Now taking this college course, I was extremely worried it would be mundane and a normal writing course just like the ones before. Writing to write. But to my surprise has been very different and insightful in the most positive ways. I have definitely acquired some new writing skills. For example, some of the terms that have stood out for me are Focusing, Pre writing, Reflection, Exploration and of course Revision. These terms stand out because as I have mentioned before, my idea of writing was “do as I say” from the teachers I had before. It was very by the book. With little room for any type of error. Growing up through the years thinking any type of writing should be “perfect”. So now with these new skills and knowledge of writing I feel I can be more expressive, yet maintaining the skills I acquired from before. Knowing I still need to have direction, focus, and revision of what I
Now taking this college course, I was extremely worried it would be mundane and a normal writing course just like the ones before. Writing to write. But to my surprise has been very different and insightful in the most positive ways. I have definitely acquired some new writing skills. For example, some of the terms that have stood out for me are Focusing, Pre writing, Reflection, Exploration and of course Revision. These terms stand out because as I have mentioned before, my idea of writing was “do as I say” from the teachers I had before. It was very by the book. With little room for any type of error. Growing up through the years thinking any type of writing should be “perfect”. So now with these new skills and knowledge of writing I feel I can be more expressive, yet maintaining the skills I acquired from before. Knowing I still need to have direction, focus, and revision of what I