my favorite technique

This semester I learned a lot of new writing techniques. The books that were assigned are the perfect books to assign to any English class, I felt prepared. The year started off with the class reading “They Say I Say”. In this book, I learned from the templates that were given. My vocabulary expanded and so did the expressions I used during my writing. Being assigned this book so early in the semester laid out a foundation for me to write my future papers. Going into college, I was not so confident about the quality of the papers I was going to write.  I did not feel prepared because of the lack of education in my high school. After reading this book I felt caught up and on the same level as everyone else in the class. Even after writing my papers, I had another guide to look at, “The Pocket Style Manual.” This improved my writing skills when writing “Works Cited” pages. Having these books has helped me look back and make sure my work in correct. Overall, I realized that I like having a book as a guide to do my work and it is my favorite. It ensures that I am accurate and that I can have confidence in my work. Without either book, my work would have been a total disaster. I would have not known how to do certain things, or I would have been completely overwhelmed.