My Writing Experience: Mandatory For High School Classes
My writing experiences are close to none. The only essays I have written have been mandatory for high school classes. I don’t think I have written a paper since I graduated high school in 2009. While in high school I only wrote essay when I absolutely had to. My entire life I have struggled at being a successful writer. My vocabulary is small because I don’t read very many books. In fact, I hardly ever read. I only read when required to read for school, or if it’s a recipe or directions. Its not that I am too busy to read or just don’t want to, reading is very difficult for me. I do not comprehend anything I read. I have learned that when you don’t read you can’t build your vocabulary. Part of my problem when I am reading is that I can’t
stay focused on the text. I try and try again to read books, stories, or articles that most people find entertaining or interesting but I can’t comprehend it. Just recently I have figured out why I struggle so much to stay focused on reading. Or staying focused with anything, I find myself like a ping-pong ball some days. I simply have a hard time focusing. I have been determined to find out what is going on in my brain or lack of other words, what is not functioning correctly. I have just been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. Being diagnosed with ADD was exciting news for me. I finally have an answer to why I cannot focus. When the doctor told me the “news”, he said, “Well does this make you sad?” My reply was, “No, I finally figured out why school is so hard for me”. While in grade school I remember thinking why can I not do these assignments, why is everyone so smart and not me? I had such a hard time in grade school and high school. I cannot thank my mom enough for all of the help and support she gave me. So going back to the topic, What Are My Writing Experiences? My answer is that writing is very difficult for me if it’s regarding a book. I feel like I have an easier time writing if it’s about a topic I chose or something I am interested in. I am excited to be in this class to build better writing skills. I wish that writing would some day be easy for me.
stay focused on the text. I try and try again to read books, stories, or articles that most people find entertaining or interesting but I can’t comprehend it. Just recently I have figured out why I struggle so much to stay focused on reading. Or staying focused with anything, I find myself like a ping-pong ball some days. I simply have a hard time focusing. I have been determined to find out what is going on in my brain or lack of other words, what is not functioning correctly. I have just been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. Being diagnosed with ADD was exciting news for me. I finally have an answer to why I cannot focus. When the doctor told me the “news”, he said, “Well does this make you sad?” My reply was, “No, I finally figured out why school is so hard for me”. While in grade school I remember thinking why can I not do these assignments, why is everyone so smart and not me? I had such a hard time in grade school and high school. I cannot thank my mom enough for all of the help and support she gave me. So going back to the topic, What Are My Writing Experiences? My answer is that writing is very difficult for me if it’s regarding a book. I feel like I have an easier time writing if it’s about a topic I chose or something I am interested in. I am excited to be in this class to build better writing skills. I wish that writing would some day be easy for me.