This entry is meant
to help me to get a better sense of you as a student and individual. This can
be as creative or as straightforward as you would like. Feel free to use some,
all, or none of the questions below when telling me a bit about your life, who
you are, and your relationship to school and to writing:
Please describe your relationship to writing.
When and how did you learn to read and write? Did you grow up reading
recreationally (with parents/colleagues, etc.)? Do you have any favorite books?
Describe your experiences in your past English classes? Did you take 1105? If
so, what was your experience with that class? Are there tools you have taken
from these classes that you would like to explore now? Is there anything about
reading and writing that inspires you? Is there anything about reading and
writing that you struggle with or wish to improve? Due Thursday 1/24 by 11am. 300-500 words.
My experience with reading and writing is very much a love-hate relationship. I grew up in a military family so we moved a lot. For this reason, my two sisters and I were homeschooled for the majority of our childhood. This being said, my mom taught me how to read and write. I hated English growing up but my mom focused heavily on it and would make us do extensive exercises regarding grammar every day. Looking back, I guess it was a good thing, but I do not have fond memories of it. In high school, I took AP Language and Composition. I feel like that was one of the most beneficial classes I took in high school. I honestly believe that it helped me in all areas of school, not just in English. We read 14 books the whole year, which was a little over bearing at times. I think my favorite book we read all year in that class was The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I am ridiculously excited for the movie, staring Leonardo DiCaprio, to come out this year! One of the best aspects about the class however, was the amount of time we spend analyzing the text and really understanding things in a deeper way through conversation. We had many discussions and heated debates. I did not take 1105 but I am looking forward to this English class. I hope to further my skills in writing, which will hopefully carry over to other classes as well. When reading a book, I can either get really into it, and read it in a couple days, or I absolutely hate it, and it takes me months to finish. This is the case with writing as well. If I am passionate and interested in the subject I am writing about, I can write pages upon pages of material, but if I am disinterested, it is very difficult for me to produce a quality paper in a short period of time. Thus the love-hate relationship I have with reading and writing.
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