Through out the writing process and the writing assignments throughout the semester I have been able to develop my writing skills tremendously. Furthermore, I have been able to refine minor writing  skills like comma use, sentence fragments, and creating descriptive/informative titles. Later lessons in the semester like pronoun case helped clear up elementary/high school confusion. At the end of the semester I will be able to use everything I’ve learned throughout the semester to edit my paper and correct anything I lost points for the first time. I’ve noticed that I always lose small points for things I know, like commas and following MLA guidelines.  I think it is extremely important to review previously turned in essays because you can learn from mistakes and more importantly grow as writer.

Hey Sis,

After a long deep thought process, I finally decided on a research question. I recently read some tips/advice on how to form a good research question. These tips included things like not making it a yes or no question and making sure it is something people actually want to learn about. I also chose my topic because I do not know much about it. My research question is as follows: How does poverty affect academic achievement and student performance? How can proper student funding improve student performance? This topic is important to me because I think it is necessary to note how some students are underserved and do not have the same opportunities as their more affluent counterparts. As a result of this it is unfair to judge students’ performance without considering important factor like growing up in poverty. Furthermore, it is even more shocking to look at the link between poorly funded schools and student performance. It just so happen that impoverished students also attend schools that are not properly funded. This to me is a very important issue and deserves the attention of media as well the general population. I am very excited to learn more!

With Love,

Big Sis