My Improvement as a Writer

This semester, I have grown as a writer. Last year, in high school, I took an AP Language and Composition class. While I learned a lot in that class, this semester gave me more opportunities to actually use what I have learned. This semester allowed me to further strengthen my writing skills by exposing me to more challenging topics. These topics improved my writing ability because it led to having to spend more time finding creative ways to put my thoughts into words. I also noticed that my ability to write informally has improved. For example, in high school, and in my other classes this semester, the assignments have required me to write in a formal tone. This class about letter writing provided me with the opportunity to write using an informal tone–an example of this would be my epistolary short story. On top of all of this, my writing–specifically…

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Epistolary Children’s Books

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