Theme Writing
When I look at the first paper that I did for this class, I can see that what I wrote was theme writing. As a matter of fact I think this is an example that could be used to show people what it is that they shouldn't do when trying to move away from theme writing. I have used all the elements that I was taught in high school, and I can't seem to get rid of them. When I look at this paper I see a loose intro as to what it is that I would like to accomplish, I see four to five paragraphs of information, and a conclusion. I think that when I wrote this, I did it automatically, and with out any further thought. All the other writing that I have had to do thus far has called for theme writing, and I have had a very hard time
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I think that in my writing, I'm a person that isn't put together all that well. As a matter of fact, I have to sit back some times and wonder what the hell I was thinking of when I wrote a certain passage. I don't think my writing is very organized, and I don't think my writing is worth reading. In the past, I was able to write very well, but I really hadn't written anything since high school, and I think I lost the touch that I once had. One of the many problems that I have noticed in my writing is that I write way to fast. I don't think I let things fully develop in my mind before I commit them to paper. Sometimes I think my writing sounds like a deranged lunatic, and I often feel this way while writing. It's like I know what I want to say, but I just can't seem to find the right words to express who I feel.
Another way to describe my writing is that there seems to be an on going struggle between me the person, and me the writer. The feelings that I have here are the same as the above feelings, and I have to say it gets old after awhile. I would like to be able to sit down and write something that was good, and worth reading for once. Sometimes I think I'm wasting my time, and the readers time, because I just can't get the things I want to say out, but I guess that is all a part of the learning process. There have been many times, when I have felt like crying because I get so frustrated. I would like to write well again, it has
My writing has improved greatly over the years. Now, I am able to write much longer papers, my writing is more detailed, my writing is straight, I am able to write in different styles, and my letters aren't shaped weirdly anymore. All and all, my writing has improved a good amount. I still do not enjoy writing that much. I am really enjoying math and science right now. The writing that I do like, is writing about a subject that I choose with no guidelines. My past writing pieces that I have done, have been the personal narrative (in 6th grade), and the researched based writing project (also in 6th grade). Both of those projects I did not enjoy that much, because we worked on those two projects for a long time. Even thought I do not enjoy writing
My relationship with writing is hard, my writing doesn’t always flow well. My writing also doesn’t always come easily to me. More often than not, I have to sit and think for long periods of time, for to come up with ideas on how to start my essays. When I start with paper and pen my hand will start aching, and that makes it difficult to concentrate on what I am trying to express through my writing as it takes my mind off what I am currently thinking of writing down. Writing is the course I have always struggled with the most throughout high school, and through my first year of college.
Also remember that writing is process which takes time to perfect. English has never been one of my favorite subjects, mainly just because I never really consider myself to be a good writer and by the normal standard I may not be. In a sense though, I found contrary to my belief that my writing wasn’t all that bad. Now it took time for me to see that for myself, because
The number one writing issue that I have and is needed to be improved is to use proper vocabulary to illustrate my feelings because there were several feedback that state this both by the instructor and writing tutors. For instance, I referred leaving comfort zone as “experiencing magical power of unknown” and the instructor stated that these words don’t go well together even though she gets what I
For our first assignment we were directed to find and read four articles that reflected similar themes found in our assigned reading. Some of the common themes that were found throughout our assigned reading were: why writing skills matter, the communication process, and overcoming barriers to effective listening. some articles that processed similar themes as our assigned reading are Good Writing Can Help You Succeed, Communication During Patient Hand Over, A New Stress On Communication Skills, and Read This And Be a Better Listener Immediately.
Well as I indicated earlier I’ve always wrote, there has never been a time in my life when I wasn’t writing, I guess you would have to go back to before I had the ability to do so, but I feel like that's cheating. I’m never not going to write, I think self examination is important, it is what drives the wanting of a better life, to be a better person. I most likely won’t be writing so much with a pencil, but rather writing on my computer (which I know is against the purpose of the assignment as it is suppose to be a way to turn away from the uses of technology, but also, as I said before I find this to be not a good reason, I see nothing wrong with the use of technology). I’ll certainly like writing more now because no one will be forcing me to do so. Writing overall will still be hard for me, it's hard to do something you aren’t inherently good at as a fixture of your daily life. I for me it's probably harder, since I tend to compare myself to others and I tend to read more advanced literature than most, as well as a century of artists with completely different styles, so I struggle sometimes in the aspect of find words to say. It's like the feeling of a blank sheet of paper when you are an artist, where do you start? It’s that paralyzing feeling of fear of doing something wrong, or I guess for me it would be inadequate, but the more you write the better you
he title of Toni Morrison's short story, Recitatif," means, among other things, "a recital" of some sort, and the protagonist, Twyla, provides us with a "recital" of her connect with Roberta, also placed in the shelter where Twyla once lived. Morrison’s parents taught her much about understanding racism and growing up in predominantly white America. Her father was pessimistic about whites and blacks learning to tolerate each other, but Toni's mother was much more optimistic. It is no surprise, then, that Morrison's themes would address these issues.
