porfolio reflection

i think a strength of mine as a writer is if i find something to write about, i can write about it for a long time and its easy for me to pick out mistakes. a weakness is finding something to write about or writing about something that i dont know much about or im writing about something not very interesting. i think my best writing is probably my golf one, because it was easy for me to write because i love golf. my worst is probably my fall writing because it was rushed and never really fixed so it has a lot of problems and just isnt very good. when i go about writing i usually just write about something and put random things about it. a bad writing habit of mine would be using slang words or text language too much. i dont really have any stratagies, i usually just write some stuff then fix it and have someone else look at it, too. a problem i might come across is not knowing what to write about or write next. my goals for writing in the future would be to be able to write about more things and have more ideas when writing.

best piece reflection

my best piece of writing would my by golf writing. i started writing this for a writing submission and just kept it going. i like it because its about something i love and everything in it is from my own knowledge. my goals were just to turn it in for a writing submission but then i ended up using it for a choice writing. i ended it with stuff that you had to remember when golfing and personal advice. i didnt really come across any problems, it was easy to write.

Write compositions with a variety of sentence structures and lengths

simple - I would rather hunt in fall any day.
compound - I mean I love my summer, but fall is my favorite.
complex - Its so much prettier outside and I'm in love with it.
compound-complex - I dont like going hunting when theres snow because it means you have to put on more clothes, it makes it harder to walk to where ever your gonna sit and having all the clothes on makes you hot, and dragging a deer through the snow is not fun.

Demonstrate correct grammar and sentence structure.

The second time we were there the game was super cold. This was in the middle of the summer, and I could see my breath. I went there in jeans and a t-shirt and we had to buy me a long sleeve at Wrigley Field because it was so cold.

Use a variety of techniques effectively to provide supportive detail in writing (snapshot, similes/metaphors, explosions, and dialogue)

You step up to the tee box, placing the tee in the ground. You set the ball on top of it then step back and take a few swings. You line up your feet and club towards the direction it needs to go. Once you have everything set you stay focused, keep your head down and hit. Then after the ball is it you look up and watch it fly through the air to where its going to land.

Write with strong organization and flow.

You have to focus a lot in this sport, its definitely a mind game. You can't let pressure get to you, and you can't get frustrated with yourself, because it doesn't end well. I would know, I used to get mad a lot. You gotta put bad shots behind you and move on with the next one and make it better. If people are watching, you can't let them get to you and you have to ignore them. People used to bother me but now they usually don't.

Use strategies for editing

Going on these vacations with my family are always good bonding experiences and so much fun. We always get along and don't fight when were on vacation, and don't think about everything at home and all the other things in life we have to deal with. My parents don't think about work, and me and my brothers don't think about school. We love them and can hardly wait for next year.

Use strategies for revising

original: golf is a mind game that takes skill. i love playing and i would play it everyday but im too busy. its relaxing. in the fall like right now there isnt a lot of people. you can look around and see everything and its pretty and calm. its better to get lower scores. each hole has a par. par is how many shots it usually takes to make it in.



revised: This is what golf is like. Its a mind game you play and it takes skill. I love to play this sport. I would play it every day if I could and wasn't so busy. Its very relaxing and in the fall, like right now, when there isn't many people out there and you can look around and see everything, its really pretty and calm. Its better to get lower scores, and each hole has a par. Par means how many shots it should take you to put it in.

Use strategies for drafting

my favorite season

my favorite season is def got to be fall. Its soo pretty and its nice out a lot. I mean I love my summer, but fall is my fav. Its hunting season in the fall, too. And I looooove that time of the year. Its volleyball season, and the only part I dont like is school and it means it getting closer to winter. I hate being cold all the time. It gets old. In the fall its not messy and everything isnt soaked like spring. Fall also means football season. And everybody loves football season. Sometimes it gets pretty cold in the fall, but not as bad as winter and theres no snow, so I can deal with it. I dont like going hunting when theres snow because it means you have to put on more clothes, it makes it harder to walk to where ever your gonna sit and having all the clothes on makes you hot, and dragging a deer through the snow is not fun. I would rather hunt in fall anyday. And in fall it means halloween! And pumpkins! Basically everything about fall I love. Its so much prettier outside and Im in love with it. Everything is better about fall :)

Use strategies for brainstorming

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My family and I have gone to a chicago cubs game for the past few years together. We've to chicago twice and St. Louis once for their games. My brothers and I love it and are so excited every time we go. My parents used to go to them all the time until we got old enough to start going and wanted to go along too.

friendship

friendship

a good friend is someone you can call from jail, but a best friend will be sitting right there next to you. Friends help you through things and are right there with you in the fun things in life. The dictionary says the definition of friendship is a state of mutual trust and support between people. That means when you get to a point you can trust and support each other thats when friendship hits. theres different kinds of friends such as your best friends, good friends, and just friends. Best friends you can tell anything to, good friends you can tell pretty much anything to, and friends you may not fully trust.

Best friends are people you can tell anything to. They are more like a sibling to you and you can do anything with them. You talk about anything and can tell each other any problem or situation you have. For example, I can tell morgan anything, but I don't hang out with her all that much. I can tell alexis and errin anything and we do pretty much everything together and talk about anything and everything when were together. All of us have other friends that are just good friends or just friends but don't share the same bond with them like we do each other.

Good friends are the people you hang out with sometimes or talk to but don't think you could tell everything to, just some things. You trust them, but there are just those things you don't think you could tell them. You can hang out with them and talk with them and can tell them most things, but just not everything. I don't wanna name any names because I don't want those friends to feel bad or anything like that, but I do have some friends that I don't think I could tell everything to.

Then there are those people that are just friends. You can hang out with them and can have a good time with them, but you cant tell them much because you just don't have that trust bond where you can do that. You talk and such yeah but there are certain things you still don't tell them. It might make things awkward or they might have a best friend that they would tell that you don't want to know. Girls are complicated, especially when it comes to friends.

Best friends do everything with you, and would end up sitting with you instead of being just the good friend you could call from jail. You have your best friends, your good friends, and your friends. They all play a different but important role in your life. You may hit bumps with them, but in the end you realize you can't live without them. With best friends you have a lot of trust, friends you have some trust, and friends you can trust only with some things. Your friends are some of the closest people in your life, and you always have to consider them and treat them right or you'll lose them.