Carmina Pua
EN 101 Sections 6
Mrs. Anderson
May 13, 2014
 
Reflection Essay
	
	I feel like the topic i chose about bad diet for body image was interesting at first then harder as i began to do some research. I would say it was not a good topic for me because i was not able to contact certain ones that I chose to interview for this topic. I wish i would have chosen a different topic such as anything that has to do with plants because i have a lot of plants and flowers at my house and i know people that are available anytime to get interviewed for this topic. I think finding literature resources are a helpful idea. I am a little satisfied with the resources that I got online. The most helpful resources that were most helpful to me were online because they were quick and easy to find.
	The types of sources that i find most helpful to me in learning about academic writing and research were the handouts and web documents and sites to read. I believed i achieved what the course required which is to learn at least four essay types such as illustrative, argumentative, comparison contrast, and creative writing. I also learned and am able to write in APA format after taking this course. I am able to use some of the skills I learned in the course to write essays in the future. I think in the other classes that I will be taking will require some type of essay writing format. As for my future career, I believe it will also require writing such as the four essay types that i learned.
	I can use some of the skills I learned in the course to find and locate information online or in the books and literature sources as support. I believe I can write academic essays that I learned in this course on chosen topics. I think having good grammar and introduction is the strongest part of an essay because it explains what the essay will be about. I hope I develop more academic writing skills and grammar in the future to become a better writer. I feel that I learned enough about APA to apply it in the future classes when asked because all the essays that I did in this course were in APA format. I also received the handouts and learned a lot from them.
	 I would also use APA format when required or not in my other classes and future jobs. Using literature to inform and support my writing is a skill that i can use in the future because when it comes to finding out the details and facts, research is required. Also, writing requires at least 3 resources. I would like to learn any types of research that would benefit me now and in the future. My strengths in this project were being able to research about the side effects of dieting. I would like to work on my weakness in people to interview.
 	I also need to work on organizing my schedule and planning ahead for an assignment like this. As for my academic writing, i feel that i have improved by learning to use use grammar and scholarly resources. My research outcomes were not what i expected it to be because i thought this topic would be more interesting to me. I also had time to spend on my research questions and was able to collect a few data’s. Being more interested in the topic from the beginning to the end would have helped me to spend more time on it.