reflection letter( rough draft)

It never came to me easily. I always received good grades for what I thought was good writing. Never acknowledging what a well written paper had to include. I do know that I have good ideas once the topic becomes of my interest. At times it is difficult for me to integrate those ideas into one ideal point. I knew I had to get my point across but I thought that if I included “I say” then the paper lost its interest. I mean who would want to know what I had to say because I did not care much about others opinion either. Never really bothered to try because the only thing I cared about was the good grade I knew I would get. Now I do not know why I got the good grade if my writing at times made no sense. My sentence structures make no sense. I jump from one idea to another. This makes it difficult for the reader to engage into my writing focusing on one thing only.


Without an interesting thesis statement to capture my reader from the very beginning made matters worse. An example would be the first few sentences in my essay #2. It reads “Adjusting to the American life after the military is a daunting challenge for the troops. Some troops returning home face the harsh reality of becoming homeless”. It gives the idea that I want to talk about homeless veterans but this statement seems too vague. Now in the past I would have thought this was an excellent approach into the topic and would have longed for my A. By taking writing 101 I am able to recognize this flaw. Something I am good at is taking criticism from the readers in a positive way. I am eager to learn more so the feedback gives me a possible idea of what the reader may want to see. This way I can please both myself and the reader.