Scott

English 1010 Student

SLCC
05/03/2016
Stacie Weatbrook
Teacher
SLCC

Dear Stacie Weatbrook,

Discovering my new abilities as a writer and completing 3 writing papers, revising each
of them for my final project. I had written two fictions and one research papers during
my English 1010 class. The 1st on was a wild fiction that help me learn to use musing
setting the scene and how to summarize. I have never been able to do this well before.
Next was a rhetorical analysis involving a more narrowed audience and focusing the
paper using the preferred tone and presumed reader might be. It was kind of like
pandering the paper to a smaller more direct group of people. The last writing paper was
more time consuming and took more re-writes and re-dues than the previous two papers
combined. Finding the correct question was the first step in trying to capture more
readers attention and interest. The average reader of headlines to the political activist
would be the target audience group. Trying to gather both sides of the question was the
most difficult part. When summarizing my research, trying to stay neutral when my
opinion hadnt changed took some effort.
Using the aids, labs and reading other students papers was very helpful to me. Watching
how the lab group would help refine the good ideas and help delete the lines not needed
or that were distracting was also nice. I found that when asking more questions and
taking the time to re-write the paper until it was better and better. Fear of others reading
papers is no longer a factor, everyone was very eager to help and did. I hope my
comments were helpful to others in getting better as writers. Using and writing in story
sequence to help readers better understand and follow along. (Chronologically), not just a
shotgun blast of ideas on paper makes for a better read.
To new or struggling students, please use the labs and the writing centers, the staff has
been well selected and very easily accessible.
Sincerely,
Scott