This semester, I have learned more about writing than I ever did in highschool. My highschool English classes definitely did not prepare me for college. During my senior year I wrote one paper, and it was my college essay. When I got to this class, I was not confident in my writing skills at all. That quickly started to apply to my other classes as I started getting writing assignments in other courses. Even though I wasn’t comfortable with writing, I am glad I had so many more opportunities to write because I learned a lot. The more I wrote, the easier it became. When I first started getting assigned papers, I was intimidated by them and would avoid starting them because I thought it would be too hard. Now that I have had some practice, I know that writing is a skill that I can improve on with practice.

When it comes to the different disciplines in writing, it has been helpful to know the different components that come with them. Like I mentioned before, I have writing assignments in my other classes, so I had to learn how to structure my writing as well as communicate differently depending on the class. Different classes required different citation styles too. This knowledge will be helpful as I move forward in my college career because I have basic knowledge of how to write in each discipline. I also have textbooks that I can keep and look back to for guidance in my writing. If I hadn’t taken this class, I would know almost nothing about different citation styles, paper formatting, or writing. Another important thing I learned in this class that will help me through my college career is the importance of our audience. This idea kind of ties into the different disciplines, because the kind of writing you do depends on who you’re writing it for. In my case, it would be the different classes I write papers for. Moving into my career, I will be expected to know how to write professionally, so having a strong foundation in writing is important.