Dear Mr. Coon,
Reading and writing have never been two of my best skills throughout school. Though, I do enjoy both of them very much. Growing up, my mom had always been handing me books that she though I would like. They mainly stayed around the topics of the human mind or psychology, due to the fact that she is herself, a psychologist. When I was in the eighth grade, my mom had told me to read The Lovely Bones, which turned out to be one of my favorite books. Yes, it was a little strong, and a bit of a tough read for an eighth grader, but it helped me realize that there are some books that even I cannot put down.
I have always been interested in books that have deeper meanings about life and the way we perceive it. The book of short stories, “Friedman’s Fables”, which my mom also recommended, does just that. It takes ordinary objects and gives them real aspects and situations that happen in our every day lives. Reading these types of books and novels has allowed me to see life in different points of view, which I think is a very important ability to have.
Many teachers that I have had, have always old me that I have a very unique style of writing. Not unique in a bad way, rather just different from most of the other students in the class. I take that as a complement because being unique, especially while writing, is one of the best ways to grab the reader’s attention. That is also one of the reasons that I enjoy reading books about humans themselves, because no one person has the same point or reason for any one subject. I have always been pretty good at creating stories or writing poetry, but I will say that I have never been the strongest at writing essays, but I am getting better. This being the most important concept in school, has slightly thrown me for a loop, though I am getting better.
This year will hopefully give my essay writing that little extra kick that it needs to truly be considered a good writer.
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1 comment:
Will,
Thanks for an informative first entry. I see that your mom enjoys finding things that she thinks you might like, and that at least once in a while, her recommendations really click for you. I think lots of people have someone they look to for suggestions and good ideas.
Sometimes people who struggle with essays do so because they can't make the personal connection with that style of writing. I hope that using the blog to develop your personal voice will give you material that will allow you to write essays you care about and which develo your abilities in that area also.
LCC
PS--I think the best thing to do is to stay in the class you're in, be as successful as you can, and see where we both stand later in the semester. Does that feel OK to you?
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