Reflective Essay

In every English class, the professor is given a list of things that each student should learn in his or her time in that classroom for that semester. Some of the requirements may not be filled, but most individuals are reaching these requirements. I think that each student learns in separate ways. I know that this semester I have learned more about writing than I have an almost in any of my other classes. I think that personal achievements, not set standards are what improved me in my writing, and there are so many things I have learned.
In this blog portfolio, I had some strengths and some weaknesses doing these papers. I will start with my strengths. I think when I get writing, I usually can’t stop. When I get on a roll, I will type until I have my paper. I also think when I write about the things that I like, the passion is expressed between the lines, and that makes the paper just that much easier to read. With strengths, usually comes weakness as well, and I had my fair share of them. My biggest problem was citing sources. I feel like I could never get every detail just right when it came down to having them in MLA format. There is one other thing that I definitely consider one of my biggest weaknesses, and that is staying on topic. I sometimes tend to repeat myself, or just slightly head the wrong way from where I was going in the first place. My last weakness is the simple fact that I procrastinate to do papers, especially when I am loaded with tests and homework in other classes!
I’m proud of the fact that I have completed what I needed to. I made sure that I got all of my homework done, responses, and blogs done on time. I am happy that I had enough motivation at the end of the year to just sit down, and work on revising my paper and also working on making my writing skills better one step at a time. My greatest challenge in this class was the annotated bibliography. I had never heard of one before, let alone done one. It was all new to me, but I followed the directions, and I finished by doing the best that I could. To revise my papers, I used the advice I had got both from my peers and my professor. It worked well for me because I feel like doing it this way will help me catch the problems that need to be fixed in order to have a successful paper.