High School Essay Writing

Growing up we are told that high school will prepare us for college. However, some students, including myself, lacked the skills to be successful in their classes. In high school we are given satisfactory grades for turning in a completed essay. On the other hand, turning in a completed essay will not give you a passing grade if it does not include all the essentials to an efficientessay. Writingis not only done in school, but it is also used in everyday life. After taking English 101, I noticed an improvement throughout my writing and developed the missing pieces to good writing habits such as brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising. The first step to writing a successful essay starts by creating an outline. In highschool I never

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Graduation

Through out life people go through so many hardships. Whether it be good or bad there is always something that comes out of the situation. One of the most exciting but yet scariest events would be graduation. For a lot of people, graduating from high school is a goal. It takes a lot of time and effort to achieve that goal. In the long run, it opens a lot of opportunities for people to succeed. Graduation is the end of high school, and the beginning to life. I can almost remember that day like it was yesterday, I awoke like on any other school day. It was a gorgeous May morning, the rays of sun flittered through my miniblinds blinding me as if I hadn't seen light in days. I sluggishly dragged my limp body out of ...show more content...

Once I was finished, I gathered up my cap and gown and my car keys and headed out the door. All the graduates had to meet in the high school library an hour before the ceremonies started, and I promised one of my best friends Tony that we would go together. I knocked on his back door and let myself in like I always do. All of his family members were running throughout the house trying to get ready. I asked his mom where Tony was and she proceeded to tell me that he was in the bathroom getting ready. I tapped on the door and walked in. He was standing in front of the mirror with his cap and gown on. He look me straight in the eyes and said," Can you believe that we are about to graduate?" I replied," No, it really hasn't set in yet." Tony finished getting ready, and then we left for the high school. The parking lot was filled with all the other seniors' cars. Tony and I walked into the library ten minutes late like usual, and the principal had already started giving instructions. I found my place in line and then was all ears. I couldn't help but look around at all the others. Smiles were plastered on their faces as if they had heard a hilarious joke. Once the principal concluded his speech, the whole senior class paraded down the hallway to the commons in two uniform lines stopping just outside the gymnasium doors. We could hear the band warming up and playing songs. All the people that were standing around me were bubbling

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Through out my high school career I never took my education seriously. For most of the four years it was a big blur. I'm not quite sure if it was because of me or if I found myself blaming my surroundings or teachers for my lack of focus and strive to learn. A failure can mean different things to everyone else. Maybe there's just different types or categories of failures. These failures are meant to teach us something, or motivate us to simply not make these mistakes again.

I remember going into my freshman year of high school nervous but excited because I thought I'd learn so many new things. Next thing you know I found myself dreading school. Was I being lazy? Was it my lack of motivation? I still can't grasp why exactly I lost that excitement or that yearning to go to school. I was raised to have the idea that school was a place to learn not socialize. But at the age of 14, what teenagers don't want to socialize and that's what got a hold of me. I spent too much time worrying about other things that didn't involve my education. Once I became a junior in high school I had been too far in the process of skipping school, not paying attention, and putting all my focus on other things. I'm not saying I didn't learn things while or whenever I did go to because I learned a lot of things but not enough. I didn't reach my full potential. I think this was the year I made friends who weren't as great of influence. So, at this point my lack of focus on my education was because of Get more content

Going To High School Essay

Learning and trying new activities has always intrigued me. It could be food, books, new problems to solve, or new and different ways to learn. I believe trying new things helps me build on experiences and improve the way I tackle tough problems. In other words, I love new opportunities that I can learn or gain something from.

Going to high school presents me with a great chance to do something new. The Wake STEM earlycollege program is a perfect way for me to reach my goal of attending the College of Engineering at NC State University and pursuing a career in Agricultural Engineering. Exploring the Engineering area of the STEM program is a large part of why I aim to go to Wake STEM. I know I love engineering because I work part time at an

