Essays
I have learned how to write essays two different times in my educational career. When I was in high school in the Dominican Republic, I learned that all essays needed an introduction. It did not have to be in any specific order but an introduction was necessary. A body and conclusion were also needed in an essay. Grammar, spelling, and accents, and were all also important, well when used correctly. We were taught to write essays for different reasons, persuasive essay, informative essay and expository essay. The reason behind the essays may have differed but the format did not change. My teacher showed us how to write an essay by giving us an essay map. We put the theme at the top and write a small introduction, details for the body and a “strong” conclusion. We then developed the essay. Before we were allowed to do it on our own we developed an essay as a class. This helped us understand what we had to do on our own. My teacher then gave us time to complete our essay map.
We then had a few days to write our essay. We had time in class to review each other’s essay and write notes on them. She allowed us to write a final draft of our essays and turn them in Friday. I was confident when writing my essay; I felt like I knew what I was doing because she showed us how to do it in class. We then learned about using other books, and sources in our essays, unlike in the Untied States there is no need to cite, because plagiarism does not exist.
It was in Western Michigan University that I learned how to cite sources; this has always been a struggle for me. I learned how to use different websites to help me. When I came to Western Michigan University my professor taught me how to cite using APA style. I do not mind writing essays, I actually enjoyed it, especially when I learned about it in the Dominican republic but with so many rules, like there are now in the United states I am always so afraid that I am not doing it right that it takes away the fun of writing essays.
I have learned how to write essays two different times in my educational career. When I was in high school in the Dominican Republic, I learned that all essays needed an introduction. It did not have to be in any specific order but an introduction was necessary. A body and conclusion were also needed in an essay. Grammar, spelling, and accents, and were all also important, well when used correctly. We were taught to write essays for different reasons, persuasive essay, informative essay and expository essay. The reason behind the essays may have differed but the format did not change. My teacher showed us how to write an essay by giving us an essay map. We put the theme at the top and write a small introduction, details for the body and a “strong” conclusion. We then developed the essay. Before we were allowed to do it on our own we developed an essay as a class. This helped us understand what we had to do on our own. My teacher then gave us time to complete our essay map.
We then had a few days to write our essay. We had time in class to review each other’s essay and write notes on them. She allowed us to write a final draft of our essays and turn them in Friday. I was confident when writing my essay; I felt like I knew what I was doing because she showed us how to do it in class. We then learned about using other books, and sources in our essays, unlike in the Untied States there is no need to cite, because plagiarism does not exist.
It was in Western Michigan University that I learned how to cite sources; this has always been a struggle for me. I learned how to use different websites to help me. When I came to Western Michigan University my professor taught me how to cite using APA style. I do not mind writing essays, I actually enjoyed it, especially when I learned about it in the Dominican republic but with so many rules, like there are now in the United states I am always so afraid that I am not doing it right that it takes away the fun of writing essays.