Tuesday, June 1, 2010
June One - The End and The Beginning.
Turning in a finished project is hard. For me it is hard because I know there is always something that I missed or fear I could have done better. The good news is every time we write, every time we revise, and every time we put our writing "out there" for people to see, we grow as a writer. Not everyone may like what we have done, but we know that we have been stepping down the path of our writing process. It is also good to note that writing for others and writing for ourselves often requires a different kind of writing or even a different kind of process. Forge on dear writers and take what you have learned from this writing task and know that next time you write there are more skills in your writer's tool box. (even if what you just wrote feels like dirt).
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Hello Dr. Pickle. I love so much what you wrote. Turning in a final project is hard but as you said, "We do improve each time we turn one in and someone grades it." I found this to be true during the second Comp class. I looked for more things for this paper than I did during my first Comp class. I suppose it had something to do with the fact of writing a professional paper that I never done before in Comp one. Most of the papers I have wrote in my lifetime have been for high school, which were more or less unprofessional and just subject based. I know I have grown since Comp one and taking your class has really helped me to understand the importance of college writing. I know I did get my margins wrong on my paper and I fought my microsoft word just to get the alignment at the 1.5" that I did have. I have been trying to practice with the margins to find out what happened. I feel okay though with the outcome of both of my courses. I will always feel like I could have done better just as I do when I kept revising my paper too much. It all comes down to continuing to write and trying harder each time we do something in life no matter what it may be. I know that next time will be better and so on after that. Thank you so much for your encouragment throughout this past semester as your teachings will forever stick with me. Thank you greatly.
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Thanks you for your kind words. Keep writing. Dr. Pickle
ReplyDeleteHi Professor Pickle, thank you for your comments on my outline. I will consider your advice on doing better on my thesis and making it stronger and I will do better, and thank you for the fyi.
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