In reviewing your
responses to the writing inventory, how would you define your overall attitude toward
writing? Can you capture that sentiment in 10 words or less? Respond to at
least four classmates’ blogs.
I agree so much with this statement! Beginning any writing assignment is hard, but once you have gotten past the rocky beginning it grows more enjoyable.
I agree! Especially with papers, I often have to save the introduction for last. I develop my general ideas with an outline, and then write the body and the conclusion, finishing with the introduction. Makes starting much easier, because you can kind of pick up in the middle.
I agree with this also! Sometimes I even have to start in the end and work my way up to the beginning, or I'll craft multiple beginnings until I get one that I love, but I think depending on the topic, starting can be the hardest part!
Yeah I would have to wholeheartedly agree. Writing to me, is hard to get your first thoughts on the page, but once the ball starts rolling, its almost hard to stop.
I agree with you. I think it is definitely best to write about a topic you are interested in or passionate about. I think that's why teachers should make sure to be lenient in allowing their students to pick their own topics.
So relate-able. Writing about something boring, or being forced to write in a certain way is so frustrating. It's like being told to make a painting or write a song in a specific way. Writing is an art, not a science.
I am in the same boat. As long as I enjoy the writing topic on some level, I will have no problems. But if it is a topic I do not want to write on at all, I will have to force the writing out and my heart won't be in it.
What helps inspire you to write? What topics are interesting to you and easier to write about (and on the flip side, what is not as easy to write about)?
Maria, I completely agree! I find it easier to write about the topics I am interested in. I don't always enjoy writing, but it comes much more naturally when I am writing about a topic I actually like.
I definitely understand your lack of patience when writing. For me, it is hard to continue writing or convey what I feel like is important enough to put down in words all the time which then makes me impatient. How are you impatient while writing?
Have you ever considered spacing out when you write? Sometimes I get SO impatient waiting for an idea or inspiration, but then if I brainstorm and then take a day before writing, my subconscious mulls is over and is very helpful. :) Just a thought.
Patience is something I struggle with when writing. I often want what I write to out perfectly the first time so I do not have to spend time revising. However, sometimes taking writing in little steps and allowing time for ideas to form can help get a not so terrible first draft.
When it comes to writing, I am very impatient too, Lindsey! Writing papers for class is my least favorite assignment. I can't seem to begin a paper or find the place to start. It is very frustrating, so I can understand how you feel.
Interesting outlook, Meredith. Very much different than how I view it, but I think the important part is that it's still viewed as necessary. How do you feel about literature? Is it needed?
I agree with Katelyn that this is a very interesting viewpoint on writing. Perhaps it's just because I enjoy writing, however, even disliking certain aspects of it, I still see how important it is a skill to teach and to learn at any age. I feel as if no matter how far we develop technology it is still an essential skill to have.
I think writing is needed a lot more than that. Are you including writing electronically in that, like typing, or you just dont think we need to write with a pencil and paper anymore?
This is interesting to me as well. Do you think that it is an outdated form of communication and that's the reason why writing isn't needed or do you think that people shouldn't have the right to express themselves in such a fashion, or behind door number three: do you have a personal vendetta?.... I agree with mahogany when she says she supports writing and it is essential, i believe it to be a building block of our education system!
I have to disagree. I think that writing is needed so much more! I believe that writing is such a great tool to use to help people learn about who they are. I think if we only just used it to write emails we would miss out on a lot of things.
I agree with that especially as someone who loves to journal. Often in my minds my thought may be very disjointed but writing them gives me the organization that I need and proper outlet of my emotions.
Katelyn, you just described my creative process as well. When I am writing something, it often starts out as a chaotic mess of words and phrases that I want to use. After some time spent deciding what I want to write about, I can organize my writing into some creative form.
I think that this is a great way of expressing how writing can help you organize what is going on in your brain. Writing can help bring out feelings that you didn't know you had until you started the writing process.
I am the opposite. I can enjoy writing an essay for a class and occasionally some personal nonfiction, but my heart belongs to fiction. I love reading it and I immensely enjoy writing it. When I write nonfiction, I feel like I am trapped in a box; creatively speaking. When I can write whatever I want, there is no box to keep me closed in and it is a free and wonderful feeling to write fiction; at least for me.
I somewhat agree with you. I find writing nonfiction to be easier in some cases because the facts are already there and it is easier for me to come up with opinions about the facts rather than think of a completely new story based on only my own ideas. I do think writing fiction is more fun though.
