A reflection is looking back on something-- in the portfolio you're asked to reflect on yourself as a writer.
For this discussion, reflect on your first memories of writing. Describe this memory.
Continue your reflection: consider how your view of yourself as a writer developed since-- through school, through personal correspondence, and even social media.
I remember learning how I used to spell my name Same instead of Sam. Once I found out I was spelling it wrong, well I learned that I hated spelling and writing. Now that I have grown not only in this course, but as a person I like how there is less structure of how to write a great major essay. I used to hate writing because their was so much structure of what should and shouldn't go into a essay, and how many sentences and paragraphs there should be. I also discovered that writing about a specific thing is easier than making up something. At first I thought the narrative story would be easy but it was the longest to do. I still hate spelling, but taking this class and have set deadlines has made me a better organized person and I believe I can make it through college.
ReplyDeleteMy first memories of writing when I was little was when I used to write stories in a notebook that I got for school. I would make a sunshine like web where I had what my story was going to be about in the middle with other details branching off of it. I would follow steps that I was taught called DTAP, which stands for: date, time, audience, and purpose, which I would write out in the top corner of my paper. Most of the stories that I wrote about involved a memory that I had with my family or something that I was looking forward to. Even though many of the stories that I wrote didn't make much sense, I was still practicing skills that I would use later on as I got older.
ReplyDeleteThe first memories of writing I have writing are of creative endeavor to see what we could write about. The small prompts that were given to us to do 3 or 4 sentences on were extremely focused on what we were going to be learning that day about writing. Looking back to the early years of my writing I can see I was a subject oriented writer with very few descriptions in the sentence. No I am a very detailed oriented writer who still has strong subject focus but with more detail to help readers understand the topic I am writing about.
ReplyDeleteThe first memories I remember of writing was in 3rd grade. I specifically remember the first lesson being about noun and verb agreement and what makes a sentence complete. The teacher brought in many different example of complete sentences as examples and phrases as things that could not stay on their own. I recall struggling with it for a couple days before actually becoming fluent in what makes a sentence complete.
ReplyDeleteI don't have the greatest memory but looking back, I remember writing about my new baby brother when I was I preschool. But I do know that I started reading and writing at a pretty young age. My mom tells me all the time that I started to write my name when I was 3 years old and then started to expand my vocabulary and "read" books. I recall going to school the day after my brother was born and writing about how happy and joyful I was when he was born. After writing a few sentences or even words, I remember babbling on to my teachers about how cute and adorable he was. I also remember writing about my hero in kindergarten and wrote about my mom. I can recall always writing about my mom and how wonderful she was and how I wanted to be just like her. Over the years I have obviously developed a better sense of writing and structure of writing. In elementary school I loved writing but as I have grown older, I have started to like it less and gain a greater love for reading.
ReplyDeleteMy first memory of writing was when I attended school in Mexico. I didn't know Spanish, and it was difficult to learn Spanish and use the correct punctuation for every sentence. When I write in Spanish it makes more sense. It is very easy for me to write in Spanish.
ReplyDeleteThe first time I remember writing was in third grade. I was supposed to write about something but I didn't pay attention so I wrote about my sins instead. After that most of my English classes that I remember were always boring so I never paid much attention. English was never my strongest subject but I got better over the years. my average grade for the class was always a B and an occasional C. I got better in school but most English teachers I had did not teach well. Outside of school reading helped me get better grammar. I eventually reached a point where I wanted to write a book of my own. I havn't finished the first chapter yet.
ReplyDeleteThrough out the first years of my school education, I wasn't a fluent English speaker since Spanish was my first language. I struggled in all my writing classes trying to understand words and properly use them in a sentence. Middle school was when I realized my writing skills weren't at the level I needed to be in because my English class was being a complete struggle of even being able to write a paper of 250 words. However, throughout middle school I used the frustration of not being able to write in order for me to improve. To this day, I feel more confident in my writing and I feel that I've reached everyone else's skill level in writing.
ReplyDeleteJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl was my favorite book;I fell in love with fictional literature shortly after. Writing as a child was always difficult because I could never articulate myself the way my favorite authors did. I remember my ESL classes and being able to read far beyond the proficiency level. However, I constantly struggled grammatically. It was partially because English was not my first language and I was not accustomed to English until I entered school.
