How does the author feel about her writing abilities? In the literacy narrative “Proficiency” by Shannon Nicholls the author speaks about the love and passion that they have for reading and writing but as time goes by and they continue to fail the proficiency test and that demotivated her so much it caused her to hate reading and writing. n the narrative when the author states, “I never had a GPA below 3.0. I was smart, and I knew it. That’s until I got the results of the proficiency score.”. As the author states this is the beginning of the end for the passion and dedication that Shannon had for reading and writing because of the negative impact these test scores had on her.
Has there been a time in your life when you doubted your abilities as a writer or in general? Explain. The first time I really every doubted my writing skills was when I was writing my college essay, I wasn’t sure if things like my grammar, punctuation, and spelling were at the college level yet but I managed to write one of the best high level papers when the time came.
How do you feel about your writing abilities? I feel as if I am able to write well. When it comes to flow and grammar I might need some work but other than those 2 things I feel as if I am a pretty good writer.
How does the author feel about standardized tests? The standardized test make the author feel negatively towards the ability to write, for example in the narrative it states, “I felt like a failure, … I decided to quit trying so hard.”. This demonstrates the great effect that the standardized test had on Shannon and the negative impact which then lead her to feel negative about not only herself but her writing skills as well.
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Hi Anthony, I also doubted my writing skills when I was writing my college essay. When I writing a college level essay, I always worry about my grammar, punctuation and spilling as well. I am very appreciated that BMCC has a lot of writing tutor who can help me go though my essay when I have an essay assignment. I was bashful to ask for help, but I noticed that the learning center staffs are very kind and helpful. I feeel very comfortable and willing to ask for help for my writing now.