This semester flew by faster than I can fathom, but I did come out of it as a stronger writer. There were so many different strategies that I can now incorporate into my future writing. I will admit that I was very reluctant to take this class because I completely despised writing, but this course was actually really helpful.

From this class I can use all of the writing techniques I learned for other classes as well. If I ever have to write a summary on an article or book for another class, I now know how to properly write a summary/strong response. I never patchwork writing existed and was considered plagiarism. From now on when I summarize or paraphrase, I know how to properly cite my information without plagiarizing.

Also for other research assignments in other classes, I know whether or not a source is reliable and credible or not. In the past I would never check to see if the source was reliable. I would just collect my information and cite it. Now I know what to look for and decide whether or not the source is useful for what I am writing about, or if it is giving me the correct information.

The blog was the most useful part of class for my final research paper. If we didn’t have the blog posts, it would have been extremely difficult for me to start the process of writing my paper. Each section of my blog I somehow incorporated into my paper. The most helpful post was when he had to write about the opposing side of our argument. This let me go into deeper depths of the other side of the issue instead of just focusing on the side I was arguing. I also feel like I became a better blogger throughout the course. I have never blogged before so this was a great experience of a new style of writing.