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High School: A time in our lives that sets the mold for who we are going to be in this world. It does this by teaching us great lessons about life, ourselves, and other people through various experiences. One of these experiences I chose to take part in was football. It was this decision that led me to this fateful day. A day in which my left leg was shattered and my perspectives on life were drastically changed. The journey I had embark on to deal with all of the after effects of this event taught me life lessons I'll never forget. It was October 24th, 2014. This date fell on a Friday and during football season that meant it was game day for most high school teams. Not just any game though, it was our district championship. I remember it all like it was yesterday. The smell of the fresh cut grass was so satisfying and the grass itself was even more delightful to see on the field. The atmosphere was phenomenal. Both cheer squads were screaming their chants. Fans and parents alike were yelling and clapping. My shoulder pads were fastened tight around my ribs and shoulders. The adrenaline was flowing through my veins. My mind was prepared for the game but not what was about to befall me. This is where the story starts to spiral downwards. It was about five minutes into the first quarter and we ran up the middle. I was the designated lead blocker. I lunged at the linebacker full force and knocked him down. I had so much momentum going towards him that I went straight to the Get more

First week of high school Fun, scaring, exciting are the feelings of my first week of school. This is a brand new experience of my life having to leave my friends and teachers in middle school behind. New school, new friends and new teachers are all part of this new school year. This one is different though, it's the first week of high school. Most freshmen like me that enter the school are scared. I think the first week of the school is the easiest since there would not be a lot of homework and what you need to do is to listen to what you need for the class and know other people well in the class. But I am wrong, as soon as you get seated on your assigned seat, new teachers start to introduce themselves and start giving tons...show more content...

I think the pronunciation of Spanish is different from English and I have difficulties of speaking Spanish properly. I also have an AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) class for my elective, AVID is acollege–readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four–year colleges. The AVID system is a district wide and school wide approach featuring: a college–preparatory elective course, rigorous curriculum, trained college tutors, and a site team composed of the AVID Coordinator, subject–area teachers, parents, and tutors. WICR – or writing, inquiry, collaboration, and reading– forms the basis of the AVID curriculum. It gives students the skills they need to succeed in college–preparatory classes, like Advanced Placement. I have Algebra 2 for my math class. Algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the of operations and the things which can be constructed from them including terms, polynomials, equations and structures. Algebra 2 is an extension of Algebra and Geometry and talks about deriving formulas from another. WE didn't do anything in our P.E. class in the first week, since we did not have our P.E. clothes so we had free time. In my biology class, I learned how to define life. An organism must have 7 properties of life to be alive, including cellular organization, reproduction, metabolism, homeostasis, heredity, responsiveness and growth and

Back in my freshmen year of high school, I cringed at the thought of writing essays. I could not convey my thoughts through my writing efficiently. After sophomore year, I became a bit more confident about my writing. It was not until junior year, however, that my writing drastically improved. IB English 11 enhanced quite a few of my weaknesses and molded me into an analytical thinker. Nevertheless, the process of becoming a capable writer was rigorous. One of my biggest challenges as a writer: time management. Though I can write under pressure, I cannot produce my best work under pressure; time is necessary to compose an excellent paper. I often procrastinated working on essays and watched TV shows or movies instead. Now, I tell myself I can only watch the next episode of Jane the Virgin after I complete my work. This technique assisted me in complete my work more proficiently and also eliminated the stress I would have gone through if I had worked last minute. Though I have developed better time management skills over the years, I attempt to improve them further constantly. Besides time management, I have always struggled with beginning and concluding essays. I find generating hooks that catch an audience's attention quite difficult. Along with hooks,writing a conclusion that provides the reader satisfaction after reading my essay is also challenging. However, I learned a writing technique that helped me overcome this struggle: write the body paragraphs and

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High school writing differs a great deal from college level writing. I feel like I was not prepared to take such a big leap. Writing was never a strong suit of mine since I never really knew how to make connections, come up with solid commentary, or transition between paragraphs. Another weakness of mines is my vocabulary. I feel like my vocabulary is not up to par with that of a college student, which is typically very elevated and intelligent sounding. However, I think it is just because I did not have a solid basis of writing. In high school, I succumbed myself to regular English classes to get an easy A rather than challenging myself by taking Honors or AP courses. It was not until my senior year in high school that I decided to enroll myself into Honors British Literature. Throughout my high school career, I never really had a course...show more content...

