Journal 6

The learning goals for Univ 150 should be based on what caused the students to fail the WSPT.  Everyone was put into this class because they failed the WSPT. The goal should be to pass, and in order to do this I believe that there should be more writing assignments in class.  I do understand that the professor has multiple classes and this would be more work, however, I do feel that this would be beneficial. Also, the grammar help that is being used is helpful for me, because that is one of my main issues with writing. 

Journal 7

The chapter in the textbook that was most helpful to me was the chapter about reading skills.  I had no idea that different types of reading strategies existed. However, now that I have learned about them, they have been extremely useful and impactful. The objective and time frame decides what strategy is used.  For example, if it the objective is for general comprehension, then passive or linear reading can be used. Passive reading is basically just reading every word, and not having a main objective to accomplish. The reading strategies introduced by the textbook have helped me the most.

Journal 8

I am a Finance major.  I chose this based off of my love for making money, and I saw the movie “Wolf of Wallstreet.”  Finance seems very interesting and easy to find a job in that field. However, some jobs require a license and other requirements to get the job.  For example, CFP, FRM, and CRC. Although choosing a major can be hard and stressful, I feel as though I chose the best one for me.

Journal 9

This Halloween I handed out candy.  Kids came up and asked for candy, and then I would drop candy into their bag.  The most memorable costume was a Pennywise the dancing clown.  He even had the red balloon to go with it.  In my neighborhood there is not many kids, so most of the kids had gone by in about an hour.

Journal 10

Writing essay three was the most difficult one yet.  Using a resource was difficult to incorporate and cite.  However, this was a beneficial essay to write, because there will be more to write in other classes and this was good practice.  It took a while to find an adequate topic and article to use.  I finally landed on the topic of whether a vegetarian diet it healthy or not.  I chose this because I believe it is a question many people have but just do not know the answer too.  I think I did pretty well writing this essay overall.

Writing reflection essay 2

University 150 has been harder than expected.  Going into the semester I thought that this was going to be an essay A.  However, I was mistaken.  University 150 has many assignments, but are all there to help you.  My improvements can be attributed to writing essay number two and the grammar exercises in class.

Essay number two showed a lot of improvement.  I struggled in sentence structure specifically in essay one.  For essay two, I put a lot of time into making sure that the sentences I used were correct.  I was able to improve from  a one  in clarity to a three in clarity.  This was able to improve my essay grade from a seventy five to a ninety four.

Another way that helped me was the grammar exercises in class.  We have been going over many different grammar topics, and I have been able to implement that into my essays and journals.  These exercises vary from punctuation to sentence structure.  These exercises allow for me to refresh my memory of the grammar rules that I had forgotten about.

In conclusion, I have been showing improvement in University 150.  It has taken more work than expected, but I am still improving.  Writing essay two showed improvement from essay one, and was a real confidence booster. The grammar exercises also helped me improve.  They focus on specific issues, which I can then put to use in my journals and other essays.