Tyler+Clements+Portfolio+Cover+Letter

This course has had a major impact on my writing. Not only has my style of writing slightly changed but my process has completely changed. I have become a much less scattered writer and I can focus more on the point I am making because of my drafting. The main thing that this course has taught me is to be more focused when writing my papers. Thanks to "zero drafts" I have been able to go back and cut out the things that were not necessary.

The writing that I am most proud of this semester would be my open letter to President Gora. I really felt like my voice was going full force on this paper. I got to include a little humor, but at the same time address something that I really cared about. I wrote about the InQsit testing environment and how I did not think it was very good for any of the students that used it. I cited a lot of examples of things that could happen that may prove distracting for people taking quizzes or tests. Overall, I thought that this was one of the better papers I had ever written. I thought I argued my point very well, and could not have accomplished this without the writing process that I developed in English 103.

Keegan was very helpful while writing papers. He would always look over my paper before I finished it and tell me what he thought i could do to make it better. He always had good suggestions and told me if something didn't quite make total sense. It was also helpful when working on my open letter when I could go in and meet with Dr. Hartman. He had a lot of helpful tips on how to improve my paper.

If I were to give myself advice I would tell myself to be a more patient writer. Most of the time when I'm writing I'm only writing to get it done and I'm not thinking 100% about what my paper is going to look like as a whole. I need to focus more on the grand scheme of things and less on getting what I need to get done, done.

I have really enjoyed my time in English 103 this semester and have learned a lot about the writing process and about writing in general. I walk away from this class much more prepared for the outside world and the writing that I may have to do for other classes.