Learning Outcome 1

Learning Outcome 1

Over this last semester, I have noticed that my writing process has changed for the better. Before English 110, I tended to quickly skim through my paper to make sure the flow seemed correct as well as make any local revisions that I caught while looking it over. After taking English 110, I have begun to develop a more recursive writing process in which I can make both global and local revisions. To be more specific, when revising my essay 2 free draft I first made a global revision in my essay 2 final draft,  by adding how art can help my occupation into the introduction. By doing this, I  was able to connect back to it throughout my essay, and when I mentioned it again in my conclusion, it really tied my entire essay together. Then, I made some more local revisions such as rewording one of my claim sentences to make it less confusing for my readers. In the free write, this claim sentence said “the arts to science acts as a metaphor does to the English language.” During my peer review, both my peers mentioned something about the wording of that sentence so I knew I had to fix it. So, in my final draft that claim sentence said “A metaphor is a figure of speech used in language to help explain a more complex idea, art acts as a metaphor to the subject of science.” This made a lot more sense because I explained more of where my thought was going. Through these global and local revisions my essay went from a decent paper to a great one. I have definitely noticed that my writing has become more mature and professional through taking English 110.

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