Creative Essay

escape to different worlds where my dreams can become reality. Once I started reading it was not too long before I realized my sentence structure, grammar, and word use was getting better. In addition, my vocabulary increased, I became more literarily creative, and I began to articulate my thoughts and feeling more clearly on paper (KRASHEN,…

with an idea to get as many of them as possible in one location. They call it the Creative Collaboration and WCSMO President Emily Seigneurie says it’s been nothing but a success. “We had so many people interested in the event that we had to expand it this year. I think a lot of students are like me, and understand the importance of finding your niche at college.…

He enjoys informative writing. He is not a fan of the creative writing. He also does not have varied sentence structure when writing and does not like assistance. He has told me not to look at something until he has finished a paragraph. In these instances, I just let him go on writing. I also think his initial…

Theme: Fantasy Literature/Author: Riley, J. (2015). Story Thieves. New York: Aladdin Curriculum Area: Writing Student Age: 8-9 Group Size: 16-20 Common Core Standard: • Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension • Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or…

the class was to improve my writing by becoming more of a show and not tell kind of writer. I also put down that I would like to become more of an open-minded writer. Lastly, to explored different styles of writing such as dramatic play, poetry, creative and non-fiction. During the course we were given different writing assignments that helped me to explore different aspects of writing. Discovering my weakness and strengths as a writer. Throughout the class I have several assignments that I am…

I am still trying to mentally process the rich language and thematic depth of her writing. I feel that her approach to speaking out against American insensitivity to Native peoples is especially creative and educational. Although I am fairly certain that I had at least heard of the Congressional Apology to Native Americans before reading Layli’s book, I had no idea that it was not even read aloud or presented to tribal leaders. When I read the brief…

I interviewed Alison Gernert, my writing professor, at 1 in the afternoon on August 1 in Rush Rhees. When talking to my professor she told me that I am doing very well in the class. She asked me how I felt I was doing and I mentioned how I didn’t have confidence in voicing my opinions in classes so she told me that the class has no standards. I can voice my opinions without judgement because everyone has a voice. She said that my first formal paper was the worst grade I had received in the class…

lead me to imagine what my perfect writing environment would look like. I am not alone in this wistful contemplation; many other authors, painters, and musicians join me in exploring this mental path, each envisioning their own versions of the ideal creative escape. Some yearn for extravagant spaces, like a sprawling historical library, or a high tech office. Others, not caring for fanciness, desire much simpler work environments; like a chair on a sunny beach, or a smooth rock by a natural…

When I came to orientation, I was stuck between two different majors, which were creative writing, and the one I have now. I actually ended up picking this major by the ‘flip of a coin’. Strategic communications is something that I know will be interesting, and I could always do my own writing on the side. Once I get my degree, I hope…

A person’s personal knowledge or historical accounts are the basis for a memoir. There are various authors that have various ways to create a memoir that fits them and their story. William Faulkner, an American writer, won a Nobel Prize in Literature from Oxford Mississippi in 1949. During his banquet speech, he shared his perspective in writing memoirs and writing in general. As he put it the “writer’s duty” was that young writers are forgetting the problems of the human heart which is in…