This week has been
exciting and gloomy all at the same time. This was the last week in Writing 2,
and I feel like I have improved and developed into the writer I hoped to be in
the beginning of the week. As I worked through the survey questions and my
portfolio, I noticed the immense improvement that I went through and all the
elements I learned from the articles, self-referential videos, PBs, and WPs.
Although at times I felt overwhelmed or had too many writing assignments due, I
am glad that I was pushed and given all this work, because through the process
of writing multiple papers, I was able to learn about what parts of my writing
I was weak on and the aspects I should work on. Comparing my WP1 to my WP2 to
my WP3, I realized an improvement in my analysis, punctuation, grammar,
creativity, and use of sources. I also took a look at my Thlogs written in the
beginning of the quarter and recognized how naive I was in regards to really
important concepts like genres, conventions, and rhetorical features.
I recently discovered
through the survey that the requirement of this writing class was, “achieving a
heightened ‘genre awareness’ – studying genres and their conventions across
both scholarly/ academic and non-scholarly sources.” This class has immensely
fulfilled that requirement. Through the assignments and De Piero’s teaching, I
acquired a skill for recognizing different genres, their conventions, and each
individual’s distinct “moves.” I can’t even go through a whole day without
labeling or realizing certain genres or a specific “move” of an
individual/book/movies. This skill would not have occurred if it wasn’t for De
Piero’s diverse teaching style and constant teacher-student class interaction.
I came into this class a little nervous but I am leaving confident in my
ability to write a thorough and well-developed essay. I even learned how to make a website! The skills and experience I gained through this course was something I never expected or anticipated.
