Before the start of the course I wasn’t really sure how I was going to do when it came to writing the bigger papers. English is not my best subject, I am a perfectionist so I struggle to write certain papers within a timely manner. I don’t know if I’d say that view of writing has changed over the course but I think I have somewhat improved in certain areas. I feel that my best work this semester was the scene analysis. I think it was my best because I took my time on it and actually thought more about what things mean and my wording. I’d say one of my weakest was the visual analysis because I really struggled to get my words down; When looking at the painting I had tons of ideas but I just couldn’t figure out how to word them in an essay in a way that would make sense. My strength I feel would be my perfectionism. I worry so much about my papers being worded and sounding a certain way to where when I have an idea I can write it in a certain way that some would think of. On the other hand… I feel my weakness is also my perfectionism. While writing papers I feel that they have to be perfect even in the rough draft. I hit many mental blocks because of it and it slows me down.
I feel my development over the course has been very up and down. One assignment I’ll have so many good ideas and are able to write about and explain them. But others I literally wouldn’t know what to write. What I have learned this semester is that I need to allow myself to let my ideas be written down when I have them because I can always go back later and worry about wording. I need to take more time and fully explain my ideas so that the reader isn’t lost wondering what the paper is about.
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