We are required to produce four lengthy essays over the course of the four 

English writing stages. The essay on language and literacy came first, then a 

research paper, a worksheet on rhetorical strategies, and finally this article, which is 

a self-evaluation. These phases have not only assisted me in achieving the aims and 

results of the main course, but they have also improved my writing and increased 

my clarity of thought. I developed into a much more confident and expressive young 

writer throughout the semester.

            When I think back to the first phase, when we were given the Language and 

Literacy story, I can say with certainty that I have attained the goal of understanding 

the significance of language in a person’s life and how it can either affect them in a 

good or bad way. For example, we read Amy Tan’s essay in class, “Mother’s 

Tongue,” which suggested the importance of dialects and how language is not just a 

tool of correspondence but also a social device of evaluating a person. Amy Tans 

brief article introduced the difficulties of individuals whose first language isn’t English. 

Amy had portrayed the issues minorities of individuals needed to look because of the 

changed lingos of English. Amy’s story connects with me since I come from a family 

who moved to the United States for better open doors in various fields (schooling, 

way of life, work environment), very much like Amy my family had confronted similar 

hardships because of the distinction in English. At the point when I clench hand 

showed up in the United States, I knew how to communicate in English, yet because 

of my weighty emphasize I would generally not be treated in a serious way or be 

made fun off. 

            The most important writings from each phase were subjected to peer review. 

After we had exchanged our drafts, the person sitting next to us would read them 

and point out the good parts of the paper as well as make suggestions for how to 

improve them. I occasionally reviewed other people’s work in high school, but not as 

frequently. I was able to achieve my goal of improving my understanding of language 

narrative  thanks to peer review. It was easier for me to revise my paper and clarify 

my goal because I could see my writing from the perspective of the people I wanted 

it to be read by. Peer review taught me to look at the paper as a whole rather than 

just from one point of view.

          I had already honed my writing style before enrolling in the English 

composition courses. Even though I enjoy writing, this particular piece answered the 

question, offered the necessary support, and never went beyond what was required 

of it. In response to the first question of the rhetorical strategy assignment, we were 

required to utilize one of the pieces we had read to explain the type of rhetorical 

device the author had employed to capture the audience’s attention and how it had 

affected or related to us in real life. In the second section, we had to create our own 

arguments using the rhetorical techniques we had learned. I chose to present my 

ideas through poetry { My Way To Language}. In my defense, I’m attempting to make 

the case that, depending on how one uses it, language may be a powerful tool for 

improving or worsening one’s quality of life. I tried to communicate my own ideas and 

emotions in my short poem by saying that it’s unfair that people aren’t treated fairly 

because of their various speaking styles. No matter how someone speaks or uses 

language, they should be respected and valued because words enable us to 

communicate with the outside world, but they can also be misused without the 

proper education. Language can be a powerful tool for communication, but it can 

also be used to instantly undermine someone’s self-confidence. My target audience 

includes those who have just learned English, immigrants, Bengali Americans, and 

parents who don’t educate their children the proper and improper use of language. I 

used emotional appeal as my argumentative method. The third and final component 

required us to justify the rhetorical devices we employed, including why I chose to 

use poetry to convey my point that how language is used can have a significant 

impact on how someone lives as well as how different cultures and ethnicities affect 

how we go about our daily lives.

             Remembering the third portion of the course, the Researched Paper Essay 

was the main essay that was required. We were required to use and reference a 

peer-reviewed paper in this essay. I had no idea what a peer-reviewed article was 

before this project and assumed that all articles available online were on the same 

level as “scholarly.” I wasn’t on campus that day, so I missed our first library session 

in the computer lab, when we were introduced to the library, but I was able to get the 

information I needed from my other students who were there. There were two 

options available for this section: either we could have used four different sources to 

meet the minimum requirement for the assignment or we could have used seven or 

more, which seemed very simple given that I was debating a hotly debated subject, 

but choosing from the thousands of articles on the internet because I wanted my 

writing to be distinctive and powerful proved to be a difficult task. To achieve the next 

aim, rhetorical words and methods while engaged in writing settings,” I had to 

practice filling out the worksheets for each assignment in class. It improved the way I 

spoke to my audience, and I can now address all of these situations in my readings 

without stopping to think about it. The methods I discovered make reading much 

easier. 

           It is reasonable to say that phase 2, when we had to create our own rhetorical 

analysis using an essay, prompt, poem, etc., is when I formed the most of my writing 

technique. This helped me establish a foundation for my writing abilities and improve 

in many areas where I wasn’t the best. I used those abilities to help me write my 

essay and draw readers in when I was writing my research report. Because we 

completed so many rhetorical worksheets, I was able to recognize the many genres 

and other rhetorical terms in other people’s worksheets, but I was unable to 

recognize some of these terms in my own writing. For instance, we were introduced 

to a number of different authors, each of whom had a distinctive writing style that 

affected the way they carried out tasks like reaching the audience or formatting the 

context.