Reflection Essay
My Reflection
I believe my Composition class has helped me significantly in many different aspects. The assignment that intrigued me the most was my narration paper “Snow White and the seven dwarfs”. This class has not only taught me how to lay out a paper properly while working with other students, but it has also allowed me to be creative.
Laying out a paper can be tricky at times. My narration paper was laid out in chronological order which means that the paper was in the order that it happened. Also, when writing a narration paper it can be very easy to create run-on sentences, especially if the sentences are not well written, because your paper may come across differently than your intentions were when writing the paper. Past and present tense words are very important as well, because they can change a mood or atmosphere by just switching a couple words. Narration essays can help the writer to introduce all of the major topics in the essay up front while not telling the reader exactly how everything in the story will play out.
Working with a partner can be difficult, because when you and your partner are not thinking the same thing, it can make writing a paper problematic. Fortunately for me, I had a very easy going partner that was willing to give opinions but, she also gave great suggestions as well. By assigning both of us different paragraphs it required us to have better communication skills. Without our communication skills the paper would have looked like it was just pieced together. Working with other people required me to not only communicate, but to also be understanding and more patient as well.
Creativity is essential when writing a narration paper. Our professor gave us the starting point of our paper, but allowed us to change the story around to make it our own. Creativity can come from the expressive words that you add to the story so that it comes across to the reader a certain way. It can also come from simply changing the order of the circumstances that occurred or the names of characters. Essentially creativity allows you to make a story your own without it being incorrect.
This composition class allowed me to grow with some of my existing skills while introducing me to experiences that could be detrimental to my future career later in life. Whether it is how to layout my papers properly, working with a partner, or allowing me to be creative these new tools will forever be with me. I believe that this class will help me continue to grow as a writer for the rest of my life.
I believe my Composition class has helped me significantly in many different aspects. The assignment that intrigued me the most was my narration paper “Snow White and the seven dwarfs”. This class has not only taught me how to lay out a paper properly while working with other students, but it has also allowed me to be creative.
Laying out a paper can be tricky at times. My narration paper was laid out in chronological order which means that the paper was in the order that it happened. Also, when writing a narration paper it can be very easy to create run-on sentences, especially if the sentences are not well written, because your paper may come across differently than your intentions were when writing the paper. Past and present tense words are very important as well, because they can change a mood or atmosphere by just switching a couple words. Narration essays can help the writer to introduce all of the major topics in the essay up front while not telling the reader exactly how everything in the story will play out.
Working with a partner can be difficult, because when you and your partner are not thinking the same thing, it can make writing a paper problematic. Fortunately for me, I had a very easy going partner that was willing to give opinions but, she also gave great suggestions as well. By assigning both of us different paragraphs it required us to have better communication skills. Without our communication skills the paper would have looked like it was just pieced together. Working with other people required me to not only communicate, but to also be understanding and more patient as well.
Creativity is essential when writing a narration paper. Our professor gave us the starting point of our paper, but allowed us to change the story around to make it our own. Creativity can come from the expressive words that you add to the story so that it comes across to the reader a certain way. It can also come from simply changing the order of the circumstances that occurred or the names of characters. Essentially creativity allows you to make a story your own without it being incorrect.
This composition class allowed me to grow with some of my existing skills while introducing me to experiences that could be detrimental to my future career later in life. Whether it is how to layout my papers properly, working with a partner, or allowing me to be creative these new tools will forever be with me. I believe that this class will help me continue to grow as a writer for the rest of my life.