Reflection Letter

Throughout my high school career and my first two semesters of college, I felt that my greatest weakness was in my writing.  However, as I progressed through Rhetoric 1302, I felt more comfortable with my writing and I believe that I progressed as a writer throughout this semester.  I admit I did wait until the last minute to complete my assignments, but considering how I usually spend a week to write a full-fledged essay I improved greatly on my creativity.  In RHET 1302, I was surprised how I improved on my writing and how I was able to write essays using my own knowledge and creativity.
    Compared to the essays I have done throughout my high school career, I can see that I progressed as a writer throughout the year.  11th grade English was especially difficult because my teacher stressed too much on timed writings, which were my greatest weakness.  I am now capable of writing better timed writings than I used to and I am proud of successfully thinking through my Rhetorical essay and my timed writings to make an effective argument.  In 12th grade, my teacher usually lectured on the assigned book before she assigned a literary analysis.  After first, I assumed that I was not capable of developing my own ideas and backing up my points but I proved myself otherwise.  I effectively used what I have been taught and applied it to understand the work in which I was writing and develop my own thesis.
    Overall, the semester has been great and I am proud of what I have accomplished this year.  I grew confidence in my writing and I feel better prepared for future writing classes.