Smart Goals
Smart Goals
Smart Goals
My main goal before taking English 103 was to simply improve on my writing
and learn more about the multiple techniques used to improve writing itself. I feel
like I did achieve my goal of learning and improving. Comparing my two essays
that I wrote in English 101 and English 103, have much of a difference. However,
writing to increase.
In the beginning of the semester I felt like this class was going to be
confusing because honestly English has always been my hardest subject just
because I mainly talk and write in Spanish. I got very confused throughout the
writing. I believe that English is a difficult for someone who lives in two worlds of
much about seeing the world and society in a different way, not only visually but
in writing as well.
The techniques that I have used and learned throughout this course is to
always prepare a guide before writing the actual essay. Putting my ideas down in a
white paper and then organizing them into an essay helped me a lot. It helped me a
lot because I would organize the essay better format wise. Another technique is
was to always read my essay out loud to myself to find simple grammar errors.
I struggled most with thesis and understanding deeply the topic of the essay. I
would lose track and get off the main topic of the essay. Understanding the theories
was a little difficult for me because there was just so many ideas to think about. I
managed to understand each theory as much I could and wrote all the essays to my
understanding. Thesis are very complex but I did improve on having a deeper
communicate here in a country where English is the main language. I did plan to
be a teacher for an elementary school and teach English. By taking this course it
helped a lot to learn about so many more techniques that I can use. English writing
and speaking will help me improve into my future career. Utilizing English to a