Portfolio Cover Letter

Portfolio Cover Letter

            

At the beginning of the semester, I wrote my papers the way I was taught in high school. I was taught that when writing my papers, I must begin with my introduction, and from there, continue writing the rest of my paper. I also made my papers have the basic structure of five paragraphs. But, throughout this course, I have learned that my papers do not need to be that structured. I have learned that I do not have to write my introduction first in order to being my papers. This course has taught me that I can write my papers in my own way as long as the finishing product meets the requirements of the professor. By acquiring feedback from my classmates, I have learned what I need to improve on my writing. Because every single one of our assignments was peer edited, I was able to evaluate my writing on each paper. This made my grow as a better writer throughout the semester. Seeing what my classmates had to say about my writing really made me want to go back and make my papers better.Through the complex readings we were assigned this semester, my vocabulary and critical thinking skills increased. If there was something I did not understand in the readings, I would go and look up the words in order to understand what I was reading. Some pieces were a bit difficult to read, especially the ones assigned at the beginning of the semester. The pieces assigned in the course were a lot different compared to the ones assigned in my AP Literature class back in high school. But, I used my resources in order to evaluate and understand the pieces assigned. Overall, throughout this course, my writing and critical thinking skills improved because I learned how to evaluate my own writing through the help of my classmates. My papers became less “cookie-cutter” and were more free style type of writing. I learned that as long as my papers met the requirements of the professor, I could write my papers in my own way.