ReplyDeleteToday I spend the majority of my time reading articles and pumping out English essays. As a writer my best work is photo captions, sadly. I do however journal my day occasionally. I like poetic, abstract writings. However, that may just be teenage angst.
As a child in early elementary, I loved writing stories but often got caught in confusion because I knew nothing about format and how paragraphs worked and the componets of a good story. I wanted to write stories just like the ones put in novels, only I realized early on that my writings were much too different and could not replicate what I wanted.
ReplyDeleteIn third grade I was encouraged to keep a journal and so I did. Kinda. I would start on and elaborate on stories of my everyday experiences, only soon find myself tweaking them to sound more exciting and dramatic. This really jumpstarted my experience as a writer because I was daily practicing sentence structures and playing with dialog.
When one journal turned into six more, I began to seriously think about the potiential novel ideas I had created over the years. I kept records of story ideas and details that I would carry around with me everywhere I went; just like a small child carries their safety blanket or stuffed animal everywhere with them, I carried my flimsy journal and well inked pen.
A few years and endless Fanfiction stories later, I learned that I had a natural ability and passion for story telling that it leaked into my school papers and presentations. I loved how words can mean multiple messages given the tone of the speaker or the mood of the setting. I was fascinated on how authors could send metaphors and omens of warning of real life experiences through their novels and symbolism. I hope to one day write my own telling story of tragic events and heart tugging characters. Maybe be the next JKR or John Green. Long as I still get to make millions anyway.
When I was younger, I loved writing. I enjoyed the idea that I was able to put my ideas and pure imagination down on a piece of paper. I even enjoyed the idea of other reading my thoughts and seeing what I see. I would write about crazy adventures with interesting plots. When I first started writing, I didn't have a clear idea on what I was trying to accomplish or know what I was writing about. It was just a blank canvas that I could do whatever I liked with. I became one with my story. I also pulled a lot of my writing from personal experiences. I talked about times I was scared and times I was happy. My emotions in the story were my exact emotions in real life. Now as a writer, I am more strict. I seem to move away from the writing itself and focus on grammar and structure. I no longer write freely but with a purpose. My imagination has seemed to become more realistic and less extreme. I do not find these things necessarily bad though. I now write with a purpose. I don't start writing until I see a complete end goal. I still enjoy seeing what others think about my ideas but I take writing more seriously. I still connect my writing with personal memories but not as much. I add subtle detail and description into my writing but I dont make my writing all based on my real life. I miss the flowing imagination that I once had, but I know that I can get it back.
ReplyDeleteThe first writing, according to my memory, was back in second grade. The prompt was to write 3-4 sentences on what I wanted to be when I grow up and with many grammatical errors I crafted my first paragraph. There were many free writings during my elementary and middle school years but the gears have shifted and now I'm writing research papers and rhetorical analysis. I actually learned how to write in Thai 2 years ago. 4 weeks in and I'm already creating sentences and my first writing in that language was a letter to my grandmother back in Thailand. I grew up speaking the language but I didn't know how to write or read.
ReplyDeleteMy first memory of writing is in a journal. I don't remember much except for they were letters to my mother-- I still have it too! I remember loving to write to my mother and have her write me a response every week even though we lived in the same house. I remember being excited top tell my mom about my very first field trip to the fire station down the street and drawing a picture of the way I envisioned the firehouse; I made the bricks rainbow instead of the red that they were. In sixth grade, I wrote a book for pure leisure and even now I write when I feel inspired. I love seeing how the words dance across the page and the flow of the words in general. I love writing, weather it be about my passionate subjects, poetry, or fiction; my love for writing never dwindled.
ReplyDeleteI remember my first piece of writing. I was in elementary school and they made us write about what we did during the summer break. I wrote about the trip I took to the city. I recall feeling excited about writing about my experiences; I wanted everyone to know how city life was. After that, I don't remember I enjoying writing. I just though of writing as a hard task that took so much time. I now have to force myself to write. I do not like writing because I can never structure a piece of writing as I want to. I have great ideas in my head, but after it is written out, it looses its value.
ReplyDeleteMy first writing was trying to translate my native language, Spanish, into English. I remember struggling and being taught how to spell. I was really bad at spelling; I have improved my spelling and my punctuation. Now I am able to write a decent paper in English.
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