Personal Narrative: Improving My Writing

Writing is a difficult and complex process which requires dedication to master. Even with all the time in the world, no final draft is going to be perfect and there are going to be a lot of bumps and bruises on the path towards your perfect essay. One must prepare to sit in complete isolation and a room with dead silence so frightening that you can hear your own thoughts. My time throughout Composition I has been an experience in which I finally put together all the aspects of writing such as integrating quotes, using present tense, expanding my vocabulary, and pinning down my grammatical errors. The grade that I deserve is an A because I have taken small steps to improve my writing and it has shown in my grade.

At the beginning of the course,

I was told to not worry about my grade but to instead focus on becoming a better writer. This was a difficult task, but throughout the semester I have made progress and still have not reached my full potential. On my first essay, I did a great job on having a strong central argument and using citations properly. I received an 88%, but was not content with the idea of having inadequate organization, irrelevant evidence, and poor editing mechanics. So, on the next essay I worked on improving my organization, evidence, and editing abilities and my grade improved as well. Not only did I improve on those aspects, but my grammatical errors and my use of vocabulary also expanded to entice the reader to want more. My essay went from an 88% to a 92% because I focused on the small details to enhance my writing. Even though I am unsure of what I am going to receive on my research essay, I am confident that I have added to my abilities as a writer and my grade will be even better than my persuasive essay. Although my persuasive essay had a strong argument, organization, and evidence, I believe that I improved on all those aspect in the final research essay.
Improvement can be measured in multiple ways, but for me the only way that I judge improvement is through my grade which is an A. I began this course on the right track, but needed help to improve my writing so I seeked guidance from the writing lab. I spent multiple hours per day sitting in my room with a blank sheet of paper on Microsoft word glaring at me. I noticed my rough drafts were not very good, but when I would walk into peer reviews I would look through my friends essay for some inspiration along with helping them identify their strong points and spots that needed improvement. One of the most important things I learned in this course is if you are a great persuader you do not need ten pages to do it, it can be done in a few. This is my way to an A.