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Giroux Writing

Amanda Giroux 5-23-10 Block 8

 __On Writing __

 I first started writing in kindergarten. My teacher was Mrs. Homes and she was great at teaching me how to write. I used to have papers where I just copied each letter down about 20 times. I could never write an "e" correctly; I always did it backwards. Then I went on to second grade where I required to write a Connecticut Writing Prompt. The highest score you could get on them was a 12. I usually got a 10 on all of the practice prompts; I don't remember what I got on the official prompt. This type of writing continued on through second grade. In third grade I taught how to write a fictional story. I can still remember one of the stories that I wrote. It was about a fairy that had to past tests before she could become a Power Fairy and she kept failing the tests. My teachers didn't like that one for some reason, but who cares what they think now. In fourth and fifth grade I was taught how to write a persuasive essay. I was able to do a good job on these but I thought they were so boring to write. I usually just made stuff up the whole time. We had to write those dang persuasive essays through 8th grade. In ninth and tenth grade, on top of the persuasive essays, I was made to write reactions to stories and books that I read. These reactions were what I felt while reading the book, what it made me think about, what lessons I learned, how much I liked the book, ect.. I actually don't mind writing reactions. They aren't as formal as the persuasive essays and are therefore easier to write. I like how I can openly express my opinion and talk about what I want to talk about. In persuasive essays, I have to write about the set topic, and let's face it; those are boring as heck. I'm free spirit; don't give me limits on what I can write about!