According to Mizrahi’s fundamentals of professional writing (chapter 1), compose a short Personal Essay (400-500 words) that evaluates your current skill level with respect to your mastery (or knowledge) of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, APA Style, and writing in general.
Required topics to cover in your 400-500 word short essay:
- Talk about your confidence level with respect to your “mastery” of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, APA Style, and writing in general (required)
- Talk about the errors that your teachers/instructors have pointed out to you as problems in your writing (required)
- Talk about what frustrates you most about the writing process with respect to the aforementioned categories. (required)
- Reflect upon the contents of Mizrahi chapter 1 as you write this essay, and incorporate/cite at least one quote from this chapter according to the conventions of current APA style conventions as well as an APA style references list (required)