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Strengths and Challenges

After a lot of writing in class, I have found that some of my strengths are organization, and voice. While writing the research paper, one of the things I found most important was making sure I stay on track and that all of my points relate back to my thesis. I have seen this strength develop from the personal narrative, where I would sometimes catch myself drifting from my theme. Also in my writing this year, I have been able to address the rhetorical situation, and choose a fitting voice. For example, in the personal narrative, I knew my audience would want an entertaining story, so I used a more playful voice. And for my literary analysis, I knew my voice should be more formal.

This year I found word choice and conventions challenging. For most of my writing this year, I would try to find words that try and convey the meaning I wanted, but it was hard for me. Also, if I would sit down and write for a while, I would sometimes get sloppy and make simple mistakes in my grammar or spelling that needed to be fixed. Next year, I want to make sure to pay careful attention to detail in order to improve my word choice and conventions. It is important to me to fix these so my writing is as good as it can possibly be.

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  1. serynApril 29, 2018 at 3:40 PM

    I also struggle with choosing the correct words to express what I mean in my writing. It's good that you have grown as a writer, and can see what you are good at and what you need to work on. Great post!

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  2. Grace SMay 2, 2018 at 8:48 AM

    I definitely agree that writing for extended periods of time is difficult. I wish you the best of luck in reaching your goals for next year. Great post!

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  3. EmmaMay 3, 2018 at 11:12 AM

    Writing for a long time is really hard. I also find conventions to be challenging.

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  4. julianaMay 3, 2018 at 5:46 PM

    I agree that sometimes finding the correct word choice to use can be difficult. Also, I find that when I write for long periods of time my writing will start to have more and more mistakes. Good job!

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  5. Anna KatherineMay 7, 2018 at 6:42 AM

    We've got some differences and similarities. I also consider conventions one of my weaknesses, but I feel like good word choice is one of my strengths. Escpecially after writing my narrative for my choice project, my word choice has gotten better. Good post!

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