Free-writes and Blogging = Relaxing

This is crazy! Our first semester of freshmen year is almost done. How did time fly by so fast? For me, one of the reasons why this semester went by super fast was because of this class. Everyone is amazing and really supportive. I feel like there isn’t much judgment in this class.

As I’ve said in my first blog, I’ve always struggled with reading and writing. However, because of this class I feel more confident about pieces of writing I’ve done. I realized that writing isn’t limited to certain things like the use of “I” in essays. “I” is a powerful word that expresses a person’s voice on writing. And, throughout this class, I’ve learned to use “I” because of the purpose it brings to writing. The readers are able to hear about my beliefs and my voice. Pieces of writing that I’ve used the word “I” many times were my blogs, free-writes, SF review, and narrative essay.

When I wrote the free-writes, I felt relaxed, but also scattered. In the past, I’ve never written free-writes before writing an actual essay because I thought it was unnecessary. I felt relaxed because some of the free-writes felt like journal writing. In particular, the prompt from weeks 1-3, weeks 7-9, and weeks 13-15—these prompts were more opinionated and geared towards our telling our story. The fact that these prompts allowed us to freely express ourselves was a reason why I felt relaxed as I wrote these free-writes. I felt scattered because I rarely write without going back to edit. However, now, subconsciously free-write before I write essays and my writer's block goes away.

Because of the free-writes, the blogs were fun to do. Originally I thought the blogs would be a hassle, but the blogs are actually really fun. We’re able to write about anything in this class and post different stuff. This blog is a great way to learn about other people in this class. This blog allowed us to learn from each other through our different perspectives on writing and, reflections of the world and ourselves. I realized that blogging isn’t just an opinion piece, but a type of writing that allows the writer to express his/her feelings about a situation or time in their lives. Blogging is fun and interactive, I want to create a personal blog now.

Overall I love this class (as I’ve said throughout this whole blog)! I’m really going to miss you guys and this blog forum. I hope everyone does well on your finals!