I'm the opposite, to each their own I guess haha...I love being able to concoct a ridiculous story about something, i can move the pencil for ages when i let my mind wonder. I need that creative freedom. I do still think academic writing and other forms other than fiction do require quite a bit of creativity, but just not the same way that tickles my fancy. I can become whomever i want to be by hitting pen to paper, thats pretty darn cool!
I agree with you! I enjoy telling stories I have heard from others or writing an essay, but fiction writing is often really hard for me to write because I often don't have the patience to see a story through to the end.
I know how you feel! I don't enjoy writing at all, but I always seem to write good papers. When it comes to fiction though, or anything where I have to be creative, I do an awful job. I'm a very analytic person, so when I have to be creative and come up with stories...I just can't seem to do it! A part of me wishes I did enjoy writing fiction, and poetry too!
Mahogany, writing fiction is like writing down your childhood dreams about the monster from your closet :) It can get pretty sketchy, but it is also an amazing way to express your creative thinking and let your imagination guide you.
However, I feel the same way when it comes to writing research papers, so I do understand you :)
I love this! As someone who loves to write about my own experiences and the situations going on in the world, I believe this is a great description of how I feel, when I feel inclined to grab a pen and just write.
Emma, this is so interesting. Your word choice for a simple sentence like this is so powerful, so I can only imagine how great of a writer you are. When my emotions stir, or I am feeling creative, I talk about how I feel. A part of me wishes I was more like you and could put my actual words into written words.
Writing down on a peace of paper your emotions, your thoughts, your ideas, and your imagination is probably the easiest and the most successful way of creating the story that no one ever wrote before. Something that is personally yours and that is created by your own mind and heart cannot go wrong :)
i couldn't agree more. The same way a musician or a painter expresses his/her feelings through falsettos or brush strokes, the writer uses words to convey certain feelings and emotions. And these words can paint a picture or set a scene all by themselves because of such vivid detail.
Totally agree! Writing has always been what I used to let out my frustrations and even sometimes my joys. Also I do find myself using it a lot when I have new ideas.
I understand struggling while brainstorming. I usually us a trick of listening to music to inspire me if I need it. Do you have any tricks to help with your brainstorming?
I definitely feel that way about research papers. I know how to write them and can write them well, but its not enjoyable. Maybe as future teachers we can find a way to make it more enjoyable for our future students.
I do enjoy writing because every time I write I learn (the same goes for reading) regardless the topic I write about. Yes, I do prefer writing poetry and fiction over a research paper, but every written paper means improvement. It is such a shame that you don't enjoy it, but it is great that you write good :)
I agree with you Nathanial! I would much rather write a creative piece than have to find sources and write a factual paper. It is so much more fun just to see where the story takes you.
I am majoring in Creative Writing, and I LOVE it :D It is the kind of writing that gives you a complete freedom of expression. You can play with the words, you can fantasize, you can let your imagination guide you and that is actually all you need. :)
Research papers are annoying, but can be very interesting too; it all depends on the topic.
I love writing. It can be a poem, it can be a short story, or a novel, I do not care as long as it is something where I can fully express myself, my ideas, my creativity, my emotions, my fantasies. I do find research papers quit annoying, but if I like the topic, I will enjoy it. Just let me be creative; I guess that is why I'm majoring in Creative Writing :)
Hard to start, but I enjoy writing once I do.
ReplyDeleteI agree so much with this statement! Beginning any writing assignment is hard, but once you have gotten past the rocky beginning it grows more enjoyable.
DeleteI agree! Especially with papers, I often have to save the introduction for last. I develop my general ideas with an outline, and then write the body and the conclusion, finishing with the introduction. Makes starting much easier, because you can kind of pick up in the middle.
DeleteI agree with this also! Sometimes I even have to start in the end and work my way up to the beginning, or I'll craft multiple beginnings until I get one that I love, but I think depending on the topic, starting can be the hardest part!
DeleteSometimes I begin a piece, get stuck, and don't come back to it for days, weeks, months, or even years. I guess that's just the nature of having ADD.
DeleteYeah I would have to wholeheartedly agree. Writing to me, is hard to get your first thoughts on the page, but once the ball starts rolling, its almost hard to stop.
DeleteI am the same exact way. I struggle with brainstorming and beginning the paper, but once I get the ball rolling I really enjoy writing.
