Reflection In Writing - 827 Words

Before this course started I didn’t believe I would become a better writer, but to a certain degree, I have. Since taking this course I have been able to grow and learn as a writer, editor, and creative. I have tried to improve particular aspects of my writing such as paying closer attention to my audience. I have learned writing skills and techniques from The Art of Rhetoric which I applied to my writings. In addition, an important and useful skill that I learned from this class was to start writing early. The next assignment was a working draft; it helped me write down all my thoughts and sources I had found and also determine if my focus was valid and in the right direction. After, having the working draft reviewed, the next drafts were†¦show more content†¦What I didn’t realize is that it lacked proper background information of why my father was coming in and out of my life. I needed to narrow my points down to what I truly wanted to argue. After reading th rough my draft and with the feedback I took a more informative and organized route. I was able to break down my father’s ethos and pathos to display the big impact he has placed in my life. For my Ethnography project, I was able to show my creative side which still required me to put all my ideas in an organized manner. Even though, there was no actual writing involved the imagery that I recorded I had to mean something for the audience. Also, there were specific questions and things that I had to record from my teammates in order to support my thesis. For example, little things that I recorded such as my teammates cheering each other was a detail that supported my thesis. For this reason, it showed how College track athletes do indeed have and need emotional intelligence. Because of their capability to understand the pain their teammate is going through. Thus, helps that teammate during their race because they know they have a whole team behind them. 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