My Writing Experience

Throughout the course of one’s education, the importance of reading and writing is emphasized very early on. Children learn to recognize and construct letters of the alphabet before grade school even begins. Kindergarten is where the first stages of word development start and from that point forward, the rules of writing are given emphasis. From simple guidelines such as the difference between nouns and verbs to more complex theories including rhetorical strategies and proper essay formatting, students are expected to keep up with the new levels of writing year by year and not one person misses out. As a student that has been in the public school system since the beginning, my writing experience has been extensive, full of countless rules and guidelines, and highly criticized, but could always use some more work. When asked about my writing experiences prior to college, the answer is slim. I have been through no more, and no less, than the average student put through the public school system of Missouri. I have endured countless years of standardized testing and near

The beginning of my education started with the simplistic, yet crucial backbone of writing – spelling. I learned how to craft words and put them together into sentences. I learned how to create a story from those sentences and make people’s minds form pictures of their own interpretation. I learned how to inform an audience on both sides of an important topic and how to persuade them into taking my side. Within these several years, I also learned how to use proper grammar, formatting, and conventions to make a piece look and sound convincing. Only towards the latter years did I discover the fun in rhetorical strategies, twisting minds with similes, metaphors, and