GSW 1110-162L Awesome Course Blog

I believe that I understood what to do in Essay 4. The content in my essay was on topic and to the point. The things that I needed to work on were using transitions and my counterargument. I fixed those problems in the end though. My plan for the next essay is to come up […]

For my essay, I will talk about how the images and the words tie together a good message. I agree with the message and the way that it’s presented, so that will be my argument. I will try to look more into project safe which is the organization that put out the ad, so I […]

1) I believe that I had a good argument. The content in my essay was well. I also believe that I have improved in my thesis statements. I also worked on having a better works cited page. 2) I need to work on staying on topic and having my ideas flow together and go along […]

In Essay #3, I am going to work on the development of  essay. I need to give more details in my claims. I also want to work on who the best person should be for my audience. I am most likely going to revise Essay #2, because I really enjoyed the topic and want that […]

A thesis statement is a sentence or two that explains what you’re going to talk about in your essay. It usually is in the beginning of the essay. Either the last sentence of the introductory paragraph, or sometimes in the second paragraph. Without the thesis statement, a paper may be unclear or the argument may […]

My issues or research question: Does MTV’s Teen Mom promote pregnancy among teenage girls? My audience: I would like to address the teen girls who do not watch the show Teen Mom. My purpose: I would like to persuade people to believe that Teen Mom does not glamorize or promote teen pregnancy, but actually shows […]

My partner did not have much to say about my essay. So, I’m mostly likely going to read through it again and re-word some things and check for grammar and spelling errors. I usually don’t re-read my paper once I’m done reading it and miss small things like that.

I remember my teacher in high school persuading me to go to community college for the first 2 years and then going to a university. I could understand why she would suggest that because it was the cheaper way to go, but at the same time I believed that going to a University was better. […]

I am from Euclid, Ohio. It is very close to Cleveland. I personally, don’t really enjoy living there. Mostly because my friends live in other towns. It’s not a bad town there just isn’t much going on there. There aren’t many restaurants in Euclid. When we want to go out to eat, we usually go […]

I think the best way to become a better writer is to practice. This class has helped me to practice writing a variety of papers and improve my writing. One of the best parts of the class is having feedback on my writing whether it is from Mrs.Schaffer or a peer. Hearing someone’s opinion is […]

From taking this class the thing I appreciate learning about the most is creating a counter argument. In high school I understood the structure of a basic paper but somehow my teachers left out the part about a counter argument. So I am very glad that I learned this. I noticed that my introductions improved a lot […]

When I first started this class I did not think I was a very good writer. Although I haven’t passed many papers, I truly believe I have made a great improvement since I started this class. I can now write a paper pretty much arguing anything and I know how to address a counterargument. Not […]

Well, it all started when I was a kid. I always used to get A’s in english class. Someone told me an A in english was for girls, and now I can barely pass a paper. I learned a lot from this semester because I could not pass a paper. After awhile I started to […]

When I first started this class I focused mostly on the restrictions of writing and the rules of essays. Now I understand that there is more leniency and options, as well as different ways to organize and write papers. I have learned how to write better thesis statements and use facts and examples to support […]

I have learned that doing a paper the night before is never good for my writing. I have the feeling of being rushed, and I do not do as well as I should. I do believe that my writing has improved over the time of the course, but I know I am not a scholar […]

After going through this class I definitely believe that I have become a better writer, but still have room for improvement. I am more comfortable with the use of commas and semicolons, and feel that I am now able to distinguish the difference. I have also learned how to organize my papers in a more […]

When I first began GSW, I thought that I was a good writer. I believed that I could write almost anything and that I knew what I was doing. I wouldn’t say I was over-confident, but I was really thought I knew what I was doing. Little did I know that my wit and what […]

When I first started this class I used to just write essays in about 3 hours to get them over with last minute. I also thought I was a pretty decent writer since I had such an amazing teacher in high school but I have had to change a lot of my writing skills for […]

learning how to use effective counter arguments and how they strengthen your paper and your support. I am much better at developing a thesis and using that thesis to guide myself through my paper.

At the beginning of the year i had a lot of issues finding problems in my essay and correctly fixing them. This semester i learned a lot about revision and how to budget my time so that im not rushing to write essays the night before. It was interesting to focus on audience because ive […]