Development isn't exactly the right word here. I don't think my writing developed leaps and bounds in the course. This is only because I think that, because my high school was so writing intensive and I spend two years writing with the AP curriculum, my writing at the beginning of this class was essentially developed. I would say that my writing matured more than anything. While I wrote amazing essays back in high school under the AP standards, I couldn't answer reading comprehension multiple choice questions for my life. Additionally, we had very strict standards where a good essay looked like XYZ. This helped me develop strong writing skills, but at the same time, it limited my creative ability. I really liked how I was able to think about writing in a bigger picture setting. I was allowed to think critically and write how I wanted. The biggest accomplishment was finding my own tone and style which I think conveys ideas better than the AP standard. I liked researching and writing in this class instead of writing about useless crap that didn't matter like I felt I was doing in high school. I found my voice.
I really really realllllllyyyy enjoyed the metaphor in this class. It allowed me to connect what I've already learned and learn practical writing. Particularly, the prickles and goo idea and dinner conversations were awesome ways at looking at things. They were useful in writing something that has meaning. I wasn't the largest fan of the triangle because... well... it didn't need to be in a triangle. In highschool, we used SOAPSTone, which I felt was a better application of the same idea. http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/preap/teachers_corner/45200.html
THANKS FOR THE AMAZING SEMESTER! TEACH CREATIVE WRITING! I'LL TAKE THE CLASS!!!
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