For starters, in college a week is given to complete a paper, but in high school a week was given just to start brainstorming ideas. Of course there are higher expectations, but that was inevitable. The typical structure of a high school essay consists of five paragraphs: an introduction, three body, paragraphs, and a conclusion. In college there is basically no structure as you should write as much that content that most effectively conveys your idea and backs up your argument. I would have to say that college level writing focuses on more complex argument centered around a very detailed, but arguable thesis. I have learned that the research that I did in high school is not the most reliable type of research. In high school I would search up sources on Google and pick one that pertained to the topic at hand. However in college, I learned that you must pick credible sources that are written by professionals and experts. I now use the library database to provide my paper with the most reliable and credible Get more content

When it comes to essay writing, college and high schools have different approaches during the writing process. In this online blog, "High School vs. College Essay Writing" written by Polina at University language, she argues how colleges write essays and how high school students differ from it. Her argument, compared to the other articles sort of disagree, stating that, "Yourwriting hasn't changed; college essay writing requirements are simply different than those of high school essay writing" (Polina 2). Entering college there are multiple requirements for writing an essay, "Essays that were getting perfect grades in high school are often criticized in college" (Polina, P. 2). For example, when writing an essay teachers only want to see

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1.Think about your experiences of writing at college. Which types of assignments have you found helpful in strengthening your writing skills? Where do you want to improve your writing? What's the most useful advice you're received that's helped you improve your writing. Be as specific as possible.

Research types of writings at college helped me strengthen my writing skills because as I started to research on a topic, not only I learned more in depth, but also learned how to draw further connections outside of the course(class). I want to improve my writings in making correct connections and organizing ideas. Sometimes, I misunderstand the readings and end up making the wrong connections. In fact, my ideas are all over the place whenever I try to make connections, which does not clearly show that I have understood the assignment. These mistakes often led to downside of my grades. The most useful advice I received that helped me improve my writing is that "the word 'writing' actually means to put things together, so don't be afraid of express your opinions in your writing your opinion." This encourage me not to be afraid of writing and expressing my opinions.

2.What was your experience of learning to write at high school? Which types of writing did you enjoy, and why?

My high school writing experience was much more fun compared to college writings. In my high school, I never had a prompt to write about. It was just simply writing a response to the readings, how I thought

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There was a point in my time where I enjoyed school and took pleasure in attending school and that was elementary. Those were the best school years of my life, having nothing to care about, the school lunch was unbelievably amazing and we had recess. Middle school was manageable but was also beginning to become tough because the classes were becoming difficult. As we approach the beginning of ourhigh school career, parents and teachers always tell us students that it's the best four years of our life, which in my case I did not find high school fascinating or enjoyable. I found high school to be very stressful, overwhelming and not easy, understanding that the next four years of my life will be filled with obstacles and challenges that I will face. I knew that I would have challenges with my courses, but I did not think I would have trouble with my emotions such as feeling depressed, sad, or that I would cry every other day, but to some teachers or parents thought it was normal for teenagers because we are going through different phases of our life. My freshman year was probably the best year of my high school year but I did face many challenges. I was immature, did not obey my teachers, always getting in some sort of trouble. I was carefree, fun, outgoing and had decent memories whether they were good memories or bad memories. Towards the middle of my freshman year I found out that I had Hyperthyroidism, and was quite confused and did not understand what it meant. As I

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A thesis statement is a main point argued in your writing. I was introduced to creating a thesis statement in high school, yet I did not use it in my writing consistently. It was not until my first year of college, I became familiar with accurately incorporating a thesis statement as a foundation for my writing. Developmental English taught me the importance of having a good thesis statement during my writing. I learned a thesis statement must consist of three or more supporting details to sustain a point of view, and it should appear in the first or second paragraph. Thus, this being my second year at Forsyth Tech, I am still learning and gaining knowledge; however, I learned a few new techniques to broadening my skills as a college writer.

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Life After High School

I've just entered my senior year of high school. I know that this is a very important year. I have a lot of decisions to make and not much time to make them. These decisions will either make or break my life, and I want to make sure that I make them to the best of my ability because there is no turning back. I need to make sure I definitely want to attend college. The decision is totally up to me. There are many positives and negatives of attending college. Go over them, and then decide. I know myself better then anyone else, and I won't let anyone else tell me what to do. I will make sure if I am going to attend college that I have something in mind that I will want to do, to succeed in. Choosing a major can be a...show more content...

