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ENG 114B
Prof. Turner
17 May 2017
This semester in English 114B with Professor Turner has been quite the journey. During
this semester, we have learned about what MLA formatting is, how MLA is used in writing, and
how to properly use it with the help of Purdue Owl. We have read and seen various forms of
books and media. There were many class exercises, projects, and essays over this semester and I
believe that each accomplished the job to give us more knowledge from when we first entered
the class. I believe that my writing has improved than when I first came into the class. We have
done two major essays which were Project Space and Project Medium. Project Space was about
space and how people are affected by it and Project Medium was about a medium or institution
One problem that I had was referring to my sources when I talk about my evidence in the
essays. On page 2 of my Project Medium essay, I said, On average since 1980, college tuition
prices rose 7% a year. Comparing it to this year, the inflation rate is just 3.2%. As long as the
demand for the good (higher education) continues to rise, the price will also rise. The argument
of education being worth it no matter the cost, has had students as well as their families thinking
about it, leading to student taking money from the government which on average would be $1
billion every year, and in total, more than $1 trillion (The Guardian). On my rough draft, I
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didnt say which source my evidence came from, but in my final draft, I said (The Guardian) to
I made a few grammar mistakes throughout some of my essays. For example, on page 1
of Project Medium, I said, College tuition is one of the most consistently discussed topics when
talking about colleges because they have such a significant impact on people, more specifically
the students. The correct grammatical use of topics is topic, but since revising my rough draft,
I was able to correct the mistake. Another example is on page 2 of Project Medium where I said,
Compared to the past, families are becoming more disagreeing with the new tuition average.
The sentence sounded a little awkward, so in the final draft, I changed it to Compared to the
past, families are disagreeing more today with the new tuition average. I know that we are in
college and students shouldnt be making these mistakes because we have been taught over and
over from middle school and throughout high school, but people arent perfect and mistakes will
happen. People can only make sure not to make the same mistake twice in the future.
Another problem that I had in the essays was elaborating my statements. On page 2 of
Project Space, I said, Studies have shown that people look left first and then enter to the right of
the store. I know I shouldve elaborated on what I meant by studies in my rough draft, but I
didnt and I saw my mistake. In the final draft I corrected my mistake and said, Studies from
various sociologists have shown that people look left first and then enter to the right of the store
Another example is on page 1 of Project Medium, I said, Colleges are increasing tuition and the
increase is economically affecting students in a negative way. I never really elaborated in the
rough draft and I thought it would need more elaborating in the final draft. So, in the final draft, I
changed it to Colleges are increasing tuition and the increase is economically affecting students
As you can see, I have made improvements on my writing and the essays that we have
written throughout this course. Project Space and Project Medium had interesting topics that
dealt with society and human behaviors. Some of the ideas were easy to think about and write
about, but some ideas were complex and kind of hard to think about or write about.
Growth is a part of life; things are changing constantly right before our eyes. Throughout
the projects I feel I grew when it came to writing. Having to compose different types of essays
allowed me to do so. I was able to learn from my mistakes in the rough drafts and correct them in
the final drafts. Whether it be learning how to use MLA formatting or properly make an
annotated bibliography. Although I have made improvements, I still have some growing to do.
The future of what types of writing I will have to do, depending on the class or major, is still
unclear, but using the information obtained from this class will give me aide in future papers and