Writing has never been my strong suit. In fact, even though I’m a junior in highschool, I still write like a middle schooler. I thought taking English Composition would be difficult for me, and although it wasn’t always easy, the class wasn’t as bad as I expected. English Composition improved my writing craft and the length of my papers. When I first started this class I didn’t have much of an idea on how to create a well-written paper. I’m still not at the level I would like to be, but I have improved. I used to think that every paper written for school had to be formal, and you couldn’t start a sentence with “and” or “but” or with the same word for multiple sentences in a row. From taking this class I have learned that those are types of writer’s craft. Starting the sentence with the same word is an echo effect and it’s used for emphasis.
The piece that I believe shows most of my improvement is my analysis. I chose to do this piece on a song called “Scars to Your Beautiful.” I wasn’t sure how to really write an analysis. At first I tried to write about a picture where there was a young girl who seemed to be overwhelmed by school. She was surrounded by books and there was tons of writing and equations on a chalkboard behind her. I had no idea where to even …show more content…
I no longer feel that every school paper needs to be completely formal. I’ve started using long sentences right before a short one for effect. I began to begin a couple sentences with “and” or “but” so that i don’t have a bunch of run-on sentences. Also, I learned that run-on sentences aren’t all that bad as they can add a sense of urgency to a piece. If I’m stuck on a piece I can allow myself to just type what I’m thinking and edit it later, kind of. It still bothers me to do that, but I know it’s not a bad thing to do. I’m glad I took this class so that I can begin college in two years and not sound like a middle schooler in my