Final Reflection Post - At the finish line, looking back in retrospect

Nicky Jiang

English 110, Section SEK

Professor Matyakubova

05 December 2017

Final Reflection

This was my first English class at City College. I had taken English and Writing courses in my high school and expected the same for this class. It turns out even if the subject is the same, it still is a college level class. During the few months in the semester, we had to submit narratives, journals, research papers, and even a blog. The writing compared to high school was very different and much more rigorous. There was more to write in much shorter times. At first I could barely keep up with the pace of these assignments while balancing my other classes at the same time.  Soon as I continue to write papers after papers I eventually got the hang of planning out my work and getting it done. I also improved on my writing skills and put in more effort than my essays in high school.

Each assignment helped improve my writing, as each assignment was more demanding than the previous one. I would use to just write the bare minimum and just go to the point of the prompt. To me, it only mattered as long as I answered the question or the topic of the essay my teacher had given me. However, I could not do the same in college. With assignments that require more effort and brainstorming such as the exploratory essay, I had to actually care about my pieces I handed in. I would also use to write papers without any quotes or evidence in them as this was not a requirement. Writing my first research paper for college helped improve my skills as a writer because I learned to put ethos, pathos, and logos into my work. Since I was also given the option of writing about my own topic, I became more interested in the papers because I would actually be motivated and enjoy writing.