4th Quarter Assessment
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#1
Writing is like riding a bike after not touching one for months or years. Cliché, yes, but true anyway. You never really forget how to write just as you never really forget how to ride the bike. Once you pick up the pencil it may take you awhile to come up with an idea on what to write about, but once you find something, you can’t seem to stop writing. When getting on the bike again, you may be a bit wobbly and nervous at first, but once you get back into the groove of pedaling and balancing yourself, you want to go faster and faster. You can try new writing styles, just as you can try new tricks on the bike. They’ll both take lots of practice before you get them perfect. You’ll write plenty of drafts of the essays you write and you’ll attempt the tricks multiple times. As it gets warmer and you get on your bike again after the cold winter, you’ll soon remember just what to do. After the summer, when school is back in session, and you get assigned your first essay after not writing all summer, you may stare at a blank screen for awhile, but eventually everything will come back to you.
#2
This semester was filled with many pieces of writing. The one I am most proud of would have to be my poem “Uncertain Farewells.” Creative writing is my specialty it seems, so it is always what I’m most proud of. It’s the easiest way for me to express myself. With “Uncertain Farewells” I got to really tell a story that was personal to me. I found a way to use the white space on the page as well- which is something I had never done before with my poetry. I was also able to be descriptive without being too wordy. When writing the piece I almost began crying because it brought me back to the emotional day the poem is set in. I was remembering the raw emotions that filled the room that day and how lucky I am that I’m still alive and nothing went wrong. Though it was the second poem in my poetry portfolio, it’s definitely my best.
#3
If I could work with one piece even more it would be my extended definition essay. Though I am very pleased with how it turned out, I feel as if it could be even better. There’s always room for improvement, right? At certain points my transitions feel choppy and I know that if I really put my mind to it, I could make them smoother. I also would like to edit the section about the famous person who represented the word we chose. I could add more information about the person I chose, and since things have changed in his life there are things I need to add or take out. Throughout the essay I don’t refer back to my thesis very much either. I didn’t notice this until after I had turned it in. I would be able to easily change that if I had the chance. It would take some thought, but it’s still possible.
Writing is like riding a bike after not touching one for months or years. Cliché, yes, but true anyway. You never really forget how to write just as you never really forget how to ride the bike. Once you pick up the pencil it may take you awhile to come up with an idea on what to write about, but once you find something, you can’t seem to stop writing. When getting on the bike again, you may be a bit wobbly and nervous at first, but once you get back into the groove of pedaling and balancing yourself, you want to go faster and faster. You can try new writing styles, just as you can try new tricks on the bike. They’ll both take lots of practice before you get them perfect. You’ll write plenty of drafts of the essays you write and you’ll attempt the tricks multiple times. As it gets warmer and you get on your bike again after the cold winter, you’ll soon remember just what to do. After the summer, when school is back in session, and you get assigned your first essay after not writing all summer, you may stare at a blank screen for awhile, but eventually everything will come back to you.
#2
This semester was filled with many pieces of writing. The one I am most proud of would have to be my poem “Uncertain Farewells.” Creative writing is my specialty it seems, so it is always what I’m most proud of. It’s the easiest way for me to express myself. With “Uncertain Farewells” I got to really tell a story that was personal to me. I found a way to use the white space on the page as well- which is something I had never done before with my poetry. I was also able to be descriptive without being too wordy. When writing the piece I almost began crying because it brought me back to the emotional day the poem is set in. I was remembering the raw emotions that filled the room that day and how lucky I am that I’m still alive and nothing went wrong. Though it was the second poem in my poetry portfolio, it’s definitely my best.
#3
If I could work with one piece even more it would be my extended definition essay. Though I am very pleased with how it turned out, I feel as if it could be even better. There’s always room for improvement, right? At certain points my transitions feel choppy and I know that if I really put my mind to it, I could make them smoother. I also would like to edit the section about the famous person who represented the word we chose. I could add more information about the person I chose, and since things have changed in his life there are things I need to add or take out. Throughout the essay I don’t refer back to my thesis very much either. I didn’t notice this until after I had turned it in. I would be able to easily change that if I had the chance. It would take some thought, but it’s still possible.