I have never really considered myself a good writer I have always had problems with starting a paper and sometime even finishing it. I also have problems writing sentences that are too long or finishing a thought, as well as figuring out where to put a semicolon or coma because I tend to just write whatever comes to my
When I sit to write, I have to think about what I want to say. This is not easy for me as I tend to think about several things at once. Clearing my mind and focusing on the writing task is a challenge in itself. I do not consider myself a strong writer and find it intimidating especially when I know it will be critiqued. The sense of failure when seeing the paper I worked so hard on look like the newest local headline of a recent murder is disheartening for me. I assume I am being overly critical of myself but those feelings seem to be redeemed when I look over the aftermath of what was my wonderful work of mental art.
My writing style throughout junior year has changed drastically. With each essay my motivation to write better went down. I started to do the bare minimum with each essay. I did not do a rough draft or double check any of my work. My first essay I wanted to do a decent job so I can start the year off with a good start. I wrote very clearly and did what the prompt said. After that essay I did not care so much about what I had to do to get an A again. Yes, this is very irresponsible of me, but as the year went on I lost my drive to do better. I think as a writer I have gotten worse, because I did not write to my full potential.
I have many talents but I would have to say writing is not at the top of that list. I am not a terrible writer, actually I have been told I am pretty good. It is the fact that I am not confident in my writing abilities. When I am given a writing assignment it takes me awhile to fully know what I am writing about, I take forever to start a essay but once I get my ideas on paper it turns into a piece of cake. I guess it is because I have so many thoughts and opinions running rampant and I have a hard time taming them all. Because of this I can take longer on a a essay than needs be. When I took AP Literature last year I would always have trouble finishing my essays, they would start off well but towards the end, they would not make any since. Tell me to
Ultimately, I have learned to consistently work hard on my writing and completely disclaim my old habits behind me. My little faith in my writing proficiency remains the same, but I am willing to surpass and overcome those obstacles. Writing is my most disliked subject, but an essential to everyday life. Although, My grammar has grown stronger compared to my past experiences. I want to continue to become confident and persistent with my writings. I hope that I can achieve to maintain my writing abilities and not be on and off with proficiency in writing.
Over the course of this semester, I have improved as a writer. At the beginning, I would like to think I was fairly decent, but I didn’t have much experience in anything but English and the occasional history papers. This year was difficult, as it forced me to learn new ways of writing. As I got more comfortable, I clearly improved, with my writing and content improving. Essays like the Prairie Meadows scholarship and annotated bibliography were remarkably different than what I was used to, and I benefited from writing them. The beginning of this year, I wasn’t incredibly concerned with my sentence structure or the impact of the words I used. As I learned and wrote more, my sentences got more complex and I -for the most part- stopped using
I’m not trying to make my life all depressing because it hasn’t been all bad. And I realize that people have had things a lot worse happen to them, in their lives, and I should be thankful for what I have. But no matter what I have I just never seem truly happy. I always have this front up, and it seems like everything is going great, but deep inside, I’m falling apart. This comes out in my writing, and I think that writing is a good release from all of this. I always try to do my best when it comes to my class work and my writing, but I know that my writing isn’t the best by any means. I always find it important to the best job that I can do, on school work and also in life.
Writing has always been something I dread. It’s weird because I love talking and telling stories, but the moment I have to write it all down on paper, I become frantic. It’s almost as if a horse race just begun in my mind, with hundreds of horses, or words, running through my mind, unable to place them in chronological order. Because I struggle to form satisfying sentence structure, it takes me hours, sometimes even days, to write one paper. It’s not that I think I’m a “bad writer,” I just get discouraged easily. Needless to say, I don’t think highly of my writing skills. When I was little I loved to both read and write. I read just about any book I could get my hands on, and my journal was my go to for my daily adventures. Although it’s