reflection

Through the many years of learning writing, I have never seen an improvement in my writing. It feels as if my writing has been constant, never changing. I would agree with the statement Mr. Watson stated in class, "all of you're writing is like one block." I feel that all the five pieces plus the journal entries is just one block of writing as well. I never tend to notice any progression in my writing because I have been always used to my style of writing. However, once in a while I ask my mom to proof read my work for gramatical errors and confusion spots and she has occassionally told me that my grammar has gotten much better. So, even though I can't tell the difference in my own writing, my skills must be slowly improving because of the comments from other peers and family.

I enjoyed many of the essays we were assigned. I found some of the topics difficult to think of, while others came easily. I really enjoyed the secret talent essay because it was a good way to not only discover more of yourself but also hidden talents of your classmates. I found the defining moment most difficult because I couldn't think of a topic that defined me or stuck out to me. As for the public interest piece, it was also difficult to first come up with an interesting topic. I finally settled on tennis not being recognized, but that still didn't satisfy me. I enjoyed writing these five essays because they didn't follow the typical thesis structure of having an intro, three body paragraphs, and conclusion. These essays let me take a step away from the those formatted papers and bring out the creativity within me.