1.The author, Shannon considered herself \u201ca strong student\u201d. \u201c I loved writing\u201dshe said. She believed she was a good writer, so much so she was in disbelief when she failed the writing part of the standardized writing proficiency test. After she failed the test the first time, she began hating writing and started doubting herself (paragraph 7). she never \u201caging felt the same love of reading and writing\u201d (paragraph 5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. She said \u201cthe people grading the tests didn\u2019t have the slightest clue about what constituted good writing\u201d (paragraph 5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Shannon loved writing, she said \u201cIt was one my strengths. I was good at it, and I enjoyed it.\u201d When she was going to take the standardized writing proficiency test she was confident she\u2019d passed, especially the writing part. To her surprise unfortunately she failed the writing part of the test, and that devastated her. If anything \u201cI thought I might fail citizenship\u201d she said. A poem she wrote was put on television once, but due to failing the test twice she stopped taking English seriously and earned a 2 on the Advanced Placement English Exam. She barely passed the twelfth-grade proficiency test, and she was placed in developmental writing in college. Shannon says \u201cI wish I knew why I failed that test, because then I might have\u2026 maintained my enthusiasm for writing, and continued to do well\u201d (paragraph 7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. If I were Mrs.Brown, I would say to Shannon, the author of \u201cProficiency\u201d, don\u2019t let one negative feedback of your work stop you from continuing what you love, but instead view it as a way to learn and improve on yourself. Feedback wether good or positive is a lesson on what you need to work on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Yes there have been time when I doubted in my writing abilities, mostly because since English isn\u2019t my first language I\u2019d worry that I wouldn\u2019t be able to write strong essays as someone who speaks the language. And also there were times when I wrote essays that I felt were my strongest essays, but didn\u2019t get the recognition I\u2019d hoped to get from my teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. I think I am a pretty good writer, but I know I still have a long way to go before I can be where I want to be as a writer. A part of writing I\u2019d very much like to become good at is being able to well describe a setting and invoke emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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