Final Blog

In my first blog, I talked about my reading skills and my researching skills.  I said that I was an above average reader with good reading habits.  As of now, ten weeks later, I think that I am still a good reader, but have picked up on some better habits such as; critical thinking and analyzing.  I struggled with constructed an essay, but now I find myself quite organized and productive with my writing and reading. In researching, well, I'm naturally curious so researching was a joy for me in this class. I feel that I left this class with a larger understanding of all the different types of resources I can use to reflect on my writing or help with my writing.  Overall, in the past ten weeks,  I feel that I have a better knowledge about weblogs and society, better reading habits, constructed an essay with better organization, and a larger understanding of resources there are in communication, researching, and how to find myself as a writer.  

Critical thinking and writing

During these past ten weeks, I have learned quite a bit about weblogs and how relevant they are to critical thinking and writing. In the beginning of the quarter, I thought I was pretty good at critical thinking and analysis. Well, I was wrong. I didn't think too much about in depth well reasoned and clear analysis too much. But as I grew as a writer and as a critical thinker, I discovered that I can easily transition from an "easy thinker" to an overall textual and wordy analyzer. I can produce a well in depth informational summary of an article or even a paragraph. In doing so, I could write a 4-5 page paper in a flash. With all of the textual evidence and supporting data that I can provide for my essays now, I can produce a well constructed and developed essay. I am now well organized, constructed, and a thorough writer and reader.

Learning through research and close reading.

Throughout my TCORE101 writing class in Fall quarter, I learned how to locate key points from text. No matter the difficulty of the material that is assigned to be read for class, I learned how to annotate thoroughly and find the meaning of what the author wants their audience to understand. In researching, I learned how to navigate through the University of Washington Tacoma library system online. It was frustrating at first but after a couple of tries, I got it under control! As writer, I think I've grown from a rambler to a more constructed academic writer.