The first memories I have of writing are painful at best. My middle school years were the toughest years of writing for me. We wrote in numerous writing styles. ... When I was struggling in class with a writing assignment she would help me along the way and tutor me after school to better myself for future writing assignments. ... I could surf the internet for ways to better my writing skills or chat with an online tutor about different ways I could learn a different writing style. ...

• Word Count: 870
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

My very first experiences with writing began with three words: "the new kid". ... Caves loved to assign the longest, most boring reading assignments out of our Robert Frost poem books. ... Throughout high school, I began writing poems more and more and decided to start posting my ideas online. ... This generates a sense of encouragement and confidence for me in my writing. I found that in high school, my writing was improved substantially from middle school since I started writing a daily blog because it generated positive feelings about writing, especially when it came to whippi...

• Word Count: 1305
• Approx Pages: 5

Teachers also believe homework assignments inform parents about class work (Bryan, Burstein & Bryan, 2001). ... Organizational problems may affect getting the assignment and bringing it home, gathering the materials necessary to complete the assignment and bringing it back to school. ... Some of these include: one-on-one assistance, adjusting the length of the assignment, providing a peer tutor, providing learning tools and giving fewer assignments (Bryan & Burstein, 2001). ... These include writing the assignment on the chalkboard, explaining the assignment clearly, assigning homework in smal...

• Word Count: 2339
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Letters were the basis of everything fun, reading, writing, and crafts! ... Racking my brain daily caused me to despise writing. ... By seventh grade all writing enjoyment was gone. ... This format was the basis for all writing in high school too. ... I procrastinated until two days before the assignment was due to start starring at the blank paper, unfilled lines, preferred edges, three aligned holes, and metal rings spiraling down the left side of my newly opened notebook. ...

• Word Count: 1631
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

My writing skills were top notch, of course. Looking around the room at my new classmates, it was easy to tell who had done the summer assignments, and those who were scrounging around in the back of their minds for a believable excuse as to why they had not produced anything after three months. ... While writing came naturally to me, reading was a different story completely. ... "Your writing skills need some work. ... You have to think like a reader while writing. ...

• Word Count: 1381
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

I am lucky to have been a literate person since the first few years of my education, learning to read and express myself through writing and speech. ... Literary skills allow for the conveying of ideas and they also define being an individual through self-expression in forms such as poetry or writing to share experiences. ... Although the importance of being a literate person seems so obvious, reading and writing are essential to be a functioning member of society. ... I was beginning to realize that I was completing these assignments for a greater purpose and that my grades now counted towar...

• Word Count: 1640
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She had me reading and writing at a very young age and often thought I was excelled in many areas. ... He states that he was "annoyed when he was unable to get help ", on a simple mathematics assignment (346). ...

• Word Count: 1139
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School