When I learned that I was going to take a reading and writing class, I was excited because I had just started to take interest in writing. The only problem that I had was the fact that I was clueless and inexperienced in the field of writing. This is why this became one of the classes that I looked forward to until I learned that it was about academic writing. It was very disappointing to me because the type of writing that I wanted to learn was more on fiction than in academic.
At first, I thought that academic writing, from the word academic, was writing about lessons that were taught in schools but after a series of lectures, I learned that it wasn't like that at all. From what I understood, it was more about how to organize your thoughts in a smooth flowing manner and write it in a way that the readers may understand what you want to convey to them. I was taught how to make an essay with proper citations and using different types of outlines and writing patterns. I didn't like making outlines at first since it took away a lot of time to make one and to follow it. More than once, I thought of how useless this was since it actually made writing become harder. It became a problem to me since I was repeatedly getting writer's block that it became hard for me to finish my works, especially when I was writing an argumentative essay. Though after a lot of practicing, I gradually became used to it and started to finish my works faster. When I did, I realized that making outlines actually helps me not only in writing but also in the way my mind works. Now, my mind unconsciously organizes my thoughts in a more understandable way. Another problem I encountered was using transitional phrases or words that would help the readers see the connection of the ideas in my essays. It was a hard thing for me to do since I got so used to writing without them. After a lot of constant reminders from my professor, I became used to using transitions. Lastly, I had so little knowledge about the current news in the world, which made it hard for me to write because we were required to make and essay about a social issue more than once. To solve my problem, I started reading and watching news and became more aware of what was happening in the world.
Looking at my entry and exit essay, I've noticed how the latter was more comprehensible than the first one. It was more organized. This is all thanks to the series of essay writing that pushed me to improve in writing.
After thinking of what came out from taking this subject, I realized that despite the fact that I had a lot of practices in this subject, I know that I still have a long way to go in the field of writing. This subject has inspired me to write more. Now that it is ending, I'm thinking of joining writing workshops so that one day, I would be able to write an article that would be worth reading. I'm happy that I got to take this subject. It gave me a memorable experience that I would never forget.
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