Through my  entire thirteen  years of education, I can honestly say I have never really been a fan of English. I never found it exciting or interesting. But this year has really changed my thoughts on English. Not only the subject matter itself, but actually doing written assignments. I look forward to writing and expressing my ideas through a pencil and paper. This has also had an effect on my writing. I’ve noticed my assignments aren’t as vague and just follow the essay format bullet by bullet. They have some juice to them, some emotion, something more than just the assignment. That’s the main thing I’ve noticed that has changed in my writing. I’m actually talking about specific stuff, and that’s because I actually enjoy what I am writing about this year. This class has taught me a very valuable lesson that I have already applied to not only my other classes, but all aspects of my life. This lesson is, don’t procrastinate! I learned early in this class that if I wanna do well, I’m not gonna be able to just do my assignments the morning of, or the night before. I learned this after the very first assignment we received back. I was extremely unhappy with my grade but when I thought back about how much time I actually put into the essay, I came to the realization that my habits needed to change. And that is exactly what I did in all my classes. Even with all the adversity I was facing with my grandmother passing away, to my brother overdosing and having a seizure when I’m away at school, I didn’t procrastinate. It took some real effort and work sure, but I felt the amount of work that  I was doing and not procrastinating was really gonna reflect when my grades came out. I will not only continue to do this in the future, but make sure I am on top of everything and never doing something at the last minute. Out of all the aspects of my work this semester, I felt my most successful ones were rhetorical strategies, and meaning clarity. I can just remember now sitting in 11th grade AP English listening to my teacher talk about Ethos, Logos, and Pathos and having zero idea what she is talking about. This is a skill I feel I really mastered this semester. Not only knowing what these devices are, but applying them in my writing successfully. Knowing which pieces of information reflect on which strategy and how could be a really useful tool when writing a paper. I also feel I am fairly good at writing to reach my audience and achieve a purpose. The idea of not assuming what the audience is feeling and how they are reacting but trying to guess it, is also a very powerful tool in writing. This is because, if your thesis statement reflects back to how the audience is feeling with reasoning then it is a very well written essay. I’ve learned what makes a decent essay, from a great one. And you’d honestly be surprised about the margin of error between them. I haven’t realized it since this year but I want to be, I could be a pretty good writer. The revision I would still like to make to my essays in my portfolio is to continue to be less vague, and don’t assume how the audience is feeling or reacting to a certain situation.I would like to be more precise and more detailed in some of my essays. And I know for sure I would change some wording I used in some of the essays. I assumed how the audience was feeling in a lot of the essays instead of how the author is trying to make them feel. Overall, I consider the organization and structure of my writing to be a strength. I know how to state an intro and get the thesis. I know how to back that thesis up with reasons and evidence that support my thesis in the introl. Finally, I know how to reintroduce my thesis and wrap up my entire writing and combine it into one. Some weaknesses I have is the tone, spelling, and grammar in writing. I know how to use voice in writing but tone is something I can improve on. The mood portrayed in my writing could be better, and that will do a much better job of making my writing less vague.  My grammar always needs work, I have to revise my essays a good three times before I finally find the errors. Finally, the repetition I use could be cut down, I should use more synonyms and better language in my writing. I like to to think I am a pretty good writer especially after this semester, but my writing always has room for improvement.