Name of Assignment: Writing A Solid Essay
Subject: Junior Seminar
Facilitator/Teacher: Cassandra Kepler
Description of Work/Assignment:
This assignment required students to write an essay satisfying different prompts of their choice. The essay would then be reviewed by a Grammarly report, and then revised to make a rough draft. The final draft would be written soon after, hopefully better addressing one of the 7 prompts by making their sentences and paragraphs flow logically.
Which 21st Century Skill do you feel this assignment addresses, and why?
This assignment addresses Communication Skills because the assignment calls to write an essay catering to different prompts like passion, identity, or gratitude to a college modeled audience. The essay has also been reviewed by a Grammarly report and peer reviewed by other students in Junior Seminar.
What are you most proud of from this assignment, and why?
I am most proud of the accuracy I had while writing the essay. I knew how to catch all the errors in spelling, and my grammarly report reflected that. However, Grammarly made my essay sound robotic and drowned out my writers voice a tad bit.
How did you develop and/or improve upon your 21st Century Skill with this assignment?
I developed my 21st century skill by tuning in to the Grammarly suggestions when they came and briefly fixing them to provide stronger language for college admissions. This work sample was a form of written communication essentially bragging about what makes you stand out from others.
What was most difficult about completing this task?
The most difficult part about completing this task was thinking of a consistent prompt to answer. I took the easy way out and chose prompt number 7, since it was pretty wide open. Even after choosing prompt number 7, I spent a few hours trying to figure out how to start my essay. The 250-650 word count didn't help either, but the essay was mainly a narrative essay.
How could you improve this work? If you could start over, what would you do different?
If I could improve my essay, I would not stick to the Grammarly guidelines. I would need to add some more figurative language and make some sentences less redundant. I should have read the essay or better yet, have someone else read it to make sure my essay is in the clear.
How does this relate to what you have learned in the past?
This relates to what I have learned in ENG100; the first college class I took sharpened my writing skills. Although I have almost bombed a narrative essay from putting all the important information last, the essay was not a series of events in one situation, but glimpses of meaningful events. I have used the semicolon correctly and put in some figurative language in the essay.
How can you apply this to future learning?
I can apply this to future learning when I am actually in the process of writing an actual college essay to admissions. The work sample simulates the mental aspect of writing a college essay and its parameters, so I will have some experience. Using the identity or passion prompts, I think I can flush out an amazing essay in the future.
Subject: Junior Seminar
Facilitator/Teacher: Cassandra Kepler
Description of Work/Assignment:
This assignment required students to write an essay satisfying different prompts of their choice. The essay would then be reviewed by a Grammarly report, and then revised to make a rough draft. The final draft would be written soon after, hopefully better addressing one of the 7 prompts by making their sentences and paragraphs flow logically.
Which 21st Century Skill do you feel this assignment addresses, and why?
This assignment addresses Communication Skills because the assignment calls to write an essay catering to different prompts like passion, identity, or gratitude to a college modeled audience. The essay has also been reviewed by a Grammarly report and peer reviewed by other students in Junior Seminar.
What are you most proud of from this assignment, and why?
I am most proud of the accuracy I had while writing the essay. I knew how to catch all the errors in spelling, and my grammarly report reflected that. However, Grammarly made my essay sound robotic and drowned out my writers voice a tad bit.
How did you develop and/or improve upon your 21st Century Skill with this assignment?
I developed my 21st century skill by tuning in to the Grammarly suggestions when they came and briefly fixing them to provide stronger language for college admissions. This work sample was a form of written communication essentially bragging about what makes you stand out from others.
What was most difficult about completing this task?
The most difficult part about completing this task was thinking of a consistent prompt to answer. I took the easy way out and chose prompt number 7, since it was pretty wide open. Even after choosing prompt number 7, I spent a few hours trying to figure out how to start my essay. The 250-650 word count didn't help either, but the essay was mainly a narrative essay.
How could you improve this work? If you could start over, what would you do different?
If I could improve my essay, I would not stick to the Grammarly guidelines. I would need to add some more figurative language and make some sentences less redundant. I should have read the essay or better yet, have someone else read it to make sure my essay is in the clear.
How does this relate to what you have learned in the past?
This relates to what I have learned in ENG100; the first college class I took sharpened my writing skills. Although I have almost bombed a narrative essay from putting all the important information last, the essay was not a series of events in one situation, but glimpses of meaningful events. I have used the semicolon correctly and put in some figurative language in the essay.
How can you apply this to future learning?
I can apply this to future learning when I am actually in the process of writing an actual college essay to admissions. The work sample simulates the mental aspect of writing a college essay and its parameters, so I will have some experience. Using the identity or passion prompts, I think I can flush out an amazing essay in the future.