Writing

Writing is an art; we create our thoughts in your mind and express it on paper. Once we start writing we keep getting new ideas and when we re-read what we wrote, sometimes it might surprise us. I like to write during early mornings or in the evening when it is quiet. My reading table is facing towards the window so when fresh air is in my room, fresh ideas generate inside me as well. I make sure to have some healthy snacks and a bottle of water in front me so I will not crave and think about…

I had always assumed that my talents in relation to writing had a relatively mediocre limit, a “glass ceiling” of sorts. All my early literary efforts resulted in collapse and a greater distaste for writing. For me, writing was like trying to catch sand slipping through my fingers: never attainable. I remember a much smaller version of myself sitting down with a freshly sharpened pencil, extra-wide lined paper, and leave engulfed in eraser shavings. The beginning of the story would always…

When I was younger, I would eat up books faster than I got them. I’d frequently been caught reading books in the zaniest of places. I remember wanting to try writing, although I could never fully convey the words in my mind onto paper. Every once in a blue moon when I was able to; only I could understand what I wrote. It had fascinated me, and honestly frustrated me, that people could write these whimsical and arcane books that I’d held onto like a mother to her child. When I’d entered middle…

Section A: Introduction Over the past years, I have looked for ways to help students achieve literacy goals in order for them to succeed in second grade and on. Mertler (2014) helped me guide my action research by collecting the information using the guide questions he provided. My dilemma since I started working as a teacher over seven years was helping struggling readers and writers master their syllables. According to the state standards, students are expected to know the letters and its…

I have always loved writing because it was a way to express myself without having to talk to other people about my thoughts and feelings. I’m fairly certain that my love for writing really started in the 6th grade, which was one of the worst years of my life. That was the year I was severely bullied by girls who were higher up on the popularity totem pole than myself. They played sports and all the teachers loved them, so a lot of them looked past what they said about me in class. It got to the…

to engaging in a writing environment where I can practice my planning and revision based on suggestions from professors and group members. I would like to see myself developing an awareness of how my major conducts their research in the field and how they prepare their writings. Throughout the class, I have been able to expand my understanding on how proper wording can change the effectiveness of writing and learned to organize my thoughts and ideas and fit them into my writing as well as…

Great writing starts with a structured process (GCU Lecture Notes, 2015). The tips I have learned over the years that helps me with my writing are First; I give myself enough time to review the assignment requirements. I use the grading rubrics as guidelines to brainstorm ideas, and research topics as per the instructor’s instructions. Second, I create a rough draft, outline my ideas and research materials, than use those sketches as heading for my paper. In this step I do not worry about…

Writing is an important skill for all people to obtain at some point throughout their lives. My journey began with toddler years and being taught how to use verbs, nouns, and adjectives. As I grew older, sentence structure and vocabulary became more important, and eventually I began writing whole papers. This class, Foundations of Writing, dug deeper into all of these things, helping me to progress into a more mature writer. Previous to enrolling in Foundations of Writing, forming intelligent…

Over the course of the last semester and taking English 112 my writing has improved dramatically since my junior year and since taking English 111. In the class we’ve written a total of four essays which all had to be a total of five pages each. In each one of my papers I’ve had things that I needed to improve on to better the next. So as I worked on each paper I tried looking back at the others to see what I needed to improve on and what I can change. There were a lot of different varieties of…

11 Matthew Resolution Writing Many people, amongst time of the new year decide to craft resolutions ina act to better themselves for the new year. So basically resolutions are goals people set for themselves because they say, “Hey! New year, new me.” Now I have been forced upon the drive to get good grades to come up with 5 resolutions that I may or may not accomplish. They are: Get better grades Read more Eat less sweet/salty foods Make the swim team And get out more Now the one I picked is…