I am a writer.

As a writer I think that I've grown in some areas that I had never worked before. I am used to writing essays and papers in one sitting with a limited amount of time. I took AP Lit. last year and the AP test for Lit. I was trained thoroughly to write constantly, not stop to plan or evaluate my thoughts. This was the biggest obstacle that I had to overcome this year. I never did any prewriting, I would just write until my ideas formed themselves. This worked for the AP test, but it wasn't very successful in a college English class. I really had to train myself to do planning before a paper. Also, I learned a great deal about editing and revising. Like I said, I never did any prewriting before and I was used to writing a paper or essay in one sitting to turn in as soon as I was done. Once I got used to revising though, I think that I improved my skills and made my papers grow to a new level of skill that I couldn't have reached before. As to the style of my writing, I think it's about the same but I was happy with the way my papers sound. I think that the assignments i did this semester helped me form a better argumentative tone however. I never wrote much in the way of arguments, so I feel like that are of my writing has developed greatly and will continue to improve as I continue to write throughout my college experience. Overall, I believe that this class helped me develop in some ways as a writer that I didn't even know could develop any further. I am glad for the experience despite any of the frustrations or setbacks that I faced this semester. I enjoy writing, but I am glad to be done with English.