I knew I wanted to do this because I was very interested in sports my whole life. It wasn't an easy decision in choosing a school, but I think I made the best choice based on my major right now. In a short essay "College? What's in It for me?" by Steven M. Richardson, the author makes some very good points about college. Richardson states that there are a lot of reasons to not attend college, but furthermore states that attending college is your best bet at succeeding in life. Richardson states "The biggest reason for not going, probably, is that college costs money" (169). On the other hand, he states, "The decision to attend college is an investment in your future–a risk, certainly, but one with a big payoff if it's the right decision for you" (171). These are the things I had to think about along with millions of high school–students before making my decision on what I wanted to do with my life. Choosing a college is only the first part of the decision making process. What I want to do for the rest of your life is the question that the majority of high school students will ponder. As Richardson states, choosing a college as well as choosing a major is definitely an investment. The way you handle that investment is up to you. If you handle it correctly your investment will pay off immensely in the end (171). This is why I chose Athletic Training as my major. Get more content

Secondary School Teacher Nelson Mandela, a famous South–African president, once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." Teachers can be the people to inspire the next person to change the world. It is their job to bring out a different side of students and help them become successful adults. A teacher can change the outlook of a student and change the eventual outcome of the country. This career is important to society because the country is dependent on the next generation, and without correct education the world could become very corrupt. Teaching can be a very important job that requires adults to have special skills to complete very complex duties. Teachers must be able to cooperate with other...show more content...

All states require teachers to have a bachelor's degree("Secondary School Teacher" 491). Teachers can work in different types of environments which include: hazards, travel, and location. Teachers can work in classrooms, science labs, computer labs, or machine shops. These environments usually lack necessities for educating students. Some schools fund field trips once or twice a year and the teacher gets to go along to supervise the students on this trip("High School Teacher"). One hazards of this job is the stress the teacher must endure to complete their job("High School Teachers"). A teacher must also spend a lot of their own time completing schooling activities to make a class as prepared as possible. Teachers may have to deal with unruly students depending on the location of the job, and this could cause harm to the teacher physically and mentally("High School Teacher").

The job of a teacher is very vital to the control of the country in future years. The job is growing and will add six percent by 2024. There are expected to be 55,000 more teaching jobs opening up by 2024("High School Teachers"). Overall, the field of education will be growing in the coming years. The job of teaching can require a huge amount of work and time to be done successfully. Teachers usually work school hours which can vary for different schools("High School Teachers"). Although

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My whole life I have been invested in doing what I love, focusing on my true passions, as well as finding new ones. I have been very involved in my high school, and have been lucky enough to be a part of multiple clubs and activities. Without these activities, my high school experience and life would be a lot different. I have been an active drama club member, a part of 'Bottlecappers,' a club advocating anti–drug, alcohol, and bullying to younger students in my district, and many other community service opportunities. I am lucky to have the opportunity to be in these activities, as they have shaped me to be the young adult I am today.

Before I even entered high school, I obtained a love of theater and the performing arts. I have been singing and acting since I was nine, as well as on and off dancing since three. Taking classes at a local theater really introduced me to this interest of mine. When I entered highschool, an injury kept me from doing shows. But now I graduate with nine high school shows under my belt, as well as being in multiple community theater productions. Being a part of these shows made me feel a strong sense of belonging, and whether I was an ensemble or lead...show more content...

As I had mentioned earlier, I am part of an anti–drugs and alcohol club. I am extended the opportunity to speak to young students about the risks they could encounter. The feeling that those students may look up to us is very meaningful, and I feel it is a unique experience. I am lucky to have the chance to save a student's life through this club. Another community activity I enjoy doing is related to performing, but at senior citizen homes. Some of my friends and I often just like to get together with some music and go sing for them. This is a rewarding experience, as seeing the senior citizens smile, and making their day better, is truly a heartwarming experience every time I have the chance to perform for

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High School: The First Essay Everyone can remember the first time they had to write an essay for high school. The first prompt I had to write about was three words that described myself that I think my teacher should know about me. I thought it was going to be impossible to write an entire essay describing myself. I spent a lot of time thinking about what I was going to write about, how it was going to sound, whether or not my words fit the prompt, and a lot less time actually writing the paper. I thought my paper was golden by the time I finally got done writing it. I had my mom proofread it and she thought it was a pretty decent paper, and right then, I knew in my mind that there was no way I wasn't getting an A. Well, until I got the grade back on my 'golden' paper. I could go straight to what I ended up getting on my essay, but it's better to hear the entire story. To start off, I was apart of this program inhigh school called Humanities, where I had two different teachers for English and History, but they overlapped what they were teaching and we would often have one project with several components for both classes. My English teacher, Mr. Bruns, thought that since we were going to have him for the next four years of our lives, it would be important for him to get to know more about us. Did I mention that we got this writing assignment on our first day on high school? And that it was due the next day? There I was, on my first day of high school, Get more content

How have I changed/ Grown as a learner over my four years in high school?

