This document contains summaries of 6 pieces of writing by the student:
1) A piece displaying different writing styles without getting confused discussing staying alive. Weaknesses were spelling and perspective.
2) A chart clearly explaining 7 literary devices with examples. Weakness was the chart being too small.
3) An essay on 3 post-secondary schools demonstrating research skills but needing stronger intro/body paragraphs.
4) A short story showing creativity and planning through foreshadowing but needing a stronger ending.
5) A review of a review demonstrating quoting skills and opinionated statements but needing more length/editing.
6) The most important things learned were using writing styles appropriately, literary devices,
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A slideshow to support first year GCSE students to write a coursework essay examining Poe's use of tension in his short stories. It follows on from my slideshow 'The 10 Golden Rules of essay writing'
I created this PowerPoint based upon an article by Steven Figg, 'Understanding Narrative Writing: Practical Strategies to Support Teachers'. I have used it with a group of Year 7 students to help them revise Narrative for their Naplan testing.
A slideshow to support first year GCSE students to write a coursework essay examining Poe's use of tension in his short stories. It follows on from my slideshow 'The 10 Golden Rules of essay writing'
I created this PowerPoint based upon an article by Steven Figg, 'Understanding Narrative Writing: Practical Strategies to Support Teachers'. I have used it with a group of Year 7 students to help them revise Narrative for their Naplan testing.
Me as a Writer
Writers Memo Examples
I Am A Great Writer
My Writing
A Writers Reflection Essay
Theory of Writing
Freedom Writers Essay
Growing As A Writer
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Dear Prof ……………
I want to commence by expressing my sincere appreciation to my instructor who has been nothing but supportive all the way. The assistance came both directly and indirectly, it was the mandate of the student to distinguish between the two without feeling left out. In terms of writing, the knowledge and skills you have impacted us with is more than enough. I can assure you from a student standpoint that the class did meet its objective. The class enabled me to be cognizant of my strengths and weaknesses as a writer. It is my belief that at this point, my writing gives a sense of an adept writer who is able to elucidate ideas effectively, thanks to you. Writing expanded my parochial outlook of life as I started paying attention to little details that most people overlook.
To become a quintessential writer takes time and I had all the patience the world could provide. I identified my weak points and worked my way up with every tool the content provided in perfecting my flaws. As a writer I have kept on evolving to become who I am today. There is a huge variation between when I first registered for this course and my current level as a writer. I used to make grammar errors and my punctuation was poor. With the internet being fingertips away, I self-taught myself the different and main types of essay formats used in argumentative, persuasive and research papers. The internet being unfiltered, information is not given in a consistent manner and you end up an incomplete writer. But thanks to the course, I had to begin from scratch and making adjustments where I perceived there were loopholes.
Some of the projects in the course were allocated to groups. This also played a key-role in my growth as a writer. It is really amazing to grasp other’s perspective of situations as you also air your opinion in contribution. Group projects provide a give-and-take platform where opinions that are highly acknowledged are considered while the less regarded offers one an opportunity to work on them. It is through such group projects, that I became more challenged to improve. My code in life has always been to take each day at a time. You cannot change how time operates. I did develop as a writer and I am still learning each day to become the best there is. I took your criticism positively and it has made a lot of difference in the long run. When I began, I would write for the sake of getting good remarks and that was the end of the story. Such an attitude is good for a student but its benefits are short-lived if you want to operate beyond the walls of a student. That is when I discovered on the need of passion to be an effective writer in terms of communicating and presenting ideas.
As an experienced writer, I can attest that there is an art and science in writing viral content that is relevant to its purpose and at the same time thought-provoking. The cours ...
