Semester Project: Improving Writing Skills

The semester project will help improve my writing skills and help me gain confidence in my writing abilities. The Table of Studies challenged me in a new way. After completing the assignment, I find it much easier to read journal articles and determine the important information that is relevant to my topic. The grade I received did not reflect my overall abilities, and I was disappointed. I expected to receive an A on the assignment. Therefore my actual grade was slightly disappointing. I made several silly mistakes on the assignment, which could have easily been fixed if I had taken the time to proofread carefully. Points were taken off because I failed to place my citation in the correct location within the table, but I recalled being instructed to put the authors within the first column. It is completely possible that I am mistaken, but I easily could have avoided this mistake by asking for clarification. I plan to do better on my outline, and make this a helpful piece I can use when writing my essay. I believe the articles I have chosen
Hamilton and Hazen (2009), found evidence that migration has had an affect on Appalachian English. By examining a family who lived in West Virginia for five generations, and comparing the dialect differences between migrants and non-migrants. In this section I also plan to discuss the dialect differences between those with post secondary and education and those without post secondary education (Hazen, 2008) The last topic that I plan to cover will go into detail about the specific phonological aspects that are apart of Appalachian English. Research by Tortora (2006) describes the use of expletive “they” in detail. I hope to find an article that summarizes the research conducted by Richards (2001) which examines the vowel structures, and explains that the possibility that Appalachian English is shifting toward the American