Self-Assesment

Part 1
In my blog, my usual topics are politics and race relations, which are 2 very broad topics. I have gone from writing about the NAACP to writing about Roberto Santiago, a bi-racial author. I would say that the nature of my posts have become more personal. My first entry was based on Barack Obama's speech "A More Perfect Union", which I had to watch via youtube. Then my most recent post was about a Round Table discussion that I actually attended and participated in, by asking questions. Looking at my blog posts, I see a significant difference in my writing. I feel as though I have improved my ability to organize my thoughts and that is due to the critics that Dr. Diaz (my professor) has given me on my recent writings. Posting these blogs really helps me express and organize my thoughts properly.

Part 2
At the beginning of this semester I came into this class writing on an unsatisfactory level. I took advantage of having the writing center available to me for help. I go there whenever I have a writing assignment. My comprehension level was not where I wanted it to be either. The in-class writing assignments we have help me tremendously with my comprehension skills because of the amount of analyzing that we do. I have only met with Dr.Diaz once in her office, however, I am going to start going more often because she really helped me with my essay. The weekly blogs also helped me with my writing and it has made me more comfortable with using technology to do work. Overall i feel as though I am taking the proper steps to make my writings go from unsatisfactory to superior.