Hi Mom and Dad,
This past semester, I do feel as if I've done some writing pieces to my liking. Those are the one's in which I'm the most proud of, the one's I've spent a lot of effort and revision on. The personal essays I've written, such as the Coming of Age and the College Personal Statement ones were the pieces I'm the most pleased with. Using the voice trait especially, I feel like doing these personal essays has really helped me figure out more of who I am and who I want to be. Those were created with more than words. They were written with nostalgia and emotion and ambition for a better future, too.
The major challenges for me during this semester had to be research reports, such as the Risky Business one. As I talked about earlier, personal essays are my strong point. When it comes to non-fiction, though, I tend to have a harder time putting words together that are profession, factual, and still interesting to read.
Next quarter, I do plan on bettering my non-fiction writing through more essays, and applying that into other classes, too, such as the Exploravision project we're currently doing for Physics. My goals are to become better at research and at phrasing information in a way that the readers would be pleased to look through
View my portfolio at dancergrrl16.wix.com/writingstandards
After viewing, please comment with answers to the following questions:
- What piece of writing did you like best in my portfolio and why?
- What did you like about my portfolio and sharing and what would you like to see me improve on?
- Which of the writing traits (ideas, organization, voice, word choice) do you feel was most successful for me?
- Which of the traits of writing would you like me to improve on in the coming semester?
Thanks!
