My portfolio illustrates how I have gradually evolved from a high school level of writing skills to a beginner level of college writing. In the beginning when I started this writing class I was totally confused how to reach a college level of writing skills and practices. Then I slowly started to learn the correct way to setup an efficient personal writing method that I felt comfortable using but did not overwhelm myself with the amount of work at once. To forge this personal writing process, I had to learn the correct way to organize an essay, write a well developed thesis, cite scholarly sources I used, and use appropriate evidence from them. With this process it also taught me how to write with efficient speed and accuracy.
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I used my analysis skills in my works by doing thorough research on specific topics needed to support my papers and analyzing them carefully to find the information needed. I evaluate my works extensively when writing them to ensure I have well developed ideas and to correct any unseen mistakes. In my works, I use synthesis by reading multiple sources and connecting them to convey my point.
To attain the course objective of critical thinking, I used the practices of analysis and evaluation. I used the skill of critical thinking in my essay writing by bringing in examples from outside sources like “Ashputtle” and then analyzing them with my subject matter of the essay like “Walt Disney’s Cinderella” before making a statement. I used evaluation skills in critical thinking by comparing my subject matter of the …show more content…
My strengths include hold on the subject, organization, and vocabulary. I have a strong hold on subject which basically means I research a lot of background information to write my essays backed by credible sources. This can be observed in “At the Whim of Authority” in the quote, “This can be supported by the Stanford Prison Experiment conducted by Dr. Phillip G. Zimbardo. In the experiment he had volunteers and split them into two groups which consisted of guards and prisoners. The prisoners were left under the control of the guards without any supervision. Within hours the guards started abusing the prisoners without any orders from any kind of authority” (4). Where I explain the details on the Zimbardo Experiment with good background knowledge. I organize my essays in a way that is appropriate and engaging to the reader. This can be noticed in “The Hudsucker Homeric Hero of Modern Day” where I organized the whole essay in a compare and contrast format, explaining background information. By organizing the essay in this format, it ensures that the reader is informed about background information beforehand and can be able to compare the similar elements. To make my essays interesting I vary my vocabulary. This is most prominently observed in “You Shall Not Pass Banished Words” in the phrase, “The reason women believed these words are
I practiced my …show more content…
I used my analysis skills in my works by doing thorough research on specific topics needed to support my papers and analyzing them carefully to find the information needed. I evaluate my works extensively when writing them to ensure I have well developed ideas and to correct any unseen mistakes. In my works, I use synthesis by reading multiple sources and connecting them to convey my point.
To attain the course objective of critical thinking, I used the practices of analysis and evaluation. I used the skill of critical thinking in my essay writing by bringing in examples from outside sources like “Ashputtle” and then analyzing them with my subject matter of the essay like “Walt Disney’s Cinderella” before making a statement. I used evaluation skills in critical thinking by comparing my subject matter of the …show more content…
My strengths include hold on the subject, organization, and vocabulary. I have a strong hold on subject which basically means I research a lot of background information to write my essays backed by credible sources. This can be observed in “At the Whim of Authority” in the quote, “This can be supported by the Stanford Prison Experiment conducted by Dr. Phillip G. Zimbardo. In the experiment he had volunteers and split them into two groups which consisted of guards and prisoners. The prisoners were left under the control of the guards without any supervision. Within hours the guards started abusing the prisoners without any orders from any kind of authority” (4). Where I explain the details on the Zimbardo Experiment with good background knowledge. I organize my essays in a way that is appropriate and engaging to the reader. This can be noticed in “The Hudsucker Homeric Hero of Modern Day” where I organized the whole essay in a compare and contrast format, explaining background information. By organizing the essay in this format, it ensures that the reader is informed about background information beforehand and can be able to compare the similar elements. To make my essays interesting I vary my vocabulary. This is most prominently observed in “You Shall Not Pass Banished Words” in the phrase, “The reason women believed these words are