My skills and how they have grown

            I have learned many things about myself in writing this school year especially in the second semester. I learned especially about what my strengths and weaknesses are as a writer and how to make those stand out when I’m writing as opposed to the things I’m not as good at. My strengths as a writer I would consider to be vivid detail and my diction. I think I am good at using descriptive words to let a reader to know exactly how something looks and it makes it more interesting for them to read. I think I have also gotten good at word choice or diction. I choose engaging words to keep the reader interested and informed on exactly how the event is going.

            I also think these are the things I have improved on the most this year. In the first semester my vivid imagery sounded very forced and ineffectual. The more I have started to work on this is my writing and thinking about the way authors use these two tools to help with the reader’s interpretation of the scene. I have gotten a lot better at choosing words that are more descriptive and fit the situation well. I have grown much over this year to acquire these skills.