Colin Miller Reflection Letter Sarah Davis December 9, 2013
Looking Back At It All
This semester in English 1101 as an a!vent"re to sa# the least$ % learne! more abo"t !isco"rse an! literac# than % ever co"l! have imagine!$ &"t more im'ortantl# than that, % !evelo'e! m#self as a riter an! !iscovere! m# strengths an! ea(nesses in English$ The assignments % com'lete! !"ring this co"rse all challenge! me, an! force! me to gro in a#s % never sa coming$ )hether it as e*'loring m# o n life as a form of literac#+ or ta(ing some m"sic vi!eos, anal#,ing them, an! connecting them into a f"ll 'resentation+ or even fin!ing a !isco"rse comm"nit# an! st"!#ing them "ntil % ha! a com'lete "n!erstan!ing of ho !isco"rse can affect gro"'s of 'eo'le$ M# gro th as a riter co"l! be observe! thro"gho"t m# !a#boo( entries, as at the beginning m# tho"ghts ere !isorgani,e!, an! -"mble!$ .o ever thro"gho"t the co"rse of the class % sa m# riting become coherent, an! flo more$ /ll of the te*ts % as e*'ose! to !"ring m# time in English 're'are! the fo"n!ation of the mat"ration of m# riting0Thro"gho"t the scholarl# articles, )riting %nto The Da# 'rom'ts, or even the !isc"ssion boar!s that % then sa as onl# b"s# or($ 1ntil % reali,e! ho m"ch 'ractice % as getting at anal#,ing !ifferent forms of riting, that is$ % never co"l! see the connection bet een all of the in2class assignments, or the scholarl# articles "ntil it hit me li(e things li(e that
"s"all# !o in life, right in front of m# face$ /s % fo"n! m#self 3"estioning hat the 'oint as of me rea!ing this article, an! h# it as relevant for me+ hen clarit# seeme! to fall on me li(e a ton of bric(s falling in a cartoon$ The articles, an! the assignments, an! the 'rom'ts in a a# ere all meant for me$ The# ere s'ea(ing to the common college st"!ent ho ha! no i!ea -"st ho ba! the# tr"l# are at riting an! in3"ir#$ .o ever m# biggest fiel! of im'rovement came from m# 'eers an! 'rofessor$ )hen m# 'ro-ects o"l! go "n!er revision % learne! more abo"t m# o n riting, than % ever co"l! have learne! on m# o n$ Thro"gh their rigi! e!iting, an! m# tolerance % as able to see the s#no'sis of m# e*act riting$ % as intro!"ce! to m# ea( 'oints, an! as 'raise! of m# strengths$ Thro"gh others aro"n! me, m# riting evolve!$ %n concl"sion the im'rovement an! evol"tion of m# riting is not #et finishe!, even hile reflecting thro"gh this letter % have been able to "se hat % have learne! to go thro"gh m# tho"ghts an! fin! a a# to string them together into a coherent form of m# o n tr"e e*'ression$ 4rom the te*ts % rea! an! inter'rete!, to the assignments % com'lete! in an! o"t of class % as able to see, an! more im'ortantl# feel the im'rovement of m# riting, an! m# general English2oriente! s(ills$ % sai! it at the ver# beginning, hen % t"rne! m# life into a form of a reflection letter+ % ill sa# it no too in the reflection letter at the en! of m# time in English 1101$ The stor# of m# literac# is far from en!ing$ English 1101, Mrs$ Davis, an! all of m# 'eers are hat hel'e! me reali,e that$
