If I had to describe myself as a writer, I would use the word determined. I am always determined to get my work done but not only get it done, but do the best work that I can do. I do enjoy writing and sometimes when I see I have an essay due, I dread having to sit down and write it but when I am actually doing it, I realize I actually quite enjoy writing and am fairly good at it.
A time that comes to mind when I felt I was a successful writer was probably last semester in my history class. We had a final exam essay due and I remember I was already home so I was busy hanging out with friends and family but than remember I had an essay due the next week. I was not looking forward to writing it because it was a very long essay and it was about something that I couldn’t really connect to or feel passionate about. However, once I started, I knocked it out and when I finished writing my conclusion, I realized it was one of the best papers I have ever written. I ended up getting a 97 I believe which made me really excited because I was really proud of the paper!
I would like to work on being able to feel more connected to my work and on making sure I don’t get off topic when working. Sometimes I find that when I am writing I start drifting off topic and I go back through and I don’t even know how I got to where I did!
I would like my instructor to just help me with tips on how to stay on topic when writing and not add too much unnecessary information about whatever it is I am writing about.
I would say one thing I want my instructor to know about my learning style is that I work best when writing about something I am passionate about or that I want to write about. I know that is usually a lot to ask because it is still an academic class and I can still usually find some sort of connection to a piece of work, but sometimes its nice to pick your on topic and write from there.
