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ESL 408F SAMET KARATAS

4/24/2012 reflection essay

At the beginning, I was apathetic about writing but then I was being curios for

writing day by day when I started to writing as homework. I learned to write a journal,

keep a portfolio, and had to do many essays. I was worried, thinking it would be difficult,

but once I started to write on a topic I realized I would come up with really good things

and observations to write about. essays where fun to write, it was hardest in my opinion

because I took low grades and at first I didnt know what to expe ct.

However , all this changed when my teacher taught me the importance of

paragraph organizations and transaction Then, I realized that I like writing. I like writing

because I can say the things which I cant say in speech. This recognizing initiate d the

last stage, addiction. In addiction stage, I started to do my homework as my hobby. I

learned to look at directions more carefully and edit my papers better. I had to remove

unnecessary wording and make my statement clear and to the point.

In my opinion such programs helped me understand and contribute to learning They

have been not homework anymore because I was doing them willingly. I have got

pleasure. But the vital thing is how these improvements happened. I want to explain that

with writing skills which we learned and I have been good at.

We have learned lots of skills like: topic sentences, hooks, thesis statements, transitions

between ideas, specific words and transitions for a genre of essays, coherence, certain

types of organization, supporting and developing our opinions and thoughts through

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persuasive methods, comparing and contrasting, cause-effect, classifying and

developing an idea with details and examples. But according to me, most important skill

among these is hook. Like its original meaning, hooks are for catching the readers,

taking their attention and forcing them to continue reading. I am sure that I have

mastered at this skill because if I havent, you cannot keep on reading until this line. In

addition, I can use quotes successfully; it can be seen on my essays.

Moreover, coherence is other characteristic of my essay. I have always

maintained main theme on my essay and I have supported and decorated them with

examples, details and similes harmoniously. Alright, but how can I mastered at these

skills? Of course, with rewriting.

It helped me not just on my English writing skills but also helped me learn to

explore other ways to gather information from several sources to support your idea. you

can find this in books , internet, and magazines. for example when I did library research

it was a great tool for gathering information, and writing.

I have been able to expand my personal boundaries by working with groups of

people , who come from backgrounds that are different then my own. I have developed

confidence in group communication and improved skills in understanding, reading, and

writing by using different types of writing skills

Like Isaac Bashevis said The wastebasket is a writer's best friend. Actua lly this

proverb explains the circumstances which I have been in. I always have rewritten my

essays and it is named drafts. They have been really helpful for my efforts to develop

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my writing skills. I have seen all my mistakes when I have looked last draft and I could

have fixed them. The best aspect of drafts is recognizing the decreasing of number of

mistakes In spite of my developments, I think, I have to increase myself on thesis

statement. In general, I clearly know my thesis and weave the ideas on it like a net but I

am a bit unlucky about representing the thesis as a statement.

In this class challenges that I had to face where, submit the assignments on time ,

attend all the classes throughout the semester and understand what was the basic

foundation of the course. In my opinion my portfolio shows how much I have approved

since the first semester. I can confidently say that this class has given great

experiences and taught me many lessons that will aid me not only in my career life but

also in my personal life as well.

Finally, I believe that I have made headway with giant steps. Because I started ESL407

at neglect stage and I continue my life on addiction stage. I am also sure about my

progress because I write as necessity now like Wil liam Wordsworth said Fill your paper

with the breathings of your heart.