Creative nonfiction

Overcoming My Literacy Journey I can remember as a child probably second or third grade and my Dad pointing to some really hard word in the dictionary. I was able to read that word with ease. He had expressed how he thought I would excel in reading until one day everything changed. I became what I would define as a terrible reader. To say the least my literacy journey has been rather challenging and even frustrating at times. I can remember when I was in elementary school when I became a…

Thinking deeply about the arbitrary and conventional nature of language and the importance and power of rhetorical strategy impacts my understanding of the writing act. It would help me to understand what I’m reading better. Also, it would be more clear to read the essay than the one without the rhetorical strategy. Rhetorical strategies are Logos, Pathos, Ethos and the essay will be based on one of the appeals. I would know if the essay is about logos it would be something based on logic so it…

MHS Summer Reading Self Reflection Afrin Mirza When I started to read the book I thought it would be a regular book with sentences and paragraphs, but it turns out that the book came to life in my mind. The book kept me engaged and interested the entire time because it was one of the most relatable books I’ve ever read. The main character Patti Yoon and I have many similarities that I could spot easily. Not to mention that our lives were also very similar, her parents were the stereotypical…

harder, and pretty soon my scores on the ACT improved by seven points. I knew that this improvement in technical skills taught me a lesson; that if I can do that well on a standardized test, I could become creative in my writing skills. Gaining this proficiency would open the doors to producing creative writing. After finishing my third ACT, it was time for me to begin writing essays for college admissions. I knew all of my qualities, characteristics, and experiences, but I couldn’t write it…

Commit Revised Descriptive/ Reflective Place Essay Reflection: What makes this essay better than its original form is that I added more detail to give the reader a better understanding. Just adding one small detail can change the reader's perspective. I have also learned to incorporate different types of sentences to improve my writing style. “Come on dude, just do it.” Brady’s encouraging voice kept echoing over and over in my head. Pressure filled my mind as if it were air filling a…

Directed Self-Placement for Writing for First-Year Students- Joshua Jacobs The notion that the way in one speaks can alter the way in which another interprets the meaning of the speaker is shockingly accurate. Throughout many of my school classes and my public day to day interactions, it has dawned on me that the way in which someone speaks to me, or the language, both verbal and physical, that they use directly impacts the attention I give to them as they speak as well as my comprehension,…

Cultural studies focuses on questions of race, gender, and power and so using these theories a creative writing piece can be formed. In fact, one can make a song, poem, or novel inspired from one of these theories: psychoanalytic theory, feminist theory, queer theory, marxist theory, historical criticism, postcolonial and critical race theory, and…

Writing is something that should not come too easy to people. It requires a lot of thought process to get the right wording and phrasing. It also requires the writer to use their own voice in each piece of writing. No one likes a story that does not have a voice and seems like the writer does not care. Reading those kinds of stories or papers can end up boring the reader, maybe even to the point where they stop reading. One of my main difficulties in writing is getting the correct wording and…

Ever since becoming a student, English has always been one of my least favorite subjects. As a kid, I despised the idea of grammar worksheets, vocabulary quizzes, essays, and all of the typical work you would tend to get in an English class. Throughout my middle school and high school years, I would always make very obvious and poor grammar mistakes, which resulted in me never grasping any sort of understanding for the concepts we learned or were taught. For example, the difference between a…

English 101 taught me how to be more creative and broad about writing. Example on Essay 1 I didn’t really mention anything about Sonia Sotomayor’s mother not wanting her to work, and behind that was facts and important information about he context that I missed. I also approach my assignments…