Writing To Me [[ 2 ]]

1. At the beginning of the year, I knew that my grammar, introductions, and conclusions needed a lot of help. My grammar has improved, and once it was pointed out to me, I noticed that I use a whole lot of "to be" verbs. Once I tried changing some of these within my writing, the grammar seemed to fall into place more, and I liked my style. My introductions have improved more than my conclusions, but both have made a significant difference. Overall I would say I was pretty successful.

2. My strength as a writer is mostly my transitions. I used them all the time, and I think that this helps my writing flow, and sound much more advanced. It is hard for me to edit many aspects of essays, but transitioning and keeping the essay flowing is definitely my forte.

3. I still use way too many "to be" verbs in my writing. Even when I try to focus on it, the way I typically structure my sentences always seems to include them. I would like to still work on my sentence structuring ability so I could cut down on the number of "to be" verbs in my writing.

I love the idea of a tandem class. Being able to connect a writing class to an art class was really interesting. I love art, so using ideas from Humanistic Studies within an Art class (and vis versa) was my favorite part. I plan to major in Business Marketing, and I want to minor in Art, Advertising, and Psychology. I think this class relates to this combination and helped me realize this is what I want to do. If I had the chance to go back to the beginning of the semester, I would have definitely still registered for this class again.