Well, today is the last day I will be in this class and, thus, the last day I will be updating this blog.
Haha, just kidding, I like writing here, but my updates will most likely be about fictional books from now on. I've really enjoyed the class, it has actually become one of my favorites. The teacher, Mrs. Coats, is extremely animated and excited almost all of the time and has so many fun stories to share with everyone, it really makes my day coming in here. This class only has three students in it and one rarely shows up (seriously I've only seen her about once a quarter) so we usually get work done a lot faster than normal and have plenty of time to goof off so it's always a fun time for me. We've written magazine articles and read books, which, if you know me, I almost never read non-fiction so reading "The Color of Water" and my sherlock book was a rare thing for me to do and I really enjoyed it. I probably won't do it again, but I enjoyed it.
The first thing I will miss about this class is defiantly the teacher. I, myself, am a bit introverted so seeing someone as happy and colorful as her is always fun for me. She always has a story to tell and it never gets boring in here (okay, not never. Typing and such gets a little tedious). Some of her favorite subjects to talk about are her new dog (who, from what I hear, is very ornery.), her husband, her family, and her In-laws (it never gets boring in here when the In-laws are involved). I hope that the rest of the year goes great for her and that she never gets any less fun. Also that the kids are nice to her. Kids at my school are mean.
I have actually grown as a writer. As proof of that I will list my strategies.
Step one: Write what ever comes to mind (See first paragraph).
Step two: Butter up whoever is giving the grade (See second paragraph).
Step three: Attempt to be funny to cover up the second paragraph (See here).
Step four: ???
Step five: Profit.
I'm still on step three.
In all seriousness though I really have grown as a writer, over the summer my typing had gotten horrible sloppy (as evident in my magazine article). I Could type well not nd Ha dto REdo evry ting and it hard lol. Now I just get a headache looking at anything that isn't perfect (See previous sentence). I'm not saying I know everything there is to know about writing (who knows how many run on sentences I have in this already), but I do know that typing like you just woke up and haven't had your morning coffee is not acceptable for a project that is meant to look formal. I've also really grown out in my reading (although I'm content with my fantasy) so even though I keep saying I'll probably never read another non-fiction book that's a lie. I used to think I was extremely good at writing, but this year I noticed that I actually kind of really suck so even though I have yet to really improve on that, I've at least recognized it and I do plan on doing something about my terrible writing. Sorry to anyone I've forced to read my stories.
I will miss this class, but in following with Dr.Seuss's wise words "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." I will. So thank you, Mrs. Coats, for being one of my favorite teachers and helping me improve my writing.
