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December 9, 2013Breanna WhittemoreEnglish one hundred one Section 0006Critical ReflectionI went into English 101 wise to(p) that there would be a make out of penning. I was neer very fond of committal to writing and I was never that good at it. I wasnt very excited for this kinsfolk. When I rear out how the class was going to be graded I was shocked, I didnt venture I would be qualified to pass. I didnt understand what some(prenominal) of the terms on the final portfolio assessment rubric (equation) were. As we went finished the semester however the idea of turning in a portfolio became less daunting. My writing improved and I knew that if I kept revising I would be able to pass.When I started the semester I went in with a very diametrical way of writing essays than the way that we were learning in this class. I had conditioned to write short essays that answered prompts, the essay writing that I learned in English 101 was, contriveting two essays in conversation with to each one other. In my essay Identity and Discourse, I compare one seeds writing with another authors writing and how they relate.Your firm Discourse overly gives us a good foundation of what our identity element is (Whittemore, 3) In that line I was able to show that I found a connection between identity and discourse. That is what the purpose of the essay is, to put James Paul Gees theory of discourse in a conversation with Robert Brookes theory of identity. When it came to the purpose of my essay, I was never very good at expressing what it was. This course has really taught me how to express purpose. It as well taught me how to rise purpose in others writing. What I am going to be talking about in this essay is the purpose of Jean Anyons essay, Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work. (Whittemore, 2) That is the purpose o... ...g of the kind of writing that you do for specific occasions is acceptable as well, and sometimes postulate in order for you to get you r message across.I came into English 101, a little afraid of what it was going to be like and if my writing abilities were heavy enough for me to take it. Once I started the semester though things got a lot easier and I was able to really enjoy writing. The terms on the PAR do not look as discouraging. I am able to put works of literature into a conversation now and find how they connect. I also know what lines of inquiry are and I am able to find them in others essays and put them into mine. I can also find passages from texts to support my statement. Overall, I believe that English 101 has do me a better writer and I think that I book improved tremendously in my writing skills since the first day of class.