When I first started the semester, I had the goal to make my writing flow better and to make it sound better. I also wanted to be more comfortable with the way I write and what I’m writing about. After a long and hard semester, I found myself reaching my goals, knowing it’s not the pinnacle. My writing sounded better and I was proud of my work. I felt like I’ve always held back in my writing, but this class helped my transition into putting myself as a writer into my work.

One piece of writing I was profoundly proud of was the Literacy Narrative. At first, I had found it difficult to find something to write about and I had a severe case of writer’s block. Once, I found out what I wanted to write about, it was easy. I think the freedom of the topic made it easy for my thoughts to flow and I felt like I made a really good piece at the end. I was so proud of the writing that I even read it to some of my closest friends which I’ve never done before.

One piece of writing that I found difficult constructing was the rhetorical movie analysis. Analyzing a movie was something I’ve never done before and I wasn’t familiar on how to get going. The length of the paper also made it difficult for me to write the analysis. There was a lot of pressure on me from work and school which didn’t help. What annoyed me was I was overcomplicating things and couldn’t organize my thoughts well enough. One day, I found myself in a flow state and finished writing the long paper.

This was definitely my favorite class this first semester and I appreciate how authentic and lenient you were. You made this class enjoyable and less stressful unlike my other classes. I don’t get as much time to sleep, study, and complete assignments due to working and getting home at 1 AM almost everyday while still focusing on school. I’ve never wrote anything as personal as my literacy narrative, which made me realize my writing potential. Thank you for everything Professor Perry.