DeleteWriting is definitely hard to start, but then it really does become a lot of fun as you start to get a rhythm or get in the so called writing zone.
DeleteIf I love the topic, fantastic. If not, uh oh.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I think it is definitely best to write about a topic you are interested in or passionate about. I think that's why teachers should make sure to be lenient in allowing their students to pick their own topics.
DeleteSo relate-able. Writing about something boring, or being forced to write in a certain way is so frustrating. It's like being told to make a painting or write a song in a specific way. Writing is an art, not a science.
DeleteI am in the same boat. As long as I enjoy the writing topic on some level, I will have no problems. But if it is a topic I do not want to write on at all, I will have to force the writing out and my heart won't be in it.
DeleteWhat helps inspire you to write? What topics are interesting to you and easier to write about (and on the flip side, what is not as easy to write about)?
DeleteMaria, I completely agree! I find it easier to write about the topics I am interested in. I don't always enjoy writing, but it comes much more naturally when I am writing about a topic I actually like.
DeleteI agree with you. If it is a topic I enjoy, or I can choose the topic, I enjoy writing.
DeleteI want to enjoy it, but get impatient.
ReplyDeleteI definitely understand your lack of patience when writing. For me, it is hard to continue writing or convey what I feel like is important enough to put down in words all the time which then makes me impatient. How are you impatient while writing?
DeleteHave you ever considered spacing out when you write? Sometimes I get SO impatient waiting for an idea or inspiration, but then if I brainstorm and then take a day before writing, my subconscious mulls is over and is very helpful. :) Just a thought.
DeletePatience is something I struggle with when writing. I often want what I write to out perfectly the first time so I do not have to spend time revising. However, sometimes taking writing in little steps and allowing time for ideas to form can help get a not so terrible first draft.
DeleteWhen it comes to writing, I am very impatient too, Lindsey! Writing papers for class is my least favorite assignment. I can't seem to begin a paper or find the place to start. It is very frustrating, so I can understand how you feel.
DeleteI understand where you are coming from. I often get impatient when writing, especially when it comes to a topic I don't enjoy.
DeleteIs only needed when responding or sending emails or reminders.
ReplyDeleteInteresting outlook, Meredith. Very much different than how I view it, but I think the important part is that it's still viewed as necessary. How do you feel about literature? Is it needed?
DeleteI agree with Katelyn that this is a very interesting viewpoint on writing. Perhaps it's just because I enjoy writing, however, even disliking certain aspects of it, I still see how important it is a skill to teach and to learn at any age. I feel as if no matter how far we develop technology it is still an essential skill to have.
DeleteI think writing is needed a lot more than that. Are you including writing electronically in that, like typing, or you just dont think we need to write with a pencil and paper anymore?
DeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
DeleteThis is interesting to me as well. Do you think that it is an outdated form of communication and that's the reason why writing isn't needed or do you think that people shouldn't have the right to express themselves in such a fashion, or behind door number three: do you have a personal vendetta?.... I agree with mahogany when she says she supports writing and it is essential, i believe it to be a building block of our education system!
DeleteI have to disagree. I think that writing is needed so much more! I believe that writing is such a great tool to use to help people learn about who they are. I think if we only just used it to write emails we would miss out on a lot of things.
DeleteSemi-organized creativity that expresses disorganized feelings and ideas.
ReplyDeleteI agree with that especially as someone who loves to journal. Often in my minds my thought may be very disjointed but writing them gives me the organization that I need and proper outlet of my emotions.
DeleteKatelyn, you just described my creative process as well. When I am writing something, it often starts out as a chaotic mess of words and phrases that I want to use. After some time spent deciding what I want to write about, I can organize my writing into some creative form.
DeleteStream of consciousness everything...call me a modernist...
DeleteI think that this is a great way of expressing how writing can help you organize what is going on in your brain. Writing can help bring out feelings that you didn't know you had until you started the writing process.
DeleteI love to write, but I strongly dislike writing fiction.
ReplyDeleteI am the opposite. I can enjoy writing an essay for a class and occasionally some personal nonfiction, but my heart belongs to fiction. I love reading it and I immensely enjoy writing it. When I write nonfiction, I feel like I am trapped in a box; creatively speaking. When I can write whatever I want, there is no box to keep me closed in and it is a free and wonderful feeling to write fiction; at least for me.
DeleteI am the polar opposite. Writing non-fiction and essay type pieces seems so restrictive to me.