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I’ll Make It Home Alive
Thispiece of writingdisplaysthe versatilityof mywritingtypesincludingpersuasive, expository,
descriptive andnarrative. Thisworkprovesthatbecause Iam consistentlytalkingaboutone subjectbut
randomlyswitchingthe typesof writingI’musingwithoutgettingconfusedormislead!Mymain
weaknessesthatare displayedinthispiece of workwouldhave tobe spellingandstayinginthe right
perspective (first,secondorthirdperson). Ihad to use fourmainskillstocreate thispiece of work,they
are descriptive,expository,narrativeandpersuasive writingall three of these skillscouldprobablyuse
some workbut I feel thatIcould improve mypersuasive sectionof thispiece of work. The reasonfor
my persuasive piece beingthe weakerpiece inmyeyesisbecause itdidn’tfitintothisthemeandmood
of the topicI chose but I didwhatI could. I put a decentamountof effortintothispiece butitwaseasy
to write because Iknewthe topicverywell asI live itfirstperson. The mostimportantthingIhave
learnedfromthisassignmentishowtouse each type of writingforits intended purpose andhow to
make it have the mosteffectinthe appropriate situation.
Literary Device Chart
Thispiece of workis a great example of myorganizational skillsbecause Imade achart that
clearlyexplainsthe purpose of sevenliterarydevicesand givesyouahelpingtipwithanexample to
clearany confusion. The otherstrengththatthishashelpedme introduce tomywritingisthe use of
literarydevises. The onlyweaknessthatIfeel thispiece of workhasis the chart beinga bittoo small not
allowingall the informationIwouldliketobe included. The mainskillsthatIhave improvedonbecause
of thisworkare usingliterarydevicesproperlyandeffectively.Ithasbroadenedmyknowledge of less
commonliterarydevisesandhowtouse them. Thispiece wassomewhatdifficultbecauseIhadto
researchall the literarydevicesandhow toproperlyuse them.The mostimportantthingIlearntfrom
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thispiece of workis howto use my literarydevicesproperly,notonlyinmyworkbutin my everyday
life.
Post-SecondaryEssay
Thisessaydemonstratesmystrengthsinessaystructure andresearchskills. Itshowsthis
because Ihad to go on the school websitesandfigure outall three schoolsdifferenttuitionpricesand
otherinformationaboutthe schools. The weaknessinthispiece isthe introtothe essayand the three
pointsinthe bodyparagraphs. The three pointsneed tobe more definitive andspecificandthe intro
needstohookthe readerin better!Ineedtowork on usingmore directquotes andevidenceinmy
essayso I can’tcreate a more solidargument. Ididn’tputall my effortintothispiece of workbutI did
put a goodamount the reasonformy slightlackof effortisbecause Iprocrastinatedanddidnothave
ample time tofinishmy writer’scraft.
Short Story
Creativityandplanningaheadare the twomain strengthsthispiece of workis showingyou. Thisisan
example of creativitybecause Ithoughtof thisstoryand characterson my own withnohelpfromother
textor people. The shortstoryisalso an example of planningaheadbecausethere isalot
foreshadowingthattiestogetherlaterinthe story. YesI do see the weaknessesinthispieceandthey
are the lengthof the endingandthe deliveryof the climax. Iwouldfix this byaddingmore tothe endof
the story andfiguringoutsomethingwithsuspense tokeepthe readeronthe edge of theirseat. I used
creativityandliterarydevice skillsinthisshortstory;althoughIdiduse three or more literarydevicesI
couldhave usedthemmore clearly,oftenandlessoriginal. I put a lotof effortintothispiece foritis
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decentlylongbutIcouldhave put more intoit if I startedto workon thisearlierinthe year. The most
importantthingIhave learnedfromthisassignmentistobe aware of detailsandpayattentiontoevery
word.
Reviewa Review
Despite myunwillingness todothisassignmentitturnedoutwill mainlybecause of ituse of
directinformationbeingtakenfromone place andquotedinanotherandthe abilitytocritique others
work. The quotesinthisworkare a perfectexample of takingworkfromone place toanotherinthe
purpose of critiquingit,whichyoucansee inmy opinionatedstatementsthroughoutthe work. The
mainweaknessesinthispiece of workare spellingandlength,IshouldexpandoneachpointIhave
alreadymade andtheneditand revise againtomake itperfect. In thisassignmentIhadto use my
reviewingskillstoreview thisreview. Inordertoreview areview youneedtoknow how towrite a
reviewandknowwhata reviewneedstoconsistof. The onlyfactorinmy life thateffectedthiswasthe
fact I shouldhave startedearlierinthe semesterleavingme withlittle timetofinish. The most
importantthingIhave learntin thislessonishow toproperlywrite areview andhow to doit well.