Name
Student Number
Course
Tutor
Date
Final Portfolio
SECTION A: ESSAY: SELF-CRITIQUE
I am Fajer Al-Abdulhadi. I would like to say that in this creative writing course, I have come to like writing stories. I love poems, and I like imagining their meanings, but I think they are not easy to write. When it comes to choosing topics, I would say that it does not matter to me. I think I can handle any topic in short story writing. I only need to think of an event, what I had seen or experienced before and the words come flowing. I believe I am creative and can develop stories out of any topic. This course has enhanced my creative writing skills. I knew I could make up stories, and can tell stories of my childhood and experiences in an entertaining way, but I did not know that writing needs a step by step guidance to getting it right. From the assignments we have done, I can say that I have improved. I have tried to focus on a specific incident as recommended by my lecturer when writing a short story. I also read some hints about how to write short stories from some books online and understood how I could develop a plot. I know that if I want to write a short story, I have to inform my readers about one specific character, or just two I should not leave my stories unexplained. For example in one of my stories I said that I was not there for my friends. For my audience to understand me better, I should include some information showing how I failed them and may be the benefits of being there for them. I feel I need to do more to understand and stick to my writing style. I have not identified one, but I know it is important to have some methods. I also know that there is no right style for writing, but in my writing, I will identify my style. Currently, I have done some stories but am still unable to identify my style. With more stories to write and review, I will be able to learn more about writing. I will also read more about writing styles and compare them with my writing to know my category. I have a problem writing poems. I know poems require certain rules, which I find very hard to follow when writing it. For example, in the assignments just given, we were given four options among which there were two poems. I started writing one using rhymes as required, but I could not continue. I find it hard rhyming words or their pronunciations and still make sense. The content of the poem is however not a problem. I enjoy fictional stories because I believe there is not much I can say about my experiences. There are, however other real stories I can talk about. The ones I see. I think I am good at short story writing. My only problem now is if I have everything right. The prewriting process came naturally. Before I write my stories or poem, I take time to think of what to write based on a specific topic. I even take time to research …show more content…
My son then said, “mom, I will not be alone. Other children will go with me, and march the streets of Birmingham, to make our country free” ().
I had finished arranging all the utensils and my next step was only to check if every other thing was in order, take a bath and go for the church meeting. Well, church meeting. Good idea, I just had a solution for my baby.
Yes he would not be alone, and it will be great to be involved in the march for freedom, but I still did not like the idea. I still feared that there would be guns. So yes, church would be a good idea. In the church, he will not be alone, and there will be no guns. I will have nothing to fear. My son will be in the hands of God. So I said. “You may go to church instead, and sing in the children’s choir”. Little did I know that nature knew better. I guess it was just at a corner giggling, just waiting for the opposite of my expectations to explode on my face, and then laugh. I have no other explanations for it that is why I said it enjoys the
Student Number
Course
Tutor
Date
Final Portfolio
SECTION A: ESSAY: SELF-CRITIQUE
I am Fajer Al-Abdulhadi. I would like to say that in this creative writing course, I have come to like writing stories. I love poems, and I like imagining their meanings, but I think they are not easy to write. When it comes to choosing topics, I would say that it does not matter to me. I think I can handle any topic in short story writing. I only need to think of an event, what I had seen or experienced before and the words come flowing. I believe I am creative and can develop stories out of any topic. This course has enhanced my creative writing skills. I knew I could make up stories, and can tell stories of my childhood and experiences in an entertaining way, but I did not know that writing needs a step by step guidance to getting it right. From the assignments we have done, I can say that I have improved. I have tried to focus on a specific incident as recommended by my lecturer when writing a short story. I also read some hints about how to write short stories from some books online and understood how I could develop a plot. I know that if I want to write a short story, I have to inform my readers about one specific character, or just two I should not leave my stories unexplained. For example in one of my stories I said that I was not there for my friends. For my audience to understand me better, I should include some information showing how I failed them and may be the benefits of being there for them. I feel I need to do more to understand and stick to my writing style. I have not identified one, but I know it is important to have some methods. I also know that there is no right style for writing, but in my writing, I will identify my style. Currently, I have done some stories but am still unable to identify my style. With more stories to write and review, I will be able to learn more about writing. I will also read more about writing styles and compare them with my writing to know my category. I have a problem writing poems. I know poems require certain rules, which I find very hard to follow when writing it. For example, in the assignments just given, we were given four options among which there were two poems. I started writing one using rhymes as required, but I could not continue. I find it hard rhyming words or their pronunciations and still make sense. The content of the poem is however not a problem. I enjoy fictional stories because I believe there is not much I can say about my experiences. There are, however other real stories I can talk about. The ones I see. I think I am good at short story writing. My only problem now is if I have everything right. The prewriting process came naturally. Before I write my stories or poem, I take time to think of what to write based on a specific topic. I even take time to research …show more content…
My son then said, “mom, I will not be alone. Other children will go with me, and march the streets of Birmingham, to make our country free” ().
I had finished arranging all the utensils and my next step was only to check if every other thing was in order, take a bath and go for the church meeting. Well, church meeting. Good idea, I just had a solution for my baby.
Yes he would not be alone, and it will be great to be involved in the march for freedom, but I still did not like the idea. I still feared that there would be guns. So yes, church would be a good idea. In the church, he will not be alone, and there will be no guns. I will have nothing to fear. My son will be in the hands of God. So I said. “You may go to church instead, and sing in the children’s choir”. Little did I know that nature knew better. I guess it was just at a corner giggling, just waiting for the opposite of my expectations to explode on my face, and then laugh. I have no other explanations for it that is why I said it enjoys the