Cumulative Self-Assessment

1. What is the easiest part of writing for you? The most difficult?

The easiest part of writing for me is using my research in a paper and also keeping a good flow. The most difficult is developing a hook sentence and also a thesis statement.

2. As you look over your writing, select one particular essay with which you are satisfied. Below, discuss the specific effective traits of your piece. In other words, what did you do well? What do this particular essay have that the others don't.

I am most satisified with my poetry project. This piece has a good hook sentence, and thesis statement. I also believe that I did well in describing the works of Allen Ginsberg. This particular essay is better than the rest because it flows better.

3. Over the past year, in what ways have you grown or changed as a writer? What sort of things do you now do more effectively? What specific skills have you learned? Do you have the "hang" of the five-paragraph essay? Will you be prepared for the OGT?

I have improved as a writer by improving my spelling, grammar, paragraphs, and also my conclusion. I can create a concluding sentence better and I have learned to draw the readers' attention. I believe that I am used to the five-paragraph essay after writing eleven. Due to the amount of projects that we have had, I believe that I am better prepared for the OGT next March.

4. Set a goal for next year. What do you still need to work on? What areas of your writing would you like to strengthen?

A goal for me for next year is to improve my hook and thesis statements in the introduction.