A Quick Introduction

 Welcome all to my e-portfolio for Ms. Kate Steel’s class. This portfolio features the essays I’ve done that I’m most proud of. Take your time and read. Comments are loved and appreciated.

First is my compare and contrast essay between two of the most difficult subjects I’ve ever taken- ENGALG1 and ENGTRIG. Through this essay, I’ve presented my writing skills not just in terms of comparing and contrasting but also in using what I’ve acquired from the earlier lectures I’ve encountered. Next one is my extended definition essay, Intelligence Defined, which exhibits my academic competence as an effective communicator and a critical and creative thinker through my depth analysis and much deeper definition about the topic. On the other hand, my argumentative essay, Descriptivism vs. Prescriptivism, manifests my being as a service-driven citizen by demonstrating my stand as a descriptivist in an issue concerning the world of linguistics. Lastly, my exit essay lists my overall learnings and achievements by undertaking the ENGLCOM course.

 Among the desired learning results expected from a La Sallian, I believe that I had a hard time achieving to be a reflective lifelong learner due to the fact that I find it difficult to pinpoint my weaknesses in terms of grammar, word choice, and mechanics. I plan to achieve that DLR by approaching my professor to check my works and refrain from making the same mistakes again. The revisions done on my essays were more on word choice and tenses most notably on my argumentative essay such as using the word ‘approach’ rather than ‘type’ and using ‘resolutely’ rather than ‘absolutely’.

I’m proud of every work I’ve done whether it was excellent or quite disappointing. 4.0 or not, what truly matters is that I’ve learned. After all, that is the reason why I’m here.