Summary
How does the author feel about her writing abilities?
The author, Shannon Nicolas, feels that her writing abilities are great and up to par as she does well in school. In “Proficiency”, she says, “Until that time, I loved writing just as much as I loved math. It was one of my strengths”. Shannon feels that writing is something she does really well.
How does the author feel about standardized tests?
Shannon feels that standardized tests don't show her full potential of her writing skills. It made her question her ability to write even though she does great in it. She even asked her English teacher, “ “How can I get A’s in all my English classes but fail the writing part of the proficiency test twice?” ”. She wonders how she can do so well in her classes but yet could fail her proficiency test more than one time.
Has there been a time in your life when you doubted your abilities as a writer or in general? Explain
There has been a time in my life where I doubted my writing abilities in general. As years progressed, some writing assignments or essays became my least favorite thing to do when it came to English. When I had to do essays for English, I always seemed to get just an okay grade but compared to other classes or courses, I would do pretty well on my essays. This made me question my writing abilities as a whole because I thought that if I was not getting that great of a grade on my essays in English it could definitely affect my writing in other classes that I had to do a writing assignment or essay for.
How do you feel about your writing abilities?
I feel like my writing abilities are decent. There can definitely be some things I need to work on when it comes to my writing to strengthen it. I feel like it just depends on the topic or class that I’m writing about or for.
