Overcoming Fear and Improving Writing Skills

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The writing process is a subject that makes many people nervous. As well as some feel they write, there is always room for improvement. When I initially began this course I was definitely intimidated by the amount of essays we were scheduled to write. Although I have worked hard to improve my writing skills, I still struggle with grammatical errors. In knowing that my writing still had weak spots I felt overwhelmed with the fear of not being able to perform as well as others, and created a sense of shame within myself. During the last eight weeks my writing has evolved beautifully. Before taking English 122, my writing was in dire need of
At the start of this class, we were assigned our first minor essay; a journal entry dealing with our personal writing experience. I can remember thinking, “oh my god!” It was only the first week and we were already writing an essay. Wracked with nerves, I knew there was no way to handle the situation besides getting it over with. Although I felt very averse I submitted the paper and awaited the results. As I waited for the feedback, I could not help but think the worst. However, to my surprise, the feedback was not what I had …show more content…

Not only were we required to compose three different types of essays, but they first had to be submitted as drafts for review. My first impression of this was not good. At the time I did not understand that the first submission would prove to be a huge help. The purpose of the critique was to assess my weak points, alert me of them, and allow me to alter them. The first time I was aware of this was after submitting the first major essay; a Narrative personal essay about a past experience. My instructor’s feedback informed me of three areas that needed work; grammar errors, which I am still working on, including my thesis statement in my first or second paragraph, and also elaborating more on my final

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