I do feel as though my writing has developed but not drastically. My writing has always been my greatest academic possession so to elevate it takes time for me because I am a perfectionist. I always triple read my work for errors most of the time and criticize my own work when I believe I could have written better. I am my own worst enemy when reviewing my own work and with each writing piece I try to outdo myself. My goal at the beginning of the semester was to elevate my vocabulary and I believe I did well to accomplish that. I have read many books this semester and honestly enjoy learning a different way to explain a certain emotion of an act. I love learning new words and using them to confuse family and friends as well.

I am particularly proud of my Rhetorical Analysis Essay. Although I completed it late, I put all my genuine thoughts into it. I love writing about something that I find interesting. I wrote about The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. I have a slight obsession with all the books and movies. I had read the prequel over the summer and going into this fall semester so when news of a movie being created about it spread, I was over the moon. I watched every trailer and interview leading up to the movie’s release date and when I watched the movie the questions of human nature vs nurture fascinated me. The writing process was a bit complicated because I had to refrain from using too much of my own insight and opinions and be more analytical towards it.

One piece of writing that I struggled on was the literacy narrative. It was hard to confine my writing to tell a story in an interesting way. I like analyzing and giving my opinions in a structural form so being casual and trying to tell a story stressed me about. I was trying to be formal but a bit casual and I ended up over-thinking it a lot. At one point I stopped re-reading my work and just typed what I felt fit the mood of the story. Reading over that work now I can tell it wasn’t my best, but I had fun trying to explain a different side of me that I never spoke about. 

My final reflection for this class was that I enjoyed it. It was interesting and felt more in line with our personal likes. I think it made it easier to write on because we were able to express ourselves. Thank you for being the greatest professor Perry !