High School Level Writing Analysis

Throughout the progression of this course I learned countless things concerning my writing. {Simkin, M. G., Crews, J. M., & Groves, M. J. (2012). While it’s there’s a many amounts of things ‘ve learned throughout the course, there are several things I‘ve learned which include the step by step process, including the correct usage of grammar and properly proofreading my work before I turn it in. I found out i had a major problem with my punctuation usage and insufficient when it came my periods and commas. I’ve invested some time writing through grammarly and other helpful sites to improve my writing skills. I appreciate the assistance and help I received from Mrs. C

From being so far from home and alone to fight for yourself in a world focused on themselves is quite daunting to say the least. When everything felt hopeless the words were always there to comfort me, when I felt as though I had no one to turn to, no one to trust with these words I knew the pages of paper never let me down. This semester is when I learned that academic writing can be just as emotional and personal as my journal. Something I try to ask myself every time I write is something Nancy Sommers says perfectly “How do I embrace these experiences, these texts of my life” and create something worth writing? I have learned that this question takes my writing to a new level and makes it interesting. Another thing I have learned is that writing academically doesn’t have to be a list of facts and statements to prove a point but it should include your side of the story as well. What I have learned is like a cook book there are so many forms of writing, like there are so many forms of the same dish, but it all has to include your own personal touch, what would a bowl of pasta be without a little bit of sprinkled cheese on the

One of the tips that has really helped me the when writing and improving my writing is, write your thoughts before organizing them. My mind flows when I am writing a paper or thinking about the topic and I sometimes forget to write everything down, so before I write a paper I sit down and really think about my topic, then I just write words and phrases that come to mind so that when I start my paper I have a general idea about what I want to write.

Writing is such an important tool. It has the capacity to empower both the reader and writer. There is even a famous proverb that says, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” That’s why it makes sense for the majority of my academic career to be geared towards the improvement of my writing. There is no denying that there is an infinite number of ways that I can improve my writing. After writing multiple essays for this English 100 Y class, my professor pointed out certain aspects of my writing that I could work on. Two of those suggestions stuck out to me because it seemed as though I was making these mistakes multiple times throughout various forms of writing. One of the mistakes I make is the use of ‘favorite’ words, or words that I use too many times in the same paper; another is that I use choppy sentences while writing my essays.

When I first arrived to the United States I did not know how to read, write or comprehend the English language. It was frustrating and sad to not be able to communicate with my classmates. I made it my goal to learn to read, write, and comprehend the language which would help me progress not only in my education but socially as well. I am currently working towards improving my reading, and writing skills.

As a high school student taking on a college course, I acknowledged and accepted the challenge that lay ahead of me. The main reason I selected Composition I and II was that it allowed me to vastly improve my overall writing skills. Developing my techniques will benefit me when I am required to compose any writing assignments for my future college classes. Therefore, with that goal in mind, I chose to take this class while still attending high school. I began this class as an average writer; additionally, I did not know the majority of the writing rules or how to make an essay meet its potential. Over the course of these two classes, I believe that I have proven my writing to be more seamless and interesting to read.

The first day I walked into Freshman Composition I had the idea that everything assigned was going to be extremely frustrating and difficult, as this is a college class. Equally important, my expectations for the class was to earn at least a B, further my writing abilities, and learn more about college. As the semester started, I noticed that my writing was not at the college level and I needed to learn how to improve it. Along with improving my writing, I was also able to learn about college life. With this essay turned in and handed back, I began to realize my writing needed practice and critiquing. Furthermore, I gave myself goals to achieve in Freshman Composition, I have learned useful tools to improve my writing, and I have learned more

I went to a relatively large public school and getting a high score amongst the entire 8th grade class truly felt like an accomplishment. Writing gave me an indescribable sense of fulfillment and I aspired to become an author, journalist, writer, or anything in that essence. However, once I reached high school by some means it all changed. I began drifting away from my once exceptionally hopeful dreams. The wrong crowd became my crowd and school just didn’t seem as significant anymore. Though, in spite of everything, I continued to write poems about my life and things I had witnessed, as well as things I felt strongly about. In addition, I also tried to keep up with writing in my journals. But one day, I put the pen down and never picked it back up again. Now, at 29 years old, I constantly wonder what could have been if I had never discontinued writing. It’s been over a decade since I’ve actually written for pure personal gratification like I used to. Although I sometimes enjoy writing assignments I am given in college, the flow and creativity that was once so easily attainable does not come as naturally to me any

This letter is meant to be a way for you to get to know me on a deeper level. You are probably using this letter not only to get to know the lives of the students you are teaching, but also to learn about the writing behaviors of your students. So for this purpose I will try to keep my letter short and interesting in order to not mess up. Before we begin I have a quick disclaimer, I am very sarcastic in everyday life so that does show in my informal writing. I am usually professional for most major papers, but for this paper you will probably see my sarcasm. Now that we have gotten that out of the way let’s start this letter.

After I graduated from college three years ago and decided to take myself seriously as a writer, my bookshelf changed drastically as well as the way I viewed my work.

Writing is a form of art. Just as an artist paints an image to convey some sort of deeper meaning hidden beneath the surface, a writer creates a portrait through words and structure to communicate the same sort of meaning. Writing, however, follows some sort of specific guidelines and the parameters become slimmer and more defined as you get older and more experienced. I learned the basics of writing in elementary school. Back then, it was more enjoyable and seemed to allow more room for creativity. Simple, broad topics such as describing how your Thanksgiving break went were common and allowed you to write basically whatever you wanted and in whatever form you chose. Boundaries to my writing became solidified in high school. During those four years, I learned proper sentence structure, how to compose a five paragraph essay, and all the restrictions that came along with upper-level writing. I began losing interest in writing, thinking that it would only become more

Wow, where do I begin? When I first came into this class I assumed it was just another boring writing class that I just needed to walk away with an A in. Boy did I walk away with more. The main things I came away with were that writing is a way to express myself when I don’t have the voice to say it. Sometimes it's much easier to write my ideas on paper and later find the proper word choice to bring it all together. I became my biggest critic, whether it was about using the correct word choice or correcting my paper and realizing that my sentences weren’t flowing smoothly. Those are pretty big components to writing. So yes, I’d say this class changed my outlook on writing.

There are many different skills that are important in a college level writing and mastering each skill takes time and hard work. In response to a survey about writing in college that I distributed to students in college, I was able to see that more than 80% of the participants thought Using Appropriate Language was important. For a large number to believe that using appropriate language is important for college level writing shows why more students should focus on language when writing. Many people might believe that appropriate language is less important than critical thinking and other college level criterias. I on the other hand believe that appropriate language should be focused on more, because not only are you reaching your audience,

For my third writing assignment, I decided to attend the Writing Center for the first time. The Writing Center is at the O’Leary library in the third floor. You should do an appointment for a secure spot, but you can go and if they have availability when you go and you can they’ll set you up with someone. When I went in the Writing Center there was a student working there and I told her that I wanted someone to view my Book Report for my Politics class. I went to the Writing Center with the hope that someone will see me right away, and indeed there was space. An English teacher, that showed up told the student helping me that there was one person that could see me right away and help me. I liked that they could help me right away, even though

This semester has been quite different, mainly because I took a few different English classes that I normal wouldn’t have taken. I took a ‘reading’ class; I miss reading classes in school. Don’t get me wrong, writing classes are important too, and I’m not just saying that because I’m writing this essay for a writing class. They’re important due to the fact that they teach valuable lessons like correct punctuation, grammar, spelling, dictation and most importantly, how to bull crap your way through any paper.