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Brayan Ortiz
Professor Arruda
ENG 101 Sec II
3 May 2023
Critical Reflection Paper
Some of the struggles I hold as writer are found in my lack of structure in my papers.
This tends to happen because I jump a lot from ideas so none of them flow within my paper and
it makes it look sloppy. For the most part, I try to fix this during the proofreading process but
when I am in a rush and I’m trying to fix any other errors, I tend to overlook structure. I’d like to
say that I have improved in terms of structure. I could spend more time proofreading and giving
myself time ahead of the due date instead of leaving it last minute to improve this problem of
structure, this would surely fix any problems in the future process of writing.
Another struggle I have is explaining most how my evidence helps and ties back to my
claim or argument. I tend to just summarize instead of actually explaining in detail how this
helps my case and that really affects how my paper has any credibility if I can’t even explain my
evidence. I don’t have a problem finding good evidence, I just lack good explanations. To
overcome this, I try to imagine how I’d explain to someone in person and just translate that to
my paper which is an effective strategy I’ve used up to now but when I am in a crunch for time, I
tend to overlook how effectively I explained my evidence. I could once again just start giving
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myself more time to proofread and take my writing process more smoothly rather than rushing
the due date.
I believe I have made progress through this class. Progress by making my ideas clearer
and more concise based on the feedback I receive from my classmates. For example, on our
Researched Argumentative Essay, one of my classmates rated my introduction a five and my
thesis a three. At the time, my essay was not finished but given that my idea was clear enough I
would say it is improvement. It also shows that it was clear enough that it was noted for that
rating, which I can also say is an improvement.
I have also made improvement in my evidence throughout this year. Through the ratings
of five that I have received on my peer feedback, I’d say I have found effective evidence to back
up my claims or arguments in my papers rather than something that just takes up space. I am
very proud of this fact since sometimes out of a rush for time, I tend to put in nonsense without
knowing it. In the same paper I mentioned before, I received a five and stated, “There is a lot of
evidence to support the claims made in the paragraph and thesis.” I’d say this is a very honest
person grading so I’d say I am doing good work in terms of evidence.
The various skills I have learned in this class will stay with me forever as I transition to a
(hopefully) higher English class and throughout my life whether that be a job or just for pleasure
in the future. These skills will make me sound like a educated and coherent person when people
read my letters or papers.
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I’d say I have improved as a writer throughout this course and I am very lucky to have
had a professor to give such a great feedback along with classmates in order to help me improve
my writing process.