I often have a hard time trying to figure out what words fit where to make complete sense of the sentences or paragraphs. I also just fill my paper with words and paraphrasing instead of using the actual important information that will keep my readers attention. I also use colorless words that I use in everyday conversations and I also use every day slang adjectives. I believe if I follow his advice on how to say nothing in 500 words I will be a better writer than I am right now. This story should be read by all beginning English students.
Therefore, I am implementing other ideas that will be more flexible making my writing a more gratifying process. I decided to just start writing and not using writing rules for my first draft. Anne Lamott, the author of “Shitty Firsts Drafts,” states that, “almost all good writing begins with terrible
My English is so poor; I want to improve my English. First time, I avoided classes that involved a lot of writing, as I was still intimidated by past failures. But when poor writing began to affect my grades in other courses, I decided to take a composition class. Now, I use my On Course textbook in my English class, this journal will help me about self-awareness. I began to see how negative scripts could cause problems.
Disappointed as I was I realized its not always the subject as much as it is your form and process that gets the grade I learned to pay more attention to my technique and process. When writing an essay or paper I tend to get nervous, scared and even intimidated. I often question if I’m using correct grammar, punctuations and form. Inexperience usually gets the best of me and I freeze. I remember when writing was fun, but it feels more like a chore to me now then
Chelsea Trepanier Personal Leadership Portfolio HUM 190 09/15/2012 Throughout high school, I was never really a leader in classes. I remember always being in groups, but I never wanted people to pick me to be a leader. My leadership style in school was more of a servant leader. I mostly demonstrated this style of leadership when we had to make projects. I always wanted it to be the most creative project in our class, so I would volunteer to construct the project.
I think the writer provided the facts of both reading and gaming to make a realistic approach towards the reader. When I read “Why Games Are Good for You,” I looked for the argument and the information that was provided to support that thesis. Because I am a little impatience, I tend to read things and miss important information, so I had to read the article a couple of times to understand it. For example, while I was reading the article for the first time, I missed the line “video games were invented and popularized before the book.” Although, it’s just a small part of the article, but the statement supported the thesis. I feel pretty confidence towards writing the essay.
This process happens to me while starting a new paragraph as well. After I'm done writing, I revise my paper carefully in the most fitting way. I look for grammatical errors and I also look if my prompt fits my writing. This is also the time where I change some of the weaker words into stronger word choices. Finally, in my text I edit by proofreading and seeing if I have any more mistakes.
Jim Keenan English 101 It Puts The Lotion In The Basket As most kids gradually start to read more and more as they mature, I was one of the few who didn't learn to enjoy reading until senior year of highschool. The teachings of Tom Alessandri were the sole cause of my newfound appreciation for literature. All it takes is the inspiration of one individual to turn someone onto reading and writing. Tom Alessandri was the last highschool English teacher I had, taking his Science Fiction & Horror Literature class. While many people would be discouraged by the title of the class alone, I was intrigued and immediately signed up.
In tenth grade I turned in a paper and I failed badly this crushed me. I thought I was going to at least make a C and I made a F. I talked to my teacher Mrs. Crutchfield and she told me she would let me do my paper over. This time I took my time went over my work and glanced through the different writing techniques and I passed with a eighty-five. I became aware that with practice I got better and faster at writing cause writing is like a exercise. It’s easier to write when you’re interested in what you’re writing about.
One goal that I would like to accomplish this year is learning how to write better. This is one of my biggest weaknesses because since I first spoke Spanish, I believe that my writing makes sense but to others, I have a lot of mistakes. Therefore, I would like to learn a better way to write. My second goal is to use proper grammar. I talk to my friends in a different way than I should, so when I begin to write, I write what I’m use to speaking.