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Taylor Crace

Miss Cook

Composition-01

18 August 2017

Hi, my name is Taylor Crace and for some reason I always stress about

everything, even if its nothing. Creative writing is usually pretty easy for me, but

just the thought of writing essays has always been somewhat intimidating to me. I

think what mainly stresses me out about essays is the fact that it may not be good

enough, but that is possible in every situation which is probably why I am

constantly stressed. When I get overly stressed I just procrastinate which

eventually causes more stress.

When starting on an essay I almost always overthink every little thing. I

type up the header and then stare blankly at the screen while trying to think of

how I am going to tackle the assignment. I try for entirely too long to come up with

a clever title even though I always end up doing it last and it is never as creative as

I wish that it were. In my head I put myself down and tell myself that I cannot do

it and that I should just give up, which does not do me any good whatsoever.
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I have to overcome many obstacles when writing. If I am working on an essay

or doing anything that requires you to be extremely focused it is very difficult

because I was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age. In my case I get distracted

very easily and it is hard to sit still and work on one thing for long periods of time.

My thoughts are all over the place, but especially when writing multiple pages on

one thing. I never know whether to drag out what I am saying in order to make the

essay longer or make my point and just be short, sweet, and to the point.

So when it is time for the introduction after fighting with myself over how I

am going to tackle writing this, I try to gather all of my thoughts in order to get

started. The introduction is probably something that I struggle the most with. I

can never seem to think of a good hook that I am proud of and that stands out.

When writing an intro, coming up with a hook takes me the most time, and if I

cannot seem to come up with one then I just skip it and move onto the body

paragraphs.

Body paragraphs are usually the easiest for me and I can just fly right

through them, but sometimes that gets me in trouble. If I just completely fly right

through them then I do not thoroughly think everything through. When writing, I

try to find the happy medium in the body, where I can write at just the right

speed and not too fast. Although I do lose my train of thought quite often which
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makes writing extremely difficult, especially since we do everything on the

computers now and not on pencil and paper.

In conclusion, I have a very loose and unorganized writing style that needs a

lot of work. The way I write will probably end up biting me in the butt in the long

run so I took this class as a way to kind of help myself out. My sucky writing has

not caused me any major problems in school up to this point, but I know that I will

encounter trouble in college if I keep this up.

Rubric rating submitted on: 9/1/2017, 12:16:29 PM by

danielle.cook@redstreaks.org
5 4 3 2 1 0

Depth of 5 = Fully 4= 3= 2= 1= 0 = No
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insightful insightful ons are ons are ons are supported.
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and well and well insightful insightful insightful Clear,

supported. supported. and well and well and well detailed
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examples examples detailed detailed detailed provided, as
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Required 5 = Fully 4= 3= 2= 1= 0 = No
Components and Demonstrat Attempted Attempted Attempted attempt
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Structure 5 = Fully 4= 3= 2= 1= 0 = No
Your and Demonstrat Attempted Attempted Attempted attempt
score: 5 creatively ed to to to made
demonstrat Writing is demonstrat demonstrat demonstrat Writing is
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ed clear, e; a couple e; a few e; several clear,

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Evidence & 5 = Fully 4= 3= 2= 1= 0 = No

Practice and Demonstrat Attempted Attempted Attempted attempt
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score: 5 demonstrat Response demonstrat demonstrat demonstrat Response
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shows evidence of Response Response Response evidence of
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strong synthesis shows shows shows synthesis

evidence of of ideas strong strong strong of ideas
synthesis presented evidence of evidence of evidence of presented
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presented gained of ideas of ideas of ideas gained
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Mechanics, 5 = Fully 4= 3= 2= 1= 0 = No
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Comments:
Total: 22/25 = 44/50

This is a good start, but you're not really describing in detail what it is like for you
when you write. Look back at the questions in the prompt. Also, include narrative
elements such as description and figurative language to help your reader visualize
your process.