At the beginning of the class, I quickly learned the skills I needed to develop to get through. First, I need to get out of leaning on the “5 paragraph” method I learned in high school. Throughout the class, I learned how to flow when writing. Now I try to write in ways that make more sense together. In doing so, I even learned how to transition better when writing. Second, I had to become better at not only finding sources but reading them. I learned how to find sources in school. However, most of those sources were on google. Being in this class, I learned about sites such as pub med and became more knowledgeable about my school’s resources online.
Furthermore, when it came to reading the articles in class, I found it difficult to understand. I learned to break down the articles and look for what they were trying to say. The articles eventually became easier to understand and even more exciting. While reading those articles, they also gave me much insight into audience and genre. I had to remember who the articles I was reading were written for. For example, lab reports tend to be written in a language that fellow people, such as the person writing, would understand. So, there will be things I do not understand. When it came to my writing, I tried to remember that I was writing for classmates, which played a role in peer review. I need to make sure they understood it enough so that they could explain it to someone else. Not only to make sure it is understandable but also to ensure I received constructive feedback. I think overall; I achieved most of my goals. I even became better at stating analysis. I learned how to explain what the evidence means and how it relates to the topic instead of just restating my evidence.

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