What you can do, however, is experiment. Embrace the new. Tryout a variety of purposes, genres, audiences, and processes. See if you can’talter your approach for each assignment, in order to discover what worksfor you
Useful advice. Experimenting with different styles might give me a better sense of the type of writer I am.
Journaling allowed me to exploremy emotions and personal goals while developing my skills as a writer
I like journaling because it allows me to express my emotions freely without the pressure of anyone grading or judging it.
I call thisa challenge because producing eloquently written work with the goal toinform/entertain/persuade the reader is not an easy task.
It can be hard to write exactly how I'm feeling in a clear way. Thoughts that make sense in my head don't come out the same way on paper.
Sometimes the thought of consistent, assigned writing can sound diffi-cult or overwhelming. Students might think that consistent writing meansthat they need to sit down for hours to write an eloquent piece of workthat accurately describes and portrays exactly what they want it to
The process of writing for an assignment is definitely more overwhelming. When I write for a grade I feel the need to make it perfect.
Even if you don’t feel like a writer, it is imperative to understand that,like me, you will benefit from writing, firstly by developing personal agen-cy
I don't always feel like a strong writer, but I can see how I feel more organized and in control of my thoughts when I write.
Through practice, I learnedthat part of writing is considering what I wanted to accomplish from mywork and what I wanted the words on the page to mean to me;
Have to find purpose for your writing
wasn’t sure it was possible to think likea real writer and do “real” writing.
What is a real writer and what is real writing?
But this is different,” Ana said. “You’re talking about real writing.Writing for school.
I relate to this because I feel like writing assignments don't often reflect how I write in my personal life.
But that’s not really writing,
Interesting that Ana didn't think journaling was a form of writing.