“Writing” some people get headache, some people will find it very interesting. For me, I am not afraid of writing, but I am afraid of writing in English. Because English is my second language, even though I have some experience with writing in China. It still can be very hard for me. When I found out I had to take a English writing course, I was not looking forward to it. Most of the sentences I read are hard for me to understand. My composing strengths are that I have more experience writing in China, which I could not use it to write in English. I thought I was not ready for this class. However, when I had finished the English writing course I realized that I could be a writer; not only for essays, but also for other styles as well. I was so surprised. Now I enjoy writing in English. …show more content…
I had to rewrite it three times, and each of those times, I wrote three pages. In all, I wrote nine pages. During this project, I wrote and revised my essay many times. Sometimes I would write until midnight. I would think that my essay would finally be good, and I would submit it to my teacher. But I still didn't pass. I was very frustrated with it. By the fourth time, I tried again and passed. The result was not as great as I expected. However, I feel that I really learned a lot from this experience. While I did not do as well as I had hoped, I still think that it was a good experience. It showed me a lot about persistence, confidence, and belief, and I will remember it
Understanding the assignment requirements carefully was the first step I made in preparation for writing the essay. Once I understood the assignment, my next step was to establish a thesis, followed by finding pertinent data to support my arguments. After analyzing the data collected, I generated an outline for the essay using the evidences I gathered. The outline would help me ensure that all the questions and requirements the assignment was asking for were answered, and that my answers can have a consistent flow of syntax and diction. After I had prepared my ideas and written an outline, I proceeded in writing my first essay draft, followed by editing, and then making sure that I followed the American Psychological Association (APA) format. The time spent on producing the content of the essay estimated to be approximately eight hours, while the time spent for editing was roughly an hour an a
Writing is difficult for many reasons. I have dyslexia, which make writing more difficult. Although dyslexia makes school more difficult I have never let it stop me and I am not going to start now. Also, I have never been good at coming up with words that sound good together and I don’t like to write. I am also not confident with my writing I never think it’s good. Getting started...
I was so nervous. I failed it the first time so would I fail it again? This time I had to learn how to better Prepare myself. You would not nt to study in the same way you did before.
English is a hard language to learn, for there are numerous elements of effective usage and writing. Many people, including me, struggle in writing because of a lack of knowledge. Since middle school, English was not a strong suit of mine. I struggled with the simplest of tasks often taking a considerably longer time to complete a task than the other students. Unmotivated teachers and a lack of interest resulted in remedial writing skills. To put it simply, I had little confidence in my writing and I dreaded taking the class because of the writing involved. In spite of my fears, I took the course and I was able to perfect and challenge my mediocre writing skills.
Writing has always been something that I have felt very neutral towards. I don't love it, but I don't hate it either. Once in a great while we would be assigned a paper that I would enjoy writing. I knew exactly what I wanted to say and how to say it. However, there have been many instances where i find myself staring at
I believe a good reader is what makes a good writer, but because I lost my interest in reading, I’ve struggled with writing throughout the years. It wasn’t that I had trouble learning new skills, but because I was pushed away from what I wanted to learn, so I decided to pursue other interests like music. Despite being eager to learn, my writing suffered due to my lack of interest in reading, however, my skills in writing have increased as my drive to read has rekindled. As a child, I was a very eager learner. I always wanted to learn new things to feed my brain.
As mentioned countless times above, during my time in this class, I would love to obtain the writing skill of writing papers that are more condensed and attentive to the matter I am addressing at that point in time. Professionals and even non-professionals will not want to waste their time reading something that could have been addressed in a fewer sentences and words. If I want to stand out in a crowd of equally educated occupational therapists, I need to make sure my writing is formatted and addressed in a professional manner. As a result, I am looking forward to learning how to make myself look as professional as I can in writing. Nevertheless, with learning to write proper papers and documents comes the challenge of making sure enough time is included within my study of this particular course.
Today, in the twenty-first century, it is not uncommon for a child to start writing essays, reports, or even journals for school work starting immediately after they are able to write full sentences. For me, this was not the case. As soon as I started to write letters I was trying everyday to form words, to complete fragments, and then eventually, full sentences. As a child for me, the idea of school was amazing. What could be better than going to a building to play with a bunch of kids your age and learning all kinds of new information, it was all so delightful. Ever since I was born, music has been one of the biggest influences on my life, in all aspects. This includes, but is not limited to the lyrics, the instruments, and the ability it
I write stories about my life: characters I come across, situations I encounter, lessons I learn. Writing brings my life into focus. Once it’s on the page, I begin to understand the throughlines of my experience. Every artist has a way of describing how the muse comes to them. For me, words live in an invisible river.
Writing has always been a means of expression but also a skill to bring to the professional world. I have found my own writing skills improve naturally as I matured as an individual, however the leaps I made came from active experiences that directly tested my ability to write. This was mainly from academic sources where I had to mold my mind differently depending on the writing. I found this difficult as I was more focused on forming empirical analysis and I was unable to stay on topic. Although I had my difficulties, I am also thankful for exposing my weaknesses. By experience, I have improved in writing a lot from continuously reading and writing different forms of essays, all while improving my writing organization.
Growing up, I detested writing. I found it to be tedious and boring. But reading, I loved. I would read a book a day, a series in a week. My best friend and I had our own “book club”.
Writing has always played a salient role in my life. I use writing as a way to express myself and share my thoughts and ideas. My first major writing assignment made me realize the crucialness writing. I was in my sixth grade Language Arts class when my teacher assigned us a huge poetry project. We had to write a book featuring different types of poems (i.e. haikus, limerick), while also incorporating figurative language.
Dear Professor Heller, At the start of the semester, I had made a personal goal for myself which was to improve my English verbal and writing skills. I feel after working on different essays, writing pieces and finally the research paper, I have learned a lot and have become a much better writer. Over the last few weeks, I have also felt that I have accomplished my goal of becoming better at my English verbal skills as I made it a point to practice a lot as English is not my first language and I have always struggled with proper pronunciation and grammar.
During this semester, I realized that I have breezed through many parts of the writing process in the past. I believe that since this class began, I have found my voice in writing and allowed it to speak clearly on the subjects we were instructed to discuss. My grammar and punctuation rules were rusty at best, and this class has allowed me, not only to polish them, but to add a few more to the list that I did not know of earlier. I love to use big words and give my readers very detailed descriptions, in hopes that they will be able to picture what I am saying. I am also very attentive to my words and try to use a variety of adjectives so they do not sound repetitive.
Thinking back to my first day of my senior year in high school, I remember how much dread filled me whenever I thought about the upcoming year in English IV. Now, one semester through this class, it is not nearly as bad as I was told it would be. I am not a great writer, and I knew that coming in. However, I really wanted to challenge myself my senior year so I would not slack off and take all of the “easy” classes. Yes, I thought this class would be a challenge, but I did not imagine that it would challenge me this much.