Dear Rhet 105 Student,

Let me be the first to tell you that this is a great class. It’s great not because it’s easy or a ton of fun, but because of the growth that your writing will experience as you progress through the course. I came into this class a few ACT points shy of being able to skip it, so I thought that it would be a cake walk. It wasn’t. I quickly found that my writing was not as good as it should be and I had to put in extra work to get good grades. As the semester went on, I began to learn new ways to improve my writing and make it more interesting. I didn’t achieve this by myself. I had the help of my workshop group, which sadly was just one other person. However, he gave me great feedback and showed me other ways to look at my writing. If you had to take one thing away from this letter it should be to use your peers. They didn’t get into this college because of their looks, they are here because they are smart, so ask them for help. They can offer new perspectives and ideas that you would never have thought of, this is extremely valuable. It allows you to see what readers liked, and disliked, about your paper. This is what makes your writing grow: feedback. Without any feedback you have no idea what to keep doing and what to change. Eventually, the amount of writing to change decreases and the good writing increases. That is the definition of growth, getting rid of the bad and replacing it with the good. At the same time, try new ideas in this class. Without trying other ideas, you will never know what works and what doesn’t. Just make sure that your ideas fit within the assignment. Always be aware of what the requirements are. All these ideas are true outside of writing as well. Try new things, how else are you going to know you don’t like it, and always know what is required of you. Additionally, if you don’t get feedback, how are you going to know what works and what doesn’t? Overall, be open to criticism and new ideas.

Sincerely,

Cole Montejano

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