I found writing a bit of a challenge back then. The first activity we had for our ENGLCOM-Writing class was a diagnostic essay which gave us the freedom to choose our own topic. I had a difficult time selecting my topic back then but in the end, I chose Poverty. My diagnostic essay would probably be the basis for the level of improvement of my skill in writing. It was the best that I could do with a common topic like Poverty and the limited time given, but it reflected my current writing ability before I took the course.
Back then, I often used the same words over and over again. This is why my essays before sounded redundant. But over time, I've learned different hook techniques and rhetorical moves to improve my style in writing as well as give me ideas on using synonymous words to replace the terms which I often overused back then. To me, the most helpful lesson which I've learned for this course was the APA Style Guide with which I was able to know the needed guidelines when putting my references and in-text citations in my writings. I stated in my goals that I wanted to be an effective and versatile writer that can motivate the readers by expressing my thoughts and ideas clearly in my work. Through my extended definition essay, I hope that one way or another, I was able to expose my audience to the current state of Philippine film and theater in society today. I also hope that my readers can grasp my ideas and opinions on the LaSallian dress code in my argumentative essay, Clothing and Arrows - that, in their daily lives as students or members of companies which uphold dress codes, they may relate to my insights and opinions more easily.
As I have written in my Goals in ENGLCOM Essay before, my aspirations for this course are not totally impossible - they are reachable. And within short time, I was able to achieve some of these goals. A chapter to the journey of my writing skill is about to end. But the story goes on as I know that if I were unable to attain some of the goals which I stated in this class, then I believe that in my future works I will be abled to finally reach them.
To my mentor, thank you for giving me and my classmates the freedom to express our ideas freely through this e-portfolio. Thank you for teaching us the different lessons that in many ways, contributed to our ability in writing. And most of all, thank you for being considerate to us when it comes to deadlines - for understanding that we, as college students, had various requirements to pass as well as yours. As this term comes to an end, I hope that my e-portfolio can serve to your interest both as my mentor and a reader.
Sincerely,
Finnick Odair (lefinnick)
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