Academic writing is a vital instrument for the proper thoughts expression which will provide the reader with a cohesive and balanced information. Taking ESL 273 has greatly improved my writing and organizing skills. Unfortunately, my strong sides, consisted of detailed examples and powerful grammar structure, werent realized as much as they could or usually implemented. However, my weakest side, minor grammar errors, turned to opposite due to intensive practice. Additionally, Ive learned plenty of new techniques in paraphrasing, cohesive writing, creating a well-developed introduction, body and conclusion paragraphs. Im satisfied with my progress and knowledge Ive received and define myself as completely prepared to move on the academic path to ESL 5.
During this quarter, I had several grammar and structure problems. Happily, all these weaknesses were eliminated towards the final week. The most significant issue I had was the thesis statement – in most of my assignments it was lacking clarity and perspicuity. In the argumentative essay I worked this out and my thesis statement is more accurate now: “Genetic Engineering is a…
As I previously mentioned, I mastered writing introducing paragraph. The favorite strategy of mine is background, this way a reader is tied and interested in the colophon of the story. In the given supra example, I used information about my homeland, Ukraine, and this method reached the target – my classmates admitted they were excited in the topic. Furthermore, there exists one more valuable technique – refutation. Giving an argument with a counter-argument makes my writings more considered and persuasive and demonstrates conversance about a subject. For instance, in the article “Best Organic Friend” I wrote “Opponents of GMO surmise that modified food has worse qualities than organic; however, recent researches disprove this…