I feel that I have done a superb job on all four of my essays. My fist essay would be the weakest I because I really didn’t understand the ethos, pathos, logo form of writing. Now, after completing my fourth essay, I understand how ethos, pathos, and logos give an appeal to writing. This would show a tremendous amount of growth because these ideas were really stressed through the semester. Overall, with all the time and effort that I have put into my papers, the grade that I have gotten is very deserving.

There are many factors that were continually successful in my papers. One factor that I think was successful lies in the introduction on all my papers. All of the introductions in my papers grabbed the reader’s attention. Whether is used an anecdote or a rhetorical question, I never left the audience bored. For example, in essay two, I used a rhetorical question that asks the audience what the world would be like in fifty years. Also, in essay four, I used a anecdote that objected gun control. Another factor that was successful would be my grammar. Throughout my essays, I had very few grammatical errors. This helped the reader’s understand the essay since I was more fluent.

Every writer has mistakes and sure enough, I had room for improvement. In the first essay, I went overboard with my writing. I just slammed all of the facts together without many transitions. By the time I finished my last essay, everything seemed much more fluent and easier to read. Another key factor that I struggled with in the first couple essays was the organization. Like I mentioned earlier, I seem to just throw the facts into the paper without connecting them all together. This was a huge deal in my first essay because I limited myself to the old five paragraph format when I could have done better then that. Now, after my final essay is completed, the organization completes my papers, making them much easier to comprehend.

After writing each one of my essays, I learned many new skills. One skill that I didn’t understand in the first essay was the appeals, ethos, pathos, and logos. Through out the rest of my essays, I could see the improvement that I made with these appeals. By the time I wrote my fourth essay, I had this skill down. I feel that this essay is my best so far and I’m sure my grade will reflect that. Another skill that I have improved on is my organization. Although my third essay was the worst for organization, my last one should be perfect. One reason my third essay wasn’t organized flawlessly was because the outline was hard to understand. However, the outline for essay four was more understandable and a lot easier to use. Another skill that I have improved on is the rhetorical situation cover page. This was really fuzzy and short in the first essay. After some great peer reviews and clarification, my papers now have great cover pages.

After completing all of the writing assignments I believe I am now a better writer. I went through all advanced classes through high school and this class has been more challenging and required much more writing. I think I am a better writer because now I understand key elements to papers such as the rhetorical appeals. I also believe I am a better writer because my grade on papers has gone up since the first essay. For most of the time this semester I was average. Now I am far beyond average to wear my grade is actually acceptable. After putting all the time and effort into this last paper, I think my writing deserves an A. My papers have made an enormous amount of improvement since the first paper. This shows that I listened in class and put my knowledge learned onto paper.