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Eriq Gale-Anderson WRT 1010 11/26/13 Final reflection The second half of the semester for writing 1010 has been somewhat stressful, but I have learned what I need to fix about my writing. I need to work on my formatting, having clearer ideas in my research papers and organizing my work. Since I know what my weaknesses are, I can practice my formatting, making ideas clearer, and my organization for my work for writing 1020. Besides my weaknesses, I feel that I accomplished worthy goals earlier in the semester. I created a portfolio for class in order to stay organized for the semester, and also I learned what I need to put more time into for my papers. Since writing 1020 is more of a challenge, I feel that I am not prepared as I should be, but by the end of this semester I will be well prepared for writing 1020. I have enough skills, but not completely sufficient skills in writing like I would like. This semester I came across two pieces of writing that was the best part of class and one that challenge me to the fullest. The first piece is the first essay I did which was about my graduation day. I felt good writing about that essay because June 6th was a proud day for me and my family. I used detail to describe how I felt when I woke up and when the night was over. I put a lot of work in that essay, along with emotion. For all of my essays and this one I had to do a prewrite and then a final draft. My prewrite was based on my firsthand experience including a lot of emotions I had. That was straight from the brain. The final draft was more structured after I reread my work and put the events of my day in order. Even though this essay was my favorite, there was one other essay that difficult, but reassuring.

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The second essay is my current research paper which is on Juvenile Justice. I have a lot of errors on that paper which frustrates me to the highest extent. I have to work on my formatting for APA and MLA, along with making my ideas clearer and staying with guidelines. From this paper I realized that I have to take the time to structure the paper so my ideas will be in order and clear. Also, I learned the correct way to cite my sources after I wrote my body paragraph. The way I developed this paper was from sources I found and distributed the information throughout the paper without the proper structure. That will be fixed so my work will be clearer and close to a perfect paper. Throughout this class I received help from the Writing Center and Professor Harcourt. I was taught different ways to find research and ways to analyze the information for my paper. Even though I got frustrated and often quitted temporarily, I found that I cant quit and all I need is some help. Asking for help is easy and convenient especially when a grade is on the line.