Writing History

             I started writing when I was very young. The level of intensity in writing increases the older a child gets and the further they get in school. My writing started out very simple and with each year of practice and learning, I became a more mature writer.

 When I was in second grade, I was given an assignment that helped me to expand my writing abilities. My assignment was to write a short story about anything at all. As a second grade student, the ability to write about anything that I wanted was quite enticing. I wrote a story about a zoo. I described all the different kinds of animals. My teacher had our stories bound into a book. The ability to go from a simple assignment to a book as an eight year old was amazing. This really helped to ignite my passion for writing. By the time I was in middle school I was writing papers that made me think critically and helped me to improve my writing ability. By the time I was in high school I was writing things of much more meaning.

            When I started high school, I was not very confident in my writing ability. Until only a few years ago, I was not the best writer. I had a few good teachers in high school that helped me to be a more confident writer and to explore my writing capabilities. In high school, my assignments were more interesting and I had more choices in my writing, which I think is important for the development of a strong writing process.

            A particular paper that I had to write when I was in high school was a Statement of Faith. This was an in depth detail of my faith in Jesus Christ. This was the first time that I was able to write about something that was important to me. In my Statement of Faith, I got to express my love for Christ and my reasons for what I believe. This is one of the most important assignments that I have ever been given because it not only stretched my writing as far as possible, but it allowed me to freely express myself in my writing. It was this assignment that I truly developed my voice. In every assignment that I have had since then, I have had no problem expressing my thoughts in a methodical manner. Throughout most of my schooling, I have been told exactly what to write, even down to sample sentences. This was the first time that I got to write about something truly interesting to me. It is assignments like this that really hit on the strong points of writers and make students want to improve.  

            With every assignment that I have had and every step in my writing history I have learned a little bit more and improved significantly each time. My writing history is unique and special to me. I would never be the writer that I am today if I had not been taught all the wonderful things of each teacher and each assignment. I also wouldn't be where I am today without my writing history. My writing improvement has allowed me to be able to express my thoughts in a clear, concise way. In order to get into college, to get internships, jobs, and scholarships I have had to do a lot of writing. Writing is an important part of our lives, whether we like it or not, which is why it is so important to be able to write clearly.