Reflective Essay: Composition Skills Class (Essay Sample)

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Reflective Essay: Composition Skills Class
College education offers different courses meant to equip students with various skills necessary to improve, not only their knowledge, but also foster proficiency in writing capabilities. Besides the courses in which students may want to major in, there are additional courses that are compulsory for everyone pursuing college education. Composition Skills Class is one of the most important courses in college level education. The course is not only limited to those majoring in English, but also it is recommended to all other students too. English composition class is necessary to prepare students to write quality and successful papers throughout their college studies. It provides the foundation on how students should approach other courses for better performances. In my Composition Skill Class, I have learnt to write various types of compositions, which include narrative essay, comparative and contrast essay, cause and effect, and reflective essay. Learning how to write the compositions have imparted various skills in me, which I believe I will continue to use them throughout my college courses, besides adequately preparing me for the advancement to Composition 1 Class.
Learning new things sometimes can be a scary experience. During the semester in my Composition Skills Class, I had the chance to learn how to write different types of composition. Throughout my high school studies, I was always had nervous when it came to writing compositions especially those that were more than three pages. This is because I did not have prior knowledge of the content that I could write and so this gave me a hard time trying to figure out how I could approach my composition. Through my Composition Skills Class, I believe that my writing skill has tremendously improved. Today, I can easily organize ideas and provide sufficient information when writing an essay. Through the critical thinking skills that I have acquired from the class, my ability to think of creative ideas and further expressing those ideas in a clear way, has improved. By learning how to write narrative essays, I have developed the ability to utilize my creativity in developing an intertextual conversation that brings sense out of the story being told in the composition. Comparative and contrast essay natured my analytical skills enhancing my critical skills in discerning the best way to present an argument that is accompanied by concrete evidence. Critical skills have benefited my skimming ability in such a way that I now read carefully and closely, pinpointing necessary ideas that can help me through organizing my composition and other assignments in other courses.
One major area that I can boast of, having achieved a milestone in my composition writing skills is in the formulation of the thesis statement. Ever since I started learning how to write composition at high school level, I always had problems formulating thesis statement of whatever I was supposed to write. Despite numerous attempts to teach myself through consulting my classmates and my composition tutor, I had much difficulty understanding the concept of writing a thesis statement. However, through much reading and considerable practices in my Composition Skills Class at the college level, I have managed to perfect the skill in formulating an objective thesis statement. This has contributed not only in easing up my composition writing, but also improved my performance in all other courses.
Composition Skills Class has helped me acquired the necessary skills I need to succeed in my future classes. The course has provided me with a substantial framework under which I can make good use of my critical thinking ability that is applicable in the other college courses that I am yet to face as I progresses on with my studies. While pursuing college courses, research skills are vital, as students are occasionally required to write papers that demand their involvement in active research. Through the research skills learnt during the Composition Skills Class, this saves one the headache of having to navigate the library database system in search of content to be used in the writing of a research paper. With substantial knowledge of how to get the best possible research material for writing a paper, this becomes beneficial as it saves time. During Composition Skills Class, through several practices in researching for content materials, student get use to accessing the required materials in a library database, and this makes it easier for them to do the same, later on in their college studies.
Composition Skills Class has also equipped me with the skills of giving credit to other authors’ ideas when I incorporate them in my personal work. Initially, I thought referencing source materials or citing contributors when writing an essay or a composition was just a matter of citing an author’s name, after the sentence containing his/her idea. However, through my Composition Skills Class I lean...