Ligeia Love Reflective Essay

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Ligeia Love

Professor Hugetz

ENGL 1302.THS05

11 May 2021

Reflective Essay

Over the course of this semester, my writing style has changed and improved. I struggled

many times throughout the duration of this course. There was the mild snowstorm that left most

without power and water, and so we had to cram two weeks’ worth of assignments into one. I

overcame and was able to submit essays and assignments I believe to be some of my best

writing. I struggled with getting assignments in on time, I learned how to adapt to my professor’s

writing expectations, and I wrote multi-paragraph essays with minimal difficulties. All these

factors led me to be the writer I am now and complete my passion project.

One of the main and disappointing aspects of this course is how much work is due per

week. In the first week, we had around 11 assignments we had to turn in by next week. Although

each assignment was relatively easy, it caused me to stress and miss a couple of the assignments.

The workload did not let up until we neared the very end of the semester. However, between the

first week to the last week I have missed a total of 5 easy assignments I could have turned in

because of tight due dates and the amount of my workload. I do blame myself also because if I

had managed my time better or did something to decrease my stress, I would have been able to

decrease the number of missing assignments I have now, as well as gotten the grade I wanted.

The way I was able to improve this semester was learning how to adapt to my professor’s

requirements and writing expectations. I feel like this is one of the best skills to have when going

off to a University. Learning how to adapt your writing to the way your professor wants will
ensure you get the highest grade possible and take what you learned from them to improve your

writing even further. At first, I was confused and a little upset that I had to change the way I

wrote and added quotes but realized this was helping me. I was able to learn a new way to insert

quotes that I like much better than the previous way I did it. Being told to change my writing

style to the way my professor wants will help me in the long run.

A very important skill I learned while in this class was how to effectively write a multi-

paragraph essay. Along with many others in my class, I was filled with dread when seeing the

Rhetorical Analysis Essay and the Casual Proposal Essay. I had no idea how I was going to do

the essay to the best of my ability, even with a prompt. That dread disappeared when I learned

that we were not going to do the essay all at once but break the paragraphs into sections and

complete them individually. I found that this really helped me to write an excellent essay with

little to no mistakes in them. I also liked how my group peers reviewed them for any mistakes I

may have missed. All these things allowed me to be able to write a multi-paragraph essay with

little issues.

I am proud of all the improvements and skills I learned throughout the duration of this

course. I learned important techniques that will take me even farther as I continue my education.

I am also grateful for the struggles I encountered this semester because it has helped me learn

methods to overcome them. I am sure I will be using each and everything I have learned this

semester as I head off to University.

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