JOURNAL 10

At first just thinking about having to compose any form of essay or even simply a paragraph of my thoughts onto paper just gave me anxiety. I never had an interest in writing because I am never able to organize my thoughts into a well structured form. Writing was not something I considered freeing or a form of helping me express myself. It always just makes me feel agitated and annoyed because I need to find the best way to form my jumbled thoughts. Throughout the course of this semester, I have learned numerous skills to apply in my writing.

As the semester went on, many lessons in class made writing easier for me. The class discussions on the issues that we, the class had while working on the different assignments helped me in improving my writing. It is helpful to talk about all the different problems everyone has and coming up with solutions. It feels comforting to know that other students may also have the same difficulties that I may be experiencing too. The free writing in the beginning of class also allowed me to just put down all the random thoughts I had on the specific topic that we were discussing. I enjoyed sharing what my obstacles or issues were in completing certain essays assigned over the course.  

I feel that my relationship with writing has become much easier and less stressful. I have learned a lot from how to organize my body paragraphs to focusing on one main idea to how to properly cite in APA format. This semester in this specific class has helped me in improving my writing. Although I still enjoy the little writing assignments like the journals over the essays that we are assigned, it was an insightful semester because of all the new skills I have learned from my professor and my peers to utilize in my writing.