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strengths and weaknesses

I think that one of my strengths is providing vivid imagery for the reader.  I think I have also gotten a lot better at analyzing different aspects of literature. I think that I have gotten better at this mostly due to Purple Hibiscus work but also due to the literary analysis we wrote on LOTF. I thought that I got a lot better at analyzing especially diction. I got better at thinking about why and how an author would use a certain word in a sentence and what affect that would create.

I think my biggest weakness in writing so far is my diction. I do not have the best word choice and it makes my writing sound bad. One of my other weaknesses is my bad transitional phrases. It makes my writing sound kind of choppy and hard to follow. I will work on this by practicing them in casual forms of writing such as short blog posts just to gain experience.

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  1. Ellie Sh.May 1, 2018 at 10:11 AM

    I have trouble providing vivid imagery in my writing. It is good that, that is one of your strengths. I think that diction is something that many people have trouble with when writing. Good post.

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  2. KatherineMay 2, 2018 at 7:41 AM

    I also have trouble with transitional sentences. I am glad you have a plan for next year to improve.

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