Directions: You have now written your first English 121 argument. Now, please answer the following questions: Have you ever written a college paper before? How does this assignment compare? How do you think you will use the skills you learned in Unit II in your future essays (in this class and your future college classes)? Do you have any questions about writing a short argument before we move on? (On this last question, if I get a lot of the same answer, we will review in class, rather than me providing you with an individual answer.)
You can respond in paragraph or list form. 200 word maximum.
Due before 5pm on October 8th.
In my last English class I have written a couple college level papers very similar to this one. They tended to be article responses and arguments. This assignment seemed, to me, as more of an advanced way to rewrite the other papers similar that I have done in the past. Out of this unit on of the most important skills I learned about was the “shitty first draft.” This is something everyone should know and understand why we do it, also how it benefits us. My only question about the short argument would be how to incorporate the paraphrasing and quotations in properly so the paragraphs and sentence all flow together.
ReplyDeleteI had written a college level paper or two. This assignment was difficult to make an argument from, to me anyway. I definitely will be able to make a persuasive argument not only in school but with family and friends. This has been a valuable paper to write, to get a sense of what an argument should look like. The only questions I have, is if I have a drop quote to start with what should I do to change that? And also I read in the LBH to paraphrase and summarize, but it never seemed to be right for the argument. Having to take the “us”, and “we” out seemed to not help me paraphrase or summarize. Otherwise I think the overall assignment was good to help me get the feel of a difficult topic to write about.
ReplyDeleteI have had to write college papers before just maybe not to this extinct or level as i did with this last argument paper. I think that this argument paper was definitely proven to be more difficult for me , just because i never really had to make and argument in a paper before and having to stay on point in the essay was difficult for me as well. I think that doing this paper will help me in the future by making me use my critical thinking skills more and help me be able to understand what i'm reading in the future.and give me a better understanding of what going on in a story , essay or article.
ReplyDeleteI have never written an argument paper on the college level before, so I do not have anything to compare this assignment to. I think by doing this paper on such a difficult essay, it has really help to shape my skills to become a better writer and student, making it easier to use these skills in future college level papers. At this time do not believe I have any additional questions that I have not already asked during this unit.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first semester in college, so I haven't had any experience writing at a college level before now. I believe that the skills that I am learning in this class are very informative and very beneficial to my future writings. I feel that I need more practice at composing my papers and placing the information into an order that helps my paper to flow, but in time it will come. Each class I learn some tidbit of information that helps me. If I follow each step in the process to form the information into my essay, it will take some of the frustration out for me. This was a difficult essay to write on and keep my personal opinion and stories out of, and it was hard for me to write an argument in support of Anzaldua's ideas...but, again, in time I will learn to be more objective in my writings. I don't have any questions at this time, all things that I believe will come more easily in time.
ReplyDeleteThis is my second time around in college, first was at University of Phoenix, I have completed a college paper before however it was a little different. The paper was formatted in a group setting so this was my first time completing a college level argument paper on my own. This assignment was more difficult for me but I think it was because I struggle with feeling confident in my writing. This information we have have learned will be so beneficial to me, I can defiantly see myself using this information in future writing and in my personal/professional life.
ReplyDelete* Yes, I have written a college summary paper before.
ReplyDelete* This assignment was easier to write, because we discussed more in class about the reading.
* I will make sure to read my paper out-loud before turning it in.
* No questions.
I have written a college paper before. This paper was really similar to those that i have written before.I'm sure that I will use the skills i have learned in this unit in future classes and maybe into my chosen career field.. which is teaching so i would be grading rather than writing. I was pretty clear on the info that was taught in class.
ReplyDelete1)This is my first year in college so i have not written a college paper before.
ReplyDelete2)Compared to high school this assignment was a bit challenging but over all i think i was able to craft a solid paper
3)I learned how to make a good Thesis and apply it to my paper. That should help out on future papers a lot!
4) no questions ;)
This was my first college paper. I learned a lot about how to lay an argument out with evidence and avoiding my own opinions. I will indeed use what I have learned in all my other classes.
ReplyDeleteDo I need to cite every single paraphrase? Or do I just need to cite the obvious ones, like a paraphrase after a direct quote?