Things I Learned About Myself
There are few a things that I have learned about myself when it comes to writing. The first thing would be that I procrastinate a lot. Second thing is, I always hand write my papers first before I type them. It's easier for me to think better when I am writing rather than typing. Third thing would be to always reread your own paper out aloud by yourself. I started to read my own paper outlawed not the long ago, it seemed to help me catch my own masticks.
If there was a competition for procrastinating I would always win. The thing that I have the most hard time with is the beginning of the paper. I never know how to start a the first paragraph or sentence. One of my teachers told me that your first paragraph or sentence tells the audience …show more content…
In the beginning I never used to read my own paper. I would type it, have someone proofread it , and then pass it in. I never know how important proofreading your own paper was until my sophomore year of high school. My English teacher gave us an assessment which was to proofread our own paper three times before passing it in. When I got home I took out my paper and started to read it out loud. I noticed so many mistakes on paper that I could fix on my own. Ever since then I proofread my own paper at least twice before pass it …show more content…
Spelling some words is really difficult for me. I have been trying to find different ways on how to make my grammar better. One of the things that I am doing is. picking two words for the dictionary; and learning their meaning and spelling. I am still procrastinating till this day, but I have found a ways to not get frustrated and freeze. The first way is free writing. When I free write I am able to come up with more ideas, and with free writing you can write anything. Second thing would be writing my conclusion last. When I write my conclusion, first it easier for me to come up with reasons to support that conclusion. The last thing would be taking breaks every 45 minutes so that I can come back refreshed. This semester my goal is to become a better writer and learn how to do
If there was a competition for procrastinating I would always win. The thing that I have the most hard time with is the beginning of the paper. I never know how to start a the first paragraph or sentence. One of my teachers told me that your first paragraph or sentence tells the audience …show more content…
In the beginning I never used to read my own paper. I would type it, have someone proofread it , and then pass it in. I never know how important proofreading your own paper was until my sophomore year of high school. My English teacher gave us an assessment which was to proofread our own paper three times before passing it in. When I got home I took out my paper and started to read it out loud. I noticed so many mistakes on paper that I could fix on my own. Ever since then I proofread my own paper at least twice before pass it …show more content…
Spelling some words is really difficult for me. I have been trying to find different ways on how to make my grammar better. One of the things that I am doing is. picking two words for the dictionary; and learning their meaning and spelling. I am still procrastinating till this day, but I have found a ways to not get frustrated and freeze. The first way is free writing. When I free write I am able to come up with more ideas, and with free writing you can write anything. Second thing would be writing my conclusion last. When I write my conclusion, first it easier for me to come up with reasons to support that conclusion. The last thing would be taking breaks every 45 minutes so that I can come back refreshed. This semester my goal is to become a better writer and learn how to do