Essay Writing

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.