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Cierra Houser

Professor Kretzer

English 1101

3 Dec. 2018

Self-Assessment Letter

As a student I learned that I do not have to be in a classroom setting to do well. Before I

started this class, I was so nervous because I have never taken a college course. I was worried

that being online I would not do as well, and I surprised myself. As a writer I learned that I am

better at writing papers than I thought. I would have never imagined getting A’s on writing

assignments in college. After writing most of the essays I was so nervous to see the grade.

The narrative essay was challenging because I so scared to write about my personal life. I

did not want to be that open, especially since we had to critique each other. I did like how I felt

stronger after writing this paper. The evaluation essay was challenging because I wanted people

to see The Kardashians from a different perspective. I liked how after my peers said they liked it,

and they wanted to watch the show now. The analysis essay was challenging because I did not

get to choose a topic, I had to select one that was already given. I liked how many of us had the

same TedTalk, but we chose to use a different perspective. The annotated bibliography was

challenging because I had never done one before. I liked how it made it easier to write the

argumentative essay. The argumentative essay was challenging because I could not find

information on my topic, I also did not like using the library. I liked the argumentative essay

because it pushed me harder than anything else.

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When writing my paper, I would first do prewriting. Then I would get to look at sample

papers, this really helped me. After that I would write my rough draft. Next, I would do peer

feedback to others. Lastly, I would turn in my final copy. The most difficult essay to start was

the Argumentative essay. It was just overall such a challenging writing assignment. When

working to improve my essays I would just look at all my peer feedback I had received. Yes, my

writing process has changed since I started this course. I now break it up into sections instead of

just winging it all at once.

The course surprised me because in the beginning I thought I would never survive it, but

as time went on the more, I started getting familiar with the course. I thought the peer feedback

was going to be so hard, and I would not know what to say. I was surprised to find out I did not

mind doing it at all. The assignments surprised me because I could actually accomplish them. I

thought in the beginning that they would be too hard for me. I hope to take this knowledge to

future college courses. I have learned so much about writing papers that I hope I can use these

techniques next semester. I also hope to take it to my future in psychology. I would be able to

write papers in order to get my point across.

I like how all the papers were split up into two weeks. I did not like writing the

argumentative essay and using the online library. The sample essays were really helpful to me. I

was able to find so much information. I found it really frustrating when I did not get much peer

feedback, and I did not know how to correct my essay. The amount of work was reasonable, but

sometimes it got overwhelming.