Reflection Of Reading: The Connection Between Reading And Writing

Walking into my English class the first day was nerve-wrecking, I was unsure about what to anticipate and was about five-minutes late. Yet within the time span of walking into class and sitting down I realized that I had little to worry about. From day one to ten weeks later I was able to, not only develop a close group of friends, but also improve my writing skills and learn how to skillfully analyze text. One thing to know about me is that I used to love reading, when I was younger I would read anywhere from one to six books at a time. Gradually, however, as I grew older reading moved to the back burner of my life. I cut out the time I spent reading books and replaced it with the digital aspects of life that control most young adults of

When a person reads they absorb the writing techniques of others, from sentence structures to knowing which elements to use to draw in their readers. When I was first assigned my Op-ed I struggled to develop an idea to write about, let alone construct it into 1000 words. I waited till the late hours of the night, before the draft was due to build my essay. Unsurprisingly it wasn’t my best work, which is sad to reflect back upon since I felt passionate about the topic and know that I didn’t do it justice. I ended up developing an argumentative essay that played toward the middle of both opposing sides. When I went back to write the final draft I was determined to write something that clearly stated my position. I struggled for hours, thinking about how I could incorporate the advice given to me by both my professor and fellow students. How could I impress them, sway them with my opinion, and give them the nudge they needed to understanding my position? Eventually with some internal thought, I realized I needed to also write for myself. I needed to find the solid reasons as to why my position mattered so much to me. Using this technique, I was able to finally develop the essay that would become my final Op-ed, which was defiantly one of my harder papers to write in this