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Cover Letter Final
Cover Letter Final
Nine weeks ago, I came into this course with resent because it was a
requirement. Nine weeks later, I have strengthened my writings skills and
even changed my whole writing attitude for good. In this letter, I am going
to discuss with you how I did so as I completed my three major projects,
including my Living Picture Narrative, my Wikipedia Entry and my Podcast
Project that is also on this ePortfolio. As I discuss the skill sets I have
improved, I will also be sharing with you my writing and revision process
for each one of the projects. Lastly, I will also discuss how I am going to
utilize the skills I have learnt in this course in my future career and how
my attitude towards writing have changed over these past nine weeks.
(Source:http://www.ragan.com/Resource.ashx?sn=Improve_Writing_Skills)
My writing process
Podcast Project
After deciding on what I wanted to talk about, I started doing research on
the place that I was going to observe. Since my place of observation was
not near Davis, I did as much research as I could before I arrived at the
restaurant. Even then, I noticed that the sources I have previous found
wasnt exactly suitable to be included in my podcast. Thus, I had to do
more research while considering whether I could connect them to the
observations I have done. This project really allowed me to strengthen my
research skills especially for primary research. As I have rarely
incorporated primary research into my previous works, this was a new
experience for me and I have learnt a lot from it. As I finally started writing
my transcript after making an outline, I modified the language to fit the
informal tone of a podcast, and this have helped me develop my
processing skill in terms of composing for a different mode and audience.
My Revision Process
Although I have learnt a lot of new skills, I think that I have improved my
research and metacognition skills the most. Before this course, my
research mainly included pieces from Wikipedia or google pages and the
credibility of my sources were often not considered. Although it was partly
because Wikipedia and Google were very convenient ways to obtain
information, it was also because I did not know where or how to find
scholarly articles that can be used as a credible source. However, this
course showed me the importance of credibility in writings as well as how
to find sources to achieve that and I am sure that I will be able to use this
skill in the future. Besides research skills, I also improved my
metacognition skills through completing reflections and learning journals. I
never reflected on my writing before this and I noticed that reflecting is
also another way to revise my writing. As I discussed what I have done in
my reflection, I was able to see my writing from another point of view
which allowed me to revise my revision plan if needed.
(Source:
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Throughout the entire UWP1Y course, I have been making use of all the
skills I have learnt that it is slowly becoming a habit for me when I write.
As I continued to work towards building my career path in business, I am
sure that I will be able to utilize the skills I have learnt in this course.
Before then, I will continue developing my skills in my other classes here
at UC Davis.
At the beginning of this course, I disliked writing a lot. I had some major
issues with having the writers block and writing assignments often took
me a few days to finish. However, by reading Anne Lamotts essay Shitty
First Drafts, as well as making use of freewriting, I was able to get
through the hardest part of not knowing what to write about. From then
on, I was able to focus on advancing my other writing skills. Moreover,
from reading articles like Brock Dethiers Revising Attitudes, I learnt that
experienced writers also dislike certain parts of the writing process, just
like I do. This realization changed my attitude towards writing and
revising. Although there was only one class every week, I was able to take
away constructive teachings each time and they all made my writing
process smoother. Even though I still have a lot of grammatical and
structural issues, this course showed me that content was what mattered
most. As I now write with this in mind, writing doesnt seem to be as much
as a torture anymore, and I think that I will be able to complete my future
assignments with a lighter heart, thanks to this course.
(Source:http://kbhyde.com/writer/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/happy-writer.jpg)
Sincerely,
Robyn Lam