There is a magic in beautiful writing that makes it delightful to read. A good writer’s medium is the written word. He or she is able to weave a story, and capture the essence of an idea with ease. As of now, I am not that kind of writer. Truthfully, I am lost, scatter-brained, and unaware of how to make my point in most cases. I ramble on for sentences before realizing my writing is one big mess. But, I give myself credit for taking time to write, and accepting feedback and criticism with a “thank you”. I listen to the external and internal voices that drive me. Although I am not a remarkable writer, I am willing to learn and improve. As author Stephen King wrote in his memoir On Writing, “While it is impossible to make a competent writer out of a bad writer, and while it’s equally impossible to make a great writer out of a good one, it is possible to make a good writer out of a merely competent one” (142). I am not afraid of putting in work only to fail. In the end, I want to write to be understood, and commit to my writing, regardless of skill. One habit I hope to acquire by taking AP Language and Composition is reading more texts; nonfiction and fiction. I have come across many statements claiming how useful reading is to improve your writing, and how much influence it has on one’s thinking. In Steps to Writing Well, Jean Wyrick claims, “Good readers note effectiveness in the writing of others and use these observations to help clarify their own ideas and rhetorical
Some of the top advice given to writers is to read prolifically. The more well-read a person is, the more they will intuitively understand what good, effective writing is. Moreover, good writing begins with critical thinking and careful consideration. Curiosity and open-mindedness aid in the endeavor and allow an author to think broadly about a subject. Careful reasoning allows a writer to logically organize information and thoughts and relay them in a compellingly clear way. In “College Writing and Beyond,” Anne Beaufort talks about how strong writers draw on five knowledge domains to produce good work. These five domains are: discourse community knowledge, writing process knowledge, subject matter knowledge, genre knowledge, and rhetorical knowledge. It is important to understand and consider what discipline and discourse community you will be speaking within in order to fashion your ideas into a well-received written contribution. Understanding effective writing processes and critical revising methods grants a writer greater ability to create succinct, effective, and enticing text. Understanding genres enables a writer to know what conventions of writing are expected of them and which best suit their purposes. Rhetorical knowledge facilitates the clarification of a text’s purpose and supports reader
There are many who strive to become famous writers and although some succeed, many do not find such great prosperity. In the words of bestselling author Stephen King, “while it is impossible to make a competent writer out of a bad writer, and while it is equally impossible to make a great writer out of a good one, it is possible, with lots of hard work, dedication, and timely help, to make a good writer out of a merely competent one,” (142). King’s thesis from his novel On Writing can be debated because with “hard work, dedication, and timely help” it is possible for a writer of any skill level to improve to become better. On Writing is intended to teach the basic skills of writing so readers can develop writing skills to progress to be better writers. If one has passion for writing, patience, and the willingness to learn they will succeed in becoming great writers.
I’m not a notable writer, nor have I really wanted to join the writing industry. However, I have been interested in other people’s writing. From their deep meanings, content, and different formats/styles. It’s a wondrous creation made from within our imagination and experiences. It has inspired me to write too. I’ve been writing most of my life that it has become a necessity. And now from my past experiences with writing, I try my best to improve my skills as a writer for the future.
A learner’s ability to communicate effectively through writing to his/her target audiences is a major prerequisite for academic success. It is also a major pillar of success in one’s career across all areas of practice. Even though, writing clearly is critical to one’s academic and career success, I have not always loved writing. In fact, for a long time I despised writing. At one point, I had a feeling that my writings skills were bound to remain stagnated throughout my life. However, time has proven that I was wrong. My attitude and outlook towards virtually all genres of writing has changed positively. The various helpful methods I
Throughout my thirteen years in school, I have considered myself a decent writer. This idea came from me always getting good grades without ever having to put in much effort. In order for me to become what I consider a “good” writer, I need to learn how to show why I am right and cause others to agree with the points I make or cause others to contemplate what was written. Good writing allows readers to understand what is going through the writer’s head. Through hard work and learning how to strengthen my weaknesses, I can become what I consider a “good” writer.
The relationship between imperfection and failure causes me to experience what is referred to as writer’s block. Writer’s block is a typical barrier causing students to fear not being successful in their academic careers (Horwitz, Stenfors, & Osika, 2013). I can attest the fear of failure in this class has me questioning my decision to re-enter the academic world. The fear of being judged in my work is another apprehension I have with writing. The writings I produce will face the judgment of not only my audience, but my perfect standards, and the standards of my facilitator. The trepidation of not reaching the potential and expectations that have been set is overpowering. In spite of my anxiety, as I continue to write I hope to overcome my fears and apprehensions to write well enough to appreciate the benefit of expressing my ideas.
