Personal Reflective Writing Analysis
March 9, 2013
Department of English
University of Washington
Ever since I studied abroad in the U.S., improvement in argumentative writing was the most difficult part as an international student. While I naturally acquired listening and speaking skills as time passed, writing required me to practice it for betterment. In high school, I had trouble in English literature class because it was difficult to fully express my thoughts through in writing in English. Calculus was a clear cut for me with concrete answer while author’s theme in novel was ambiguous to define. After 10 weeks of Eng111 class with you, my ability to analyze complex text has been improved, and I write papers that have clearer claims with supportive stakes. All my papers deal with genre/audience awareness and creating strong arguments to get my point across. Through writing essays on developing complex claims that matter, being able to argue them, and revise them so that they are …show more content…
I was able to improve fluidity of writing that was pointed out through overnight peer review by correcting awkward sentences and eliminating unnecessary sentences that are not relevant to my argument, such as “As competition of innovative medicines patent among drug companies is getting severe, they mobilize in every way sometimes do not even stick at morality” I also made some changes on quotes for better quote integration so that they can become part of my argument. For instance, I put a quote, “New study by two York University researchers estimates the U.S. pharmaceutical companies spends almost twice as much on promotion as it does on research and development.”(Peterson 37), to argue that drug companies have neglected their initial priority of promoting public health, which was an outstanding part of my claim. As a result of a massive process of revision, I successfully fulfilled all Outcomes for Major
Department of English
University of Washington
Ever since I studied abroad in the U.S., improvement in argumentative writing was the most difficult part as an international student. While I naturally acquired listening and speaking skills as time passed, writing required me to practice it for betterment. In high school, I had trouble in English literature class because it was difficult to fully express my thoughts through in writing in English. Calculus was a clear cut for me with concrete answer while author’s theme in novel was ambiguous to define. After 10 weeks of Eng111 class with you, my ability to analyze complex text has been improved, and I write papers that have clearer claims with supportive stakes. All my papers deal with genre/audience awareness and creating strong arguments to get my point across. Through writing essays on developing complex claims that matter, being able to argue them, and revise them so that they are …show more content…
I was able to improve fluidity of writing that was pointed out through overnight peer review by correcting awkward sentences and eliminating unnecessary sentences that are not relevant to my argument, such as “As competition of innovative medicines patent among drug companies is getting severe, they mobilize in every way sometimes do not even stick at morality” I also made some changes on quotes for better quote integration so that they can become part of my argument. For instance, I put a quote, “New study by two York University researchers estimates the U.S. pharmaceutical companies spends almost twice as much on promotion as it does on research and development.”(Peterson 37), to argue that drug companies have neglected their initial priority of promoting public health, which was an outstanding part of my claim. As a result of a massive process of revision, I successfully fulfilled all Outcomes for Major