In this course, I have developed a variety of skills through reading, writing, and discussing the literature that we have read. The skills that I have developed from reading materials presented through this class would include the skill of annotating as well as the ability to better comprehend poetry. What I mean by the skill of annotating is that previously to this class I haven’t completed much annotation in my studies, and so when this class came along it really showed me how to annotate a piece of writing properly. In the beginning of the semester all we read was poems so during this time we annotated a great deal which really sharpened my skills of annotation. I started to learn what to look for within poems along with learning how the proper way to annotate/interpret something within a piece of writing. As the semester continued, we started to read more short stories rather than poems. When it came to annotating short stories, there was a different process to it. Rather than annotating every line in a poem, you would only annotate a few things within the short story. For example, you would annotate elements in a short story that were confusing or you just wanted to discuss it when we came together in class. After we finished up the short stories, we began reading full on books. Now think about it, you can’t annotate the whole book because we simply don’t have time for that, however, the only annotation that I ever did between the three books that we read was when I
1. The narrator is in the mountains, because the narrator wanted quiet isolation to do some writing.
In the late sixties and early seventies, California was haunted by dozens of unsolved murders. The offender remains unknown to this day. The murderer, who referred to himself as "the Zodiac," made contact with the police and area newspapers throughout his reign of terror through a series of menacing notes. Although the police were never able to apprehend Zodiac, they were able to gather information about him via the letters. Zodiac boasted of killing up to forty victims, however, police estimated he may have killed over 50.
four, my grandmother began teaching me the basics of reading and how to write the alphabet. The hours spent working with my grandmother influenced the love I have for literature. Although I have a passion for reading and writing, I feel this passion slowly fading with age. As I get older, I realize that reading does not seem as enjoyable as it used to be for me. Reading and writing has influenced my life in a thankful, a joyful, but also a slightly negative way.
Writing and reading for me started really young with me. I was learning to read and write before I was 2. My mom was teaching me and I had a Phonex person come to my house and would help. I was a year younger than almost everybody else in my kindergarten class. I was able to go into school younger because I scored high enough on a test I had to take. I was always reading books when I could when I was young which is why I was able to read bigger words than most kids my age could. I was able to read at a 4th grade level when I was in 1st grade. This all fell in place because my dad was always telling me to read and write when I had free time if I wanted to be better than everybody. When I was younger I always trying to be better
Writing to me has alwyas been that subject that i want to just get up and run away from. To me numbers have always and will always make more sense to me then the teqniuqe of writing a paper. My entire highschool career I despised writing as i said but reading this was very interesting to me. I never had someone show me the correct way to write especiialy in a satirical tone. That is what made this article fun and enjoyable to read. When he said not to ramble on he simply stated "i won't ramble on about that". He makes it very clear what the writer and reader is to expect when riding. One thing i learned about writing is that ever person on this planet has a way he or she writes. It may be similar but there is always something about you that
For me, this is the hard part. Starting out an essay that focuses on one topic, or something that I’m not particularly fond of. That’s one thing I really dislike about English, being limited on the topic, or being assigned a topic that you have to write specifically about. Writing is somewhat boring to me, and I don’t exactly know why, but starting it out feels almost impossible to me a lot of the time. Sometimes, writing is fun for me though. Once in a while when I write, I feel like I’m alone, everything drowns out, like smells and sounds. But when writing things, I prefer to try to challenge myself and continuously try to improve myself, the same with reading.
I remember when I was in elementary and I used to think the writing was pointless. Especially when FCAT was coming up and we had to write an essay twice a week. As I got older I know realize writing is not stupid at all. Writing is on the same level on knowing how to read correctly and fluently. I believe writing is important because it help you express who you are as a person. Another reason why I feel writing is so important it helps you communicate and think very effectively. Writing also is needed in every job in order to complete a task. Although there are much more reasons why writing is so important.
I do not think of myself as a very good writer. I feel that my writing is always scrambled, and doesn’t quite flow like it should. I do like to write however, if the subject interests me. I would much rather write about a topic that I know a lot about, and care about. If I was to write a paper about dragons, it most likely would not be written very well because I don’t care about that subject. I like to write because it is something that I think can be fun. It also is a great way to express yourself in words.
For the entirety of my life, I have been predisposed to writing papers and reading novels all in the name of a letter grade, its name being A. In fact, I have soley read and wrote in life only because it is a requirement in my education. Reading and writing is essential in everyone’s life and I am extremely blessed to have had and still have helpful, intelligent, and passionate teachers to help me through one of my weaknesses in my education and life in general.
I am a 10 grader and as days go by school keeps getting harder than my ninth grade year but for me it's interesting to enroll many new challenging things like in english we can peruse many types of writing. I had to really challenge myself on reading it was gonna be difficult but i had to overcome it why? well because reading is not my passion or hobby i don't enjoy reading unless its a 100% attractive book. For example the book i read 5 times and only was “The Fault In Our Stars” it was a good amusing book. Other challenges i had was Reading the goldfish story i didn't really understand i had to go back to it that book really confused me.
Is cursive really that important? I'd like to think so, but at times goes on it appers to be headed towards extiction, like so many other seemingly timeless things. Like many things though technology is taking its place. Are we just making life easier on our selves or are we getting rid of a good thing?
Jordan Rosenfeld wrote, “Perfectionism instills fears that you will never live up to a standard set in your mind or one that’s been set for you by others.” This quote accurately describes my relationship with writing. A significant part of my fears and apprehensions about writing relate to creating that perfect paper. I consume too much time judging if what I have written is good enough for the reader, as well as for myself based on my standards. It is important that I recognize how the value in expressing my ideas in writing could potentially influence others viewpoints. Thus, awarding me the ability to create something I can admire as well. While I have no difficulty in the writing required in my career, ultimately the goal is to become
Writing is considered to be a meaningful way to portray thoughts in my opinion; writing is ultimately very valuable to me, and I love writing about things regarding my life in different locations. I consider myself to enjoy writing in most circumstances; therefore, I often write to clear my mind, sort things out that are consumed in my life, and enjoy writing for school purposes on particular occasions. Furthermore, writing can be a clever technique to pursue in order to sort out things that pertain in my life. I have reasons to believe writing certain emotions or events that dwell in my mind on paper can be a method of organizing my thoughts in a healthy manner. Consequently, I have noticed that I tend to enjoy writing pieces that incorporate
“It is immoral for the drug companies to charge large sums for drugs that are cheap to manufacture.” Discuss
Writing, according to the students, is a secondary in comparison to how the other skills are thaught such as reading and listening. The students view writing in ELI a subordinate skill that is used to practice vocabulary and grammar with limited attention put on the writing skill per se. It is used to reinforce vocabulary items taught in the reading, practice grammatical rules, and recompose correct sentence structure containing the topic assigned. Teachers expressed that writing is a sub skill. Teacher E says, “[i]t’s a sub skill of course. It’s a sub skill but they are marked on it” (D3, line172). Like teachers, students perceive writing in the same way, Banan observed that teachers do not give much importance to teaching writing: