Writing Ability

In terms of my writing abilities, my skills have changed drastically over the past four years. I always have my mother look over my papers before I submit them and this year there hasn't been nearly as much for her to comment on. I may not have done well on my essays in AP English last year, but I was able to take critique and improve. This year, my average essay score has been a 7, a number that I have never come close to obtaining on any AP essay in high school. I'd like to think that part of the reason for the change is better writing ability on my part, but I also think that I genuinely enjoy reading my outside reading and independent reading books and coming to conclusions on a topic after reading. I feel accomplished every time I find a point that was never explicitly stated. Reading is one thing I've always been good at, even in elementary school. I think reading and writing are closely related even if I love reading, and absolutely hate writing. As my reading level has increased so has my writing ability. I've appreciated the literature that we have been assigned to read over the course of the year, and reading these novels has taught me which areas of writing I need to improve.