By Marcel Lhulier
I have always felt that my writing could use improvement. This year I feel that my writing skills have expanded surprisingly. Through different exercises and getting in the habit of waking up early in the morning to go write in this class, I feel like I was able to get more comfortable writing and trying out new things in my writing. The free writing activities were very helpful because it was a good way to practice writing down my thoughts. My goal for my writing this semester was to get plenty of practice while also getting used to writing longer projects. Overall, I wanted to become more comfortable with my writing abilities. I feel that these goals were met but I can continue to expand on them in the next semester as well.
One piece of work that I am particularly proud of is my rhetorical analysis or the second project. I am proud of my work on this piece because I dedicated a lot of time to it. I also thought it was a fun assignment to do because I enjoyed my movie and found it easy to write about because there was so much to unpack and it fit my prompt perfectly. It also took me a while to figure out the perfect structure for my essay but I finally found one that I was satisfied with. A lot of work went into the project and I am happy with the final product because I feel that I covered every point that I needed to cover.
Although I am proud of the rhetorical analysis, I also felt that it was one of the most difficult pieces of work to write. This is because it was expected to be longer than any usual essays that I have had to write before. I spent a long time trying to get the structure of the essay right because I was not used to writing so many pages before. It was also challenging having so many ideas to write about but also keeping it organized and have all my points backup my claim. I started the writing of this paper early on so that I would have plenty of time to find the right format. Now looking back on it, I am happy with the final product and I felt that I put a lot of effort into it.
This writing class is different than any other class I’ve taken before but I found that it went very well for me. The homework was very manageable and the professor always gave us a good amount of time to do each assignment. It helped me learn how to manage my work but also there was a lot of independence on the writing structure so it was really left up to me to explore how I write. Overall, I enjoyed this class and felt that I gained many new skills from it.