Ricker 1
Faith Ricker
Professor Erby
Eng 220
Self-Reflective Essay
Creative Writing Is A Plus
Each English class I have ever taken has been unique. Some focused on writing, some on reading, and some on the student’s personal characteristics in writing, specially this one in particular. I have learned to be totally confident and proud of my writing throughout my schooling, and throughout it all I have found that English is one of my favorite subjects. This past semester has confirmed my love for writing, and I have enjoyed writing and preparing all of the writings that we completed during this course.
I do believe that my writing skills have briefly improved since starting this class and for sure my critical thinking skills, which have been stretched on some of the writing assignments. For example, the rhetorical analysis was not too difficult to write, but definitely challenged me to think critically. It was for sure the hardest assignment in class, which really challenged me to think outside the box. As for the rest of the assignments I had to discipline myself to finish, but always felt a small sense of accomplishment, once each assignment was complete.
All good writers go through a process in order to succeed and also continue to grow throughout time and have to adapt to different writing styles. I have found that I have continued to grow as a writer throughout the semester by challenging myself to write different types of essays that included many different techniques and tones.
Any kind of writer would have good and bad writing habits; I am no exception to this. I have a large number of good qualities as a writer and also a large number of bad attributes. Understanding one's strength and weaknesses as a writer is a good way to measure your progress and to also see how you can improve. To grasp bad qualities you as a writer may have, is just as important, if not more important, than...