Just like any other student, my essay writing skills are not
perfect, but they have improved since the beginning of high school. I organize
my self very sufficiently to make sure I am on track. I find it very easy to
write about things I enjoy. Making the
conclusion has always been a struggle for me. I always want to say what I wrote
in my introduction paragraph, and have trouble rewording the structure. Another
difficulty I have is drawing in the reader. I could sit at my computer for
hours on end trying to think of a cleaver hook to lure the readers in to want
to read more, but I have focus on that for a long period of time to think of
something appropriate. Also, constructing a topic sentence that can flow
throughout the whole paper is tricky for me. If you don't have a good topic
sentence, I find the essay does not flow. My teachers always told me one of the
most important aspects to an essay is the flow of it. The flows of my essays
have improved over the years and its not that difficult for me anymore, but
finding that key topic sentence gets me every time. Since I went to a French
Immersion Public School, we didn't focus much on English, so jumping in to high
school with very little experience on English grammar was hard. But over my
high school years I have worked on my writing skills. One of the things that
helped me broaden my language was reading. I find that reading helps sentence
structure and word choice. Essay writing is not my favorite thing to do, but I will
work hard to improve on my weaknesses and hopefully achieve a mark that I am happy
with.