DeleteI somewhat agree with you. I find writing nonfiction to be easier in some cases because the facts are already there and it is easier for me to come up with opinions about the facts rather than think of a completely new story based on only my own ideas. I do think writing fiction is more fun though.
DeleteI'm the opposite, to each their own I guess haha...I love being able to concoct a ridiculous story about something, i can move the pencil for ages when i let my mind wonder. I need that creative freedom. I do still think academic writing and other forms other than fiction do require quite a bit of creativity, but just not the same way that tickles my fancy. I can become whomever i want to be by hitting pen to paper, thats pretty darn cool!
DeleteI agree with you! I enjoy telling stories I have heard from others or writing an essay, but fiction writing is often really hard for me to write because I often don't have the patience to see a story through to the end.
DeleteI know how you feel! I don't enjoy writing at all, but I always seem to write good papers. When it comes to fiction though, or anything where I have to be creative, I do an awful job. I'm a very analytic person, so when I have to be creative and come up with stories...I just can't seem to do it! A part of me wishes I did enjoy writing fiction, and poetry too!
DeleteMahogany, writing fiction is like writing down your childhood dreams about the monster from your closet :) It can get pretty sketchy, but it is also an amazing way to express your creative thinking and let your imagination guide you.
DeleteHowever, I feel the same way when it comes to writing research papers, so I do understand you :)
When emotions stir, thoughts scream, and imagination sparks: I write.
ReplyDeleteI love this! As someone who loves to write about my own experiences and the situations going on in the world, I believe this is a great description of how I feel, when I feel inclined to grab a pen and just write.
DeleteWell said! I guess brevity really is the soul of wit.
DeleteWow Emma. This is very powerful! You can take so few words and with that express both depth and emotions. This is incredible!
DeleteEmma, this is so interesting. Your word choice for a simple sentence like this is so powerful, so I can only imagine how great of a writer you are. When my emotions stir, or I am feeling creative, I talk about how I feel. A part of me wishes I was more like you and could put my actual words into written words.
DeleteExactly! :)
DeleteWriting down on a peace of paper your emotions, your thoughts, your ideas, and your imagination is probably the easiest and the most successful way of creating the story that no one ever wrote before.
Something that is personally yours and that is created by your own mind and heart cannot go wrong :)
Writing is an outlet for ideas and emotions.
ReplyDeleteI think this is very true and the reason why students should have the opportunity to write in order to express their thoughts.
Deletei couldn't agree more. The same way a musician or a painter expresses his/her feelings through falsettos or brush strokes, the writer uses words to convey certain feelings and emotions. And these words can paint a picture or set a scene all by themselves because of such vivid detail.
DeleteTotally agree! Writing has always been what I used to let out my frustrations and even sometimes my joys. Also I do find myself using it a lot when I have new ideas.
DeleteBrainstorming for details can be difficult, but flow comes naturally.
ReplyDeleteI understand struggling while brainstorming. I usually us a trick of listening to music to inspire me if I need it. Do you have any tricks to help with your brainstorming?
DeleteI don't enjoy writing, but I can write good papers.
ReplyDeleteI definitely feel that way about research papers. I know how to write them and can write them well, but its not enjoyable. Maybe as future teachers we can find a way to make it more enjoyable for our future students.
DeleteI am the complete opposite. I enjoy writing but if it is on a paper topic that I don't enjoy then I will struggle.
DeleteI do enjoy writing because every time I write I learn (the same goes for reading) regardless the topic I write about. Yes, I do prefer writing poetry and fiction over a research paper, but every written paper means improvement.
DeleteIt is such a shame that you don't enjoy it, but it is great that you write good :)
I enjoy writing creatively, but research papers bore me.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy creative writing, yet not research papers.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Nathanial! I would much rather write a creative piece than have to find sources and write a factual paper. It is so much more fun just to see where the story takes you.
DeleteI am majoring in Creative Writing, and I LOVE it :D
DeleteIt is the kind of writing that gives you a complete freedom of expression. You can play with the words, you can fantasize, you can let your imagination guide you and that is actually all you need. :)
Research papers are annoying, but can be very interesting too; it all depends on the topic.
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteI love writing. It can be a poem, it can be a short story, or a novel, I do not care as long as it is something where I can fully express myself, my ideas, my creativity, my emotions, my fantasies. I do find research papers quit annoying, but if I like the topic, I will enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteJust let me be creative; I guess that is why I'm majoring in Creative Writing :)