Reflective Essay On Writing And Reading

Writing and reading was taught briefly to me in my 5th grade year. For reading, I was taught to read an essay and if I don’t understand it then I reread it. Sometimes I take notes but when I do, I have a hard time picking out the main ideas and then rewriting the notes. When I’m writing an essay, I have a hard time keeping it clear for the reader to read. Strong vocabulary is also hard for me to include in my essays. I struggle with attempting to perfect my essays before they are even complete. I also build an emotional attachment to my essays causing me to take criticism harder and to judge my work tougher than I should. I want to better myself in my skills of writing and reading.
By going to a private school, they taught me to free write rather than any structure or technique. I was never taught how to prewrite or even revise until recently. I was taught the basic thesis, three reasons, and conclusion essay when I moved from private school to public school. Now my techniques are very weak compared to my peers. I need to learn …show more content…
There has been too much pressure to read certain material at a certain pace. Now, I don’t enjoy reading because it is always linked to work and not pleasure. I have always enjoyed mystery and nonfiction books because they hold my attention unlike other books. I don’t have a specific technique when I read. If I’m interested, I comprehend what I’m reading whereas if I’m not interested I can’t comprehend anything. It is hard for me to take out the important information from the less important information. Sometimes I have to reread a paragraph 4-5 times before I can get the main idea of a paragraph. Notetaking while reading is also difficult for me to do because I sometimes can’t figure out the main idea of the work I’m reading. I usually over take notes to make sure I got every important detail. I end up having two pages worth of notes when I am finished taking