When I started the course, I was unsure of what to expect.

Coming from a STEM+M school,

the writing was not as prevalent and not as considered. My writing skills were subpar to say the

least. I struggled with order and fluidity mainly. I had a way of getting my points across, but it

was not orderly. In this course, a sincere amount of time was put into the drafting process.

Having workshop documents to help organize my information was extremely helpful and

something I will be sure to use in the future of my writing. By the end of the class and some of

the last papers we wrote, I had previously organized information that I would include in my

papers. By doing this, I organized my information efficiently and had stronger pieces of writing.

It also helped balance out my time when writing papers. Also, peer reviewing other documents

helped give me a gauge on what to improve with the papers I wrote in this class. To have another

perspective is crucial as everyone writes differently, and another perspective provides better

insight into what I may be writing. The class was not easy by any means, but I can confidently

say I've improved thoroughly on my writing process. Specifically, in argumentation. Many of the

assignments required me to compare similarities or differences between two or more pieces of

text. With that came a more divulged understanding into arguments and consideration of the

texts. Also, the understanding of how pathos, kairos, ethos, and logos were major points in

helping me understand writing better and how important it is to the audience. These factors

brought about concerns I had not previously considered when addressing an audience or

critiquing a piece.

As I mentioned earlier, the organization is a key point I took into effect in writing a text.

Prior to class, I had not drafted papers and I simply wrote on the go. Taking time to organize

papers based on sections and key points to talk about helped me properly use time wisely and

produced fluidity in my pieces. I do plan on using the drafting process for all the writings I use in
the future. This course sincerely helped me produce the results I was hoping for. With that, the

different forms of text covered in class helped give me a better understanding int many different

forms of writing. Looking at varieties in pieces like rhetorical analyses, personal essays, and

literary analyses all helped me succeed in this class. I know I put my max effort into some of

these writings, and the variety of pieces we read and wrote upon helped me to produce the best

final versions of my papers I could write. In the future, I can use what I’ve learned towards the

field of Criminal Justice which is my intended major. The use of notetaking and analysis of

scenes directly correlates to the writing we’ve done in this class.