I remember the first day of school when I walked into Mrs. Mary Doe's room and asked myself, "What will I learn this year?" Well, the answer to this question contains a lot of information that will help me in the future, especially on how to make a great essay. This valuable information will carry me through high school and beyond. This information is the root of my writing that has made me greatly improve as a writer. This year I've learned what kind of writing I like, how I write efficiently and fluently, and how I've changed as a writer. One thing I learned in writing class this year is what I do: I'm good and not good at writing. For example, I learned what my strengths were. I've found from the many articles I've written that supporting my arguments with details, examples, and strong quotes has been something I've been good at. I realized this because I did really well on my community leader persuasive essay where you had to convince leaders to use money for what you think. I did a really good job and realized I was good at supporting. Maybe I should do speeches and debates. Secondly, I discovered that I had some weaknesses. “Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not eliminating our weaknesses.” This quote from Marilyn Savant really sums up writing skills. I've never been able to write creatively, only informatively. I have not yet developed the ability to combine these two to make it “fun” yet informative. Sometimes, my greatest strengths come from my weaknesses. I finally learned the type of writing I like best. Persuasive and informative are the two types of writing I excel at. I'm a person who doesn't think outside the box; I just focus on the f... middle of the paper... persuasive will be the best kind of writing because, as I said before, I'm good at being convincing and giving people reasons to believe me. To summarize, the ways I have changed in writing are how much my writing has improved, how I have changed my outlook on writing, and how I believe I will act as a writer in the future. In conclusion, I have learned many different things about my writing skills this year, including the type of writing I like, how to write efficiently and fluently, and the many ways I have changed as a writer. When I entered Mrs. Mean's language arts class, I expected it to be similar to last year's, but with different material. I was totally wrong. I was very challenged in language arts to keep up with assignments and deadlines. But the most important thing is that I learned how to write a quality paragraph; something that will travel with me for the rest of my life.