Personal Narrative: My Reflection Of A Balanced Writer

I often referred to my style of writing as “Rollercoaster writing,” but through gentle critiquing and positive reinforcement my style is now more of a “Balanced writer.” I have improved on a lot of the area’s that I previously struggled with; yet at the same time I still have weaknesses I need to improve on. What I have noticed from being graded by my professor, I pay really close attention to detail and paragraph unity. I can write about an experience and support it with great imagery and detail, as if the reader were right there living the experience. Yet at the same time, I seem to still suffer from the comma splice syndrome and other punctuation illnesses. Overall, I think that my professor response to my paper was positive; and that once I improve on my punctuation and word choice, I will be on the road to writing success.

One positive attribute I possess is my ability to use great detail in my writing. I will write about a situation in life then include vivid detail to support my writing. For example, in my reflective paper I described what it was like when I first arrived in the general population. I wrote about the smell of the unit, the number of inmates, the look on all their faces, and the emotional feelings rushing through me at the time. Also I display good organization and paragraph unity in my writing. I have demonstrated the ability to organize my paragraphs in a way that flows together, not leaving the reader confused by jumping from topic to topic. These are strengths that I lacked prior to the start of the school