I think I have changed a lot over my four years High School. I thought of a lot of different things in school and in life of what I'm going to do after school or what. The 21st Century skills would have to be for my to answer the question would have to be for me is Life and Career Skills. For Flexible and Adaptability was kind of easy for me when I first startedHigh School for me. I knew a lot of High School things when I went in to it because of my older brother that was in High School for me. He said to me that the rooms are hard to get to the first couple of times to get to them. He told me that there was going to be more classes to go to and longer time in classes....show more content...

Productivity and Accountability is the next one I'm going to talk about. Like on setting goals and accomplishing them in school and other things. Like making school goals on turning my homework or work in on it putting high standards. Maybe like getting straight A's in school or like passing with honors maybe. Leadership and Responsibility like helping people reach their goals in school. Like with my little brother I'm helping him with his goals in school. Helping him to pass his classes and to pass with good grades. Helping other friends with stuff maybe like helping with turning their homework in or helping them with just class work or other stuff they need help with. Back to Productivity and Accountability to being Punctual and reliable. On having a job you need to be able to be on time and responsible to the work and other people. Because if your not you can lose your job and trust on things to people. So if you say that you can be at work be there on time and not late or just don't show up. Be responsible to work and your bosses and other people in the job. Initiative and Direction on learning and opportunities to gain expertise. Like if you are working and you see

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My High School Journey

At the beginning of my high school journey, it was scary. Just the thought of a new school, meeting new people, and the fact that this would be my last years before becoming an "adult" and getting closer to college, was unbelievable, yet scary. My high school journey had many ups and down. These ups and downs vary because I experienced them in my academics and socially. I can't forget that I learned a lot and met many different personalities, with people whom I trust and had many great times. Also as growing up throughouthigh school, I'm slowly seeing who I am. I know this is not the end of life, just a great piece of my life will end and everything will soon change again. I can give so many advices to just start off great at the beginning of anyone's high school journey. I think it's important to join clubs,activities,or sports so you can meet new people. It's important to surround yourself with people who will take their education seriously because at the end of high school, you will see how far you got by being surrounded with positive people and that's a benefit because you concentrate and achieve excellent grades and that leads to good colleges. Also, joining more clubs and participating looks great with your cap and gown at the graduation! Another advice is do NOT procrastinate, I have done it so many times and it sucks to sleep late and wake up early and by doing so, you avoid stress which is a pain in the butt. Do your homework, get good grades, and ask

Entering the high school in 9th grade was all I ever wanted when I was in the middle school. I could not wait to get there. All my friends were in the high school and I was the only one thatВґs in the middle school. I have always hung around older people in my lifetime. I never knew why I did it but as I look back, i really appreciate that I did. But, my high school years have been worth it. ItВґs been a lot of ups and downs, smiles and frowns but I can say im going to miss every bit of it when I graduate. Its been times when i had bad grades... im talking about BAD grades. A couple months later, I had to realize I had to change my ways before I end up being nothing in life. All I ever wanted to do was grow up. Now, its time to boss up like a

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The transition from high school into college is undoubtedly a very important time in the lives of many young people. It is a huge step, and a huge change. There are some who cling to their fading high–school life, reluctant to let go and move on. Many of my friends would fall under this category. Some of them seem more prepared for the increasingly near future than others, and they will have varying degrees of success in beginning their college experience, be it near home or hours away. But Natalie is different than they are. Rather than getting caught up in the sentimentality of it all, she is embracing the looming future with open arms.

Natalie Rogers is ready to move on. She is an 18–year–old senior at Coleman High School, and she feels absolutely prepared to move into the next stage of her life. This puts her in the national minority. According to a country–wide survey, 45% of high school seniors feel prepared for college and a career. She's not alone, however, in looking forward to the freedom and independence generally associated with college life. "I'm really excited that I get to be on my own, make a lot of my own decisions, and kind of learn how to be independent. Because I haven't gotten a lot of that". One thing that has become apparent to me is the value that Natalie places on independence. However, in certain situations, she does consider herself to be dependent on others, sometimes very much so. I asked her if she considered herself to be an independent