and I inevitably have had to push them back until right before the due date.
I hope to find a rhythm to getting assignments done early. I also hope to learn how to take my
writing to the next level when it is time to choose assignments for my final portfolio. I would
like to learn my writing flaws, and ways to improve upon them. I look forward to the rest of the
semester.