Most of the writing I’ve done in my life has been of an
academic nature, although I have done quite a lot of reading. My parents started teaching me to read around
the pre-school years, and onward from kindergarten I read of my own accord for
enjoyment. Once fifth grade rolled
around, I became devoted to acquiring as many Accelerated Reader points as I
could (my schools would test your knowledge on any book with the ‘AR’ sticker
on it and award points based on your score).
At one point I remember reading all five of the available Harry Potter books in a few weeks’ time,
which naturally netted me quite a yield.
Fast-forwarding to high school, I ceased to read for leisure
and became much more centered about learning technology and computer
programming. A few classes later and I
knew what I intended to major in once I arrived at a university, which would be
Computer Science. I took AP Language and
Composition and did fairly well on the prompts given to us, namely on the
rhetorical analyses. We also participated
in Socratic Seminars on assigned readings, which, while a bit stressful, were
good opportunities to hear what other people noticed in the literature. I believe that taking this class along with
AP US History bettered my ability to write thoughtful thesis statements and
supporting arguments in the body of the test prompts in addition to other
coursework.
Currently, a majority of the writing that I do is of a
technical variety, which makes me more confident with research-based
composition as opposed to creative breeds such as drama or poetry. My experience with fictional writing is
rather limited, mostly stemming from a few assignments of past English
classes. I was thinking of taking up indie
game development as a hobby if I could find a few others willing, which would
certainly put me back in the business of creative writing. At this point I feel prepared enough to
handle the writing required of a college freshman, but hopefully 1106 will
expand upon that and make it easier.
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