"Write What You Know" Essay
Communication 21st Century Skill
Description of Work/Assignment:
In English 100 we were assigned to write an essay about a topic we knew greatly about and that we could teach. I decided that my topic would be about learning to play the piano without knowing sheet music.
Which 21st Century Skill do you feel this assignment addresses, and why?
Because we are exploring many different types of essays in English 100, I feel as if the Communication 21st Century Skill is appropriate for this example. This essay has me communicate my ideas in ways I have never done before, and this applies to almost every essay we write in that class, not just this one.
What are you most proud of from this assignment, and why?
I am proud of my style of writing. I think that my tone matched my topic better than it usually does.
What was most difficult about completing this task?
The most difficult thing was actually finding a fitting topic. Everyone knows quite a few things, but its different when you have to explain it in a 1000 word essay. Luckily the topic I thought up has many things to write about,
How could you improve this work? If you could start over, what would you do different?
I could improve my work if I had spent a little more time before preparing, but despite this, I feel as if I still wrote a very solid essay.
How can you apply this to future learning?
Writing different styles of papers if very important for the future, because not all topics will be the same. This essay, and especially this class, goes in depth about all the different topics you could be writing about and the approach you should take towards them.
In English 100 we were assigned to write an essay about a topic we knew greatly about and that we could teach. I decided that my topic would be about learning to play the piano without knowing sheet music.
Which 21st Century Skill do you feel this assignment addresses, and why?
Because we are exploring many different types of essays in English 100, I feel as if the Communication 21st Century Skill is appropriate for this example. This essay has me communicate my ideas in ways I have never done before, and this applies to almost every essay we write in that class, not just this one.
What are you most proud of from this assignment, and why?
I am proud of my style of writing. I think that my tone matched my topic better than it usually does.
What was most difficult about completing this task?
The most difficult thing was actually finding a fitting topic. Everyone knows quite a few things, but its different when you have to explain it in a 1000 word essay. Luckily the topic I thought up has many things to write about,
How could you improve this work? If you could start over, what would you do different?
I could improve my work if I had spent a little more time before preparing, but despite this, I feel as if I still wrote a very solid essay.
How can you apply this to future learning?
Writing different styles of papers if very important for the future, because not all topics will be the same. This essay, and especially this class, goes in depth about all the different topics you could be writing about and the approach you should take towards them.