Throughout the course of this semester we have learned various writing techniques that have helped me grow and improve as a writer. By acquiring the necessary skills for writing from this class and pushing myself to further improve on these skills, I can now apply my knowledge to future courses that I may take. For instance, while I may not be required to do the same project, I can use the same principles that we learned from units, such as, argument analysis or revision to complete another assignment. While I might have had some experience with the lessons from this class, I still had room to improve and the evidence for this can be seen throughout my course work. In this essay, I will present several artifacts as evidence to prove how I applied
Life has thrown me numerous amounts of obstacles when it comes to my writing flourishing and growing. One moment I will be typing out straight ‘A’ papers and other days my text resembles a children’s book, and not on purpose. My journey of writing is a giant roller coaster of ideas that takes twists and turns at every second; I never know when the drop is going to happen. When it comes to my writing I have good and bad days, however; that has not stopped me from expressing myself through text.
Writing is fundamental in an individual’s life. You use writing everyday and there is no avoiding that. Throughout your life you may learn to write, and as your life goes on that skill may be strengthened. This is the story of my writing. As a child, I never really liked to write; however, it was something that had to be done - for school of course. Lately, I have been striving to strengthen my writing skills. In doing so, I often attempt to write as though I am a literary scholar. Although I have a long way to go, my writing has come far. From run-on sentences that do not make any grammatical sense, to sentences that are precise and have exceptional word choice and vocabulary. So far, my writing skills have excelled exceptionally and I am
Chapter two of the Language Awareness is about the importance of writing and how it affects how we think and how we live. I found many fascinating information throughout the chapter that has made me become aware of the influence of language, reading and writing.. The authors of book, talked about the steps that one must take to complete a successful written assignment. First the authors discussed about the action needed, then the results received if the steps are done properly. The steps are, first understand the assignment, find a subject, gather ideas, formulate a thesis, find supporting evidence for thesis. organize your paper, write your first draft, revise, edit and proofread.
During my years of school, I’ve always found writing to be a huge pain. Every time the teacher said it’s time to do an essay I would slowly die inside cringing in my chair. As the writing became more advanced the more my hatred for writing grew. Even through elementary school dealing with just writing basic sentences wasn’t that fun for me. In middle school, I hated going to English because we’d read a book then the next I would end having to writing and essay about the entire book that I didn’t care to read about. Coming into high school I knew it’d be a struggle, because my feelings towards writing didn’t change it was still a pain. Now that I am in college I am trying to let the hatred for writing go and try to advance my skills more
In the end, writing has many purposes. It can be used from information to entertainment. The only thing that matters is the person holding the pen or sitting behind the computer.
Language is an essential thing in someone’s daily life. Whether it is written or spoken it is our main way of communication with one another because of this someone is taught how to write and speak properly. Speaking is easier than writing because it is something someone has been doing since they were child. This is different for writing. A person is taught how to write when he or she goes to school and improves over time. I started writing papers after I came to the United States in 2014. I have improved on my writing skills since then. English 101 has helped me to write as a college level student. I am now able to organize essays and be able to write them in well structured way.
The essential purpose we write is to speak with others, to empower interaction with others or expression from the reader (Ramji, 2016). We may likewise exploit writing to help us to ponder our encounters and accomplish the positive out of them. When I endeavor myself as a writer, I envision myself as a loner, slouched over a work area at home, surrounded by papers, preparing myself to write the biggest essay of my life.
Why do you think writing became so important in the ancient world? What was gained with the invention of writing? What do you think was lost? (pg.12) The Sumerians were the first people to invent writing as a means of long-distance which was needed for trade. I think writing became so important in the ancient world because that was there main way to communicate. They wrote on things in temples, papyrus, and broken pieces of pottery from ancient Egypt. The hieroglyphic script was one of the oldest writing systems, and was used for recording and communicating information. They used pictures to communicate, not being able to record specific information such as a name of the leader, or events of a battle. Cuneiform was a gain the ancient world got from writing. It became a general purpose writing systems, keeping agricultural records. The writing began as a system of simple symbolic pictures. I do not think anything was lost with the invention of writing. I think it helped the world, because we can learn about the past from them. Writing recorded the lives of a people and the written history of a culture or civilization (Mark 2011).