This year I have learned a lot about myself during English class.

I have discovered that when it comes to

writing, I struggle finding motivation if the essay is about a topic that I have no interest in. Creative

writing and essays that have to do with my own life are more interesting to me than informative essays.

As for what I’ve learned about writing, not much. I feel like everything I have learned has already been

information I knew. It was like it was a recap of everything about writing that I have already learned.

And that’s fine. I'm thankful for the chance to re-learn and get better at writing this year.

I still need to work on the way I word my essays. I write like how I talk and because of that, my essays

tend to sound sloppy and unprofessional. It is an easy fix when going back into my rough draft to clean it

up and make it better, but it’s always something that I could be working on. I also struggle finding

inspiration for my writing. I have a hard time sticking to an essay when it uninterests me and having zero

ideas does not help my case.

I’m not sure if I have a favorite essay. I liked the essay we wrote on our books because it was simple and

easy for me to know what to write about. All the other essays were a struggle for me because they were

not something I was interested in. I have really struggled in this class because it was hard for me to focus

on the assignments. As the year progressed, I put in a little more effort into doing my work, but essays

continue to be a struggle.

When given an essay to write, I procrastinate. I eventually start working on it, but it is never handed in

on time. I eventually start a rough draft and after I finish it, I try to clean it up a bit before turning in a

final draft. But it’s a struggle.