"This I Believe"

Using cognitive and metacognitive strategies to comprehend diverse texts applies to our This I Believe essay. By using cognitive stratagies such as, making connections, questioning, and clarifying. These stratigies can help you get your point accross when you are trying to clarify your personal knowledge. Using tools to revise your paper and getting peer editing feedback. There are many tools you can use to revise your paper, the word processing tools can help you with your grammer and spelling. Getting feedback from your instructors and from other peers will help you evaluate the errors in your paper. Using appropriate vocabulary in your paper such as meaningful powerful words that can add voice to your paper as well as support your information. Try to recongize awkward and unimportant words that make your purpose unclear. writing in the active voice and using words that relate to the subject and general mood, or voice can help your audience understand the meaning of your vocabulary.

Introduction

I expect this class to be a good learning experience. I hope to learn about new English literature, and new writing techniques. I expect to read many different short stories and discuss the meanings of the short stories. I expect to do many different activities that involve class discussions.
I want to learn new skills about writing and different ways of writing. I want to inprove my skills in grammar, punctuation, and writing techniques. Learning new techniques in writing can help me overall with my writing skill as well as my reading skills.
My strengths in English are not so good, I'm a fairly good writer but it takes me a while to put my thinking into words. I'm an average reader, I like to read non fiction books because it is either true or based on a true story. I enjoy writing when it is something that interests me and I can really put a deep opinion in about what I'm writing.