Dear followers of the
light,
In semester one of Ms.
Nagi's 11 AP Language course, I saw myself make various improvements of utmost
importance to my writing career, including advancements toward better analysis
instead of summary alongside the incorporation of purposeful textual evidence
which I was then able to examine sufficiently. I have seen myself grow as a
writer as a result of such successes. With such triumph, extensive efforts were
put forth along the way comprising writing conferencing as well as several
stages of essay revision. When conferencing with Ms. Nagi we discussed the task
of writing concise analysis following smoothly embedded evidence. Conferences
allowed me to realize a number of weaknesses in my writing and what I should
continue to strive for being an advancing writer. Following a writing
conference with a peer or Ms. Nagi, I made the suggested edits, read my piece,
made edits of my own and read my piece for the last time, ensuring there are no
grammatical errors or miscommunications. For in-class essays, most often, I
complete the assignment and quickly reread it, making minor modifications as
needed. As far as improvements I am looking to make in the future, I am going
to attempt to provide more analysis. While I have seen my analysis improve, it
is still limited in its abundance. In addition, I am looking to focus on the
purpose of the paper and make more clear arguments with relevance to my claim.
I plan to succeed in these areas by incorporating them, the correct way, as
often as possible, while making an effort to remind myself of such goals before
beginning an assignment. Looking back on the semester, I found that my most
successful piece was the quarter one independent novel response, simply for the
reason that I knew the short story I elected to read very well and was able to
speak upon all aspects of it, analyzing the devices incorporated and
exemplifying their use. Conclusively, I found this semester extremely
successful in advancing my writing skills and would love to continue to have
the opportunity to conference with Ms. Nagi, or another English teacher, while
progressing as a writer. This not only allows me to ask for questions that
pertain to my piece specifically, but I have the ability to back track upon my
thoughts and ask the opinion of an experienced writer. Thanks for a great
semester Ms. Nagi! May the bright lights lead us all on the road to successful
writing!
Abby Bright
After editing and viewing your writing over the course of the year, I have seen so much improvement! I feel as though you have grown to be a much more mature and intellectual writer and that you have learned how to effectively organize your thoughts. I agree with the fact that the meetings with Ms. Nagi are very helpful and I believe that you will continue to grow in your writing career! :)
ReplyDeleteI've never personally read your writing however your scores are really good and they are consistent which most likely reflects the nature of your writing. I am glad that you are doing well and I hope that you can improve in areas in which you feel weak. I also completely agree that meeting with Ms. Nagi would be a big help and would allow for more insight on how to imrpove!
ReplyDeleteAlthough I had only read your writing a few times, from what I have read I have seen you improve and grow as a writer! I agree that it would be very helpful to meet with Ms. Nagi to help improve one's writing. I also think your scores reflect your growth as a writer as they have improved and I hope you can continue to grow as a writer!
ReplyDeleteGreat job with taking initiative to have multiple meetings with her about your writing and how to improve it. The one on one time allows for her to make more personal notes. I am going to start doing that more often!
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