Writing has been my talent since grade school; I couldn’t sing, or dance but I could write, or so I thought. Then, I entered high school and realized that writing required a lot more than it did in middle school. The brisk pace and advanced comprehension skills required for my English three AP course caused my grades to suffer. I have struggled with college level essay writing tremendously, but through hard-work I have been able to write with more ease and finesse than ever before. At the beginning of this school year, I had trouble with all of the main essays written in this course: rhetorical, persuasive, and synthesis. After reviewing my early writings, I have realized that I really struggled with rhetorical essays, mainly identifying tone. While this skill may seem rudimentary, I had distinct issues with it. Usually, once I had chosen a theme and tone I had trouble using the passage to support it, due to the fact that it was wrong. Despite this, I had to use these due to the time limit. Therefore, my overall analysis appeared incomplete and improperly explained. Another factor in the underdeveloped quality of my paper arose from poor time management, which would cause me to rush on before completing my thoughts. These essays looked impossible when I first tackled them. I swiftly realized that I did not posses the critical eye required for a successful paper in this category. When classmates shared the tone words they used for their essays I realized that mine didn’t hit close enough to the mark, Overall, I struggled with analytical thought, however my performance has greatly improved over time. Towards the middle of the year I saw improvement, in the form of a 90 on my Dandelion Wine synthesis. Through intensive studying and practice, I can now identify the tone of passages and have the ability to swiftly write the diction and detail paragraphs of this paper. Currently I struggle with syntax, because it takes quick identification of word plays and fast thinking, both of which I honestly struggle with. This essay is the one I currently have the most issues writing, in contrast I execute synthesis essays with almost complete ease. In the synthesis essay one must choose an argument that qualifies, denies, or proves the statement the prompt provides using quotes from documents provided.
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This task sounds suspiciously similar to that of a persuasive essay, however I swiftly learned that the synthesis factor comes from the writers usage of the articles to support his or her claim. I immediately realized that my counter-claims did not properly support my essays (this problem would arise again in persuasive essays). In order to solve this problem I went to my fellow classmates, asking for help and tips, which proved very useful for the future synthesis essay’s I wrote. While my counter-claims had faults, I consistently used superb vocabulary which drew some positive feedback to counter-act the negative. Furthermore, I excelled in providing strong points to support my argument. Presently, I feel the only issue I have with this essay comes from time management, which I am making efforts to remedy through practice. Looking through past persuasive essays I notice that my validations through real-world or historic instances were weak, my conclusions felt cheesy, and I counter-claim weakness displayed itself at the start of this class. My main issue back then was lack of example variety, occurring due to my lack of worldly knowledge and poor time management . These skills proved vital in my persuasive essays, in which I needed strong points backed by real-world illustration. Frantically, I would plan my essay, but I could not recall any strong proof …show more content…
In an effort to explain a topic I over explain becoming repetitive, achieving bulky sentences, and wasting valuable time. I have learned and experienced the fact wordy sentences can make the reader disconnect with your point, ending your argument 's impact. I have reduced this issue, however, it still remains a problem. While I have strong examples, great diction, and advanced sentence structure overloaded sentences distract readers from this point and will definitely cause my papers to loose valuable points. In order to get rid of this hindrance I will attempt to keep my sentences in future essays concise, with only the necessary essay helping information. I will also practice this
This task sounds suspiciously similar to that of a persuasive essay, however I swiftly learned that the synthesis factor comes from the writers usage of the articles to support his or her claim. I immediately realized that my counter-claims did not properly support my essays (this problem would arise again in persuasive essays). In order to solve this problem I went to my fellow classmates, asking for help and tips, which proved very useful for the future synthesis essay’s I wrote. While my counter-claims had faults, I consistently used superb vocabulary which drew some positive feedback to counter-act the negative. Furthermore, I excelled in providing strong points to support my argument. Presently, I feel the only issue I have with this essay comes from time management, which I am making efforts to remedy through practice. Looking through past persuasive essays I notice that my validations through real-world or historic instances were weak, my conclusions felt cheesy, and I counter-claim weakness displayed itself at the start of this class. My main issue back then was lack of example variety, occurring due to my lack of worldly knowledge and poor time management . These skills proved vital in my persuasive essays, in which I needed strong points backed by real-world illustration. Frantically, I would plan my essay, but I could not recall any strong proof …show more content…
In an effort to explain a topic I over explain becoming repetitive, achieving bulky sentences, and wasting valuable time. I have learned and experienced the fact wordy sentences can make the reader disconnect with your point, ending your argument 's impact. I have reduced this issue, however, it still remains a problem. While I have strong examples, great diction, and advanced sentence structure overloaded sentences distract readers from this point and will definitely cause my papers to loose valuable points. In order to get rid of this hindrance I will attempt to keep my sentences in future essays concise, with only the necessary essay helping information. I will also practice this