I have always loved writing and reading. Maybe it is because my mother imprinted it upon my brother and myself to read a lot. Perhaps it is because I truly love the smell and feel of books, or the release you get from writing out what you have been keeping inside. Either way, I have loved writing and reading, and this year I truly learned what it means to be a writer. In previous years, there has always been an understanding between students and their teachers about writing. You, as the student
Relationship to Prior and Subsequent Learning Experiences Students were introduced to expository text in a previous lesson and understand how it differs from narrative text. I used their science textbook to introduce the structure of expository text. The students know that when they are reading expository text, they are reading for information. Since structural components vary based on the text, we will continue to explore the components (cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequence, description, and
Grade 7 Analytical Expository Practice Prompt 1* You are going to write an essay to explain how an invention can have an effect on our lives. Think about one invention that influences the way you live. What is this invention and how does it affect your life? Write an essay to explain how this invention influences your life, and discuss how inventions can change the way people live. Be sure to use reasons and details in your explanation. Grade 7 Analytical Expository Writing Practice Prompt 2
Over the course of the year, I received many writing assignments. Some assignments were relatively easy, while others challenged me. I learned a few lessons along the way, and I also enjoyed completing some of the pieces. Looking back on the year, and seeing my assignments graded on the Sage Day Holistic Writing Rubric, it is clear that this year was significant for me in terms of my writing. One of the things I learned this year was that writing doesn’t have to mean sitting down for a few hours
well. I took this class in the hopes I could form a well written, organized paper. Expository writing has taught me my different strengths and weaknesses and how to use them accordingly. My writing skills have improved and changed drastically since the beginning of the semester. I learned to eliminate wordiness, to add detailed analysis, and improve grammar skills. This has made a significant difference in my writing abilities, preparing me for my future in college. Wordiness, had made my potentially
we did was either an expository essay or an argumentative essay. I decided to do the expository essay on the three major religions of the world. I chose to the essay on the three major monotheistic religions of the world. Just like the other two essays this essay also had weaknesses, strengths and revision required. I was able to fully bloom into a blossom during this essay because I was able to not only identify my strengths in writing but also identify my weaknesses in writing and learn how to fix
The writing required in college courses may be different than anything you’ve encountered afore. English classes taken in middle school, and sometimes in the early years of high school, provide the fundamentals, but many students lose these skills over they commence college. In integration, for nontraditional students who haven’t studied English in a while, making the transition to academic editing can be arduous. Edifiers in all majors except students to enter their courses with high-level editing
it completely different than its actual pronunciation? Well I have! As a student, I have experienced many aspects of reading and writing. I am currently a junior in highschool so I haven’t experienced it all. English is a crazy language and the rules for the language are also very crazy. In this literacy narrative I will introduce my experiences in reading and writing and how they have impacted my life. I learned to read at a young age. In Pre-K, my mom and I had a tradition that every night we
My senior year I have learn a lot thanks to my teachers that been helping me improve in writing throughout the year. All the information my teachers been given me help me outside of school on how to write letters on why should I be accepted into their college. I been putting time and effort on becoming a better writer. Although I been absent some days where my teacher has gone over expository and persuasive I am confident that this has no affect on me. I’m sure it does not affect me because why im
semester has been very informative and very helpful in my growth as a writer. In this semester we were introduced to five topics that make up a paper that is appealing to the reader. These topics were demonstrating rhetorical quality, exploring the writing process, genre identification, inquiry and analysis, and metacognitive reflection. Each of these topics helped me really dig deep into my head and helped me pull out topics and ideas that would be very appealing to read. It also helped me put myself