Goals

I have always felt apathetic about writing in general. Maybe that is why I don’t excel in it. I struggle with transferring my thoughts onto paper. Before I start any writing assignments, I create an outline, so I have a general structure of my essay. But often I do not have the words to formulate my essay because I don’t know where to start or how to start. Also, my writing assignments are short and simple because I just don’t know what to write or how to elaborate more. Writing makes me feel like a helpless bird, trapped in a cage, and will never learn how to fly. Flying is an essential ability for the bird to survive in the wild, just like how writing effectively is an ability I need to do good in college.

In stretch english, I hope to improve on my punctuation, grammar, imagery, stop using colloquial language, and get a B on a essay. I believe this class can help me improve as long as I work hard, put in effort and keep an open mind. I can achieve these goals by exposing myself to more reading, practicing, and asking for help from peers or my professor. Reading will help me improve my grammar, have better control with my vocabulary, and abandon colloquial language in my writing. Practicing, by writing, will make me use the skills I have accumulated from reading. Then asking my peers or professor to look over my work to ask for feedback will help my writing drastically. This will bring my essay grades up in this class, to a B, possibly an A if I work hard enough.

Overall in college, I hope to grow into a leader who is not afraid to step out of her comfort zone. Most of the time, I feel shy and awkward with strangers because I do not know what to talk to them about. I want to be able to get out of my bubble and start the conversation first. I can do this by joining a sorority or associated students, just to put myself out there and meet new people. I want to make the most out my college year with my academics, and my social life.