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“Proficiency”…

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In the beginning of ” Proficiency ” the author was confident in writing. the author wasn’t only confident in writing but also loved and enjoyed writing. Writing was on of her strength. The author only had a gpa above 3.0. …

1. How does the author feel about her writing abilities? The feeling that the author had about her writing abilities was an emotional wreck due to the fact that she had failed her proficiency test, not once but twice which …

1. How does the author feel about her writing abilities?

Before taking the standardized writing proficiency test, Shannon Nichols always got A’s in her English classes and she had confidence to pass the test. After she failed the standardized writing …

1. How does the author feel about her writing abilities?At first, the author was felt very confident about her skills as a writer, but after taking the proficiency test her perspective as a writer changed. In paragraph 7 Shannon said “

1.How does the author feel about her writing abilities? In the beginning the author seems fairly confident in her writing skills. The author mentions how she was a “strong student” who was always on honor roll and never had a …

The author of “proficiency” by Shannon Nicholls feels like her writing has been great and loves her writing before the standardized test.The test really ruined her love for it. In the literacy narrative it states “I loved writing just as …