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FINAL REFLECTION

Writing in English is not easy for students but we can improve if we follow the correct

strategies and rules. In this subject WRITING II, I learned to write paragraphs and

essays, some points of grammar and punctuation. This syllabus included reading for

writing, and essential skills to develop the Academic Writing.

First of all, I started writing paragraphs. One was the expository paragraph which has

three levels: the topic sentence, supporting points, and specific examples. To have a

clear idea, I wrote a paragraph about role models, in where I had to give specific

information to make it understandable. There were logical division paragraphs about

celebrations, countries, or a person’s life. Then, I learned to write cause-and-effect

essays which contain problems and their consequences. Also, the comparison and

contrast essay in which it was necessary to have two parts: two things, places, people,

etc. To write a paragraph or an essay I had to follow some steps such as lists, outlines,

clusters, and the most important thing, the structure of each essay. It was very important

to use transition words, subordinating conjunctions and linkers. Finally, to write in a

better way, I practiced some grammar: superlatives, comparatives, adjectives order;

specific vocabulary for each type of essay, and also punctuation: how to use colons,

semicolons, and commas.

In conclusion, this subject Writing II helped me to develop all possible strategies and

techniques that are necessary to apply in daily life to get a good communication. It is

necessary to follow all the process, so we can build good and clear paragraphs and

essays.

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