The writing piece that I was the proudest of was the quick write about my brother. I found this piece to be something that was hard to write because I knew it was about my brother but yet so easy to write at the same time. I also found that this was a risk for me, in this piece I put a lot of emotions and feelings into it about things I do not like always talking about in person, and yet I wrote about it. I know my brother and I have a strong connection but getting my thoughts and feelings about how we struggle also as siblings was definitely a risk for me. I saw myself struggling when writing while being timed. I did not always think about how much was left or how much time we had to write it was more the idea that I was being timed and writing to me sometimes takes a while. At the same time, I liked doing the quick writes because it allowed me to get everything down on the paper and just leave it there, it did not have to be revised or perfected it felt good to just write and leave it there for once. I also find that I struggle the most with detail. I feel like I write what I know and that is not always the case when someone else is reading my work. This really came into place when we went through the step of editing our own work with the small moment piece. This made me think about when I teach writing that I need to see how students feel about their work and ask about what they think was hard and what they are proud of. This will allow me to learn more on the personal level with my students but also this will help me better understand their writing. If a student tells me that they are confident with their ending but they need more help with the hook I can pinpoint on helping that student with what they need exactly. My goal before was pretty broad and saying that I just want to become a better writer, I dont think that I have fully achieved this in a few months but I do think that I have learned more about how I write and what I need to work on to improve. I think I have improved in writing on more of a professional level, when talking about students or my work I believe that I have improved on this.
