Mikaela McMillen
Mrs. Lee
24 August 2012
In class writing one.

My most negative experience with writing was with a research paper. This research paper I had to write my senior year of high school. I had to write an 8 page paper on my senior project topic, which was on glass blowing. I thought this paper was a really fantastic paper, when I was writing it. I worked so hard for so long on this paper. I was actually proud when I turned it in. The day that I checked my grade I did not find an A like I was hoping for: I found an F. The reason I got the F on the paper was because of commas. I guess I am really bad at grammar when it comes to commas. My teacher was a really strict grader so more than half of the people in my grade failed the paper. I mean yes there were a few other things wrong with it but not things that would make me fail. I blame her for not teaching me how to write up to her expectations.

My most negative experience with reading was when I started reading. When I started reading, me and my mom realized I had dyslexia. We realized this because I would start reading in the middle of the word, then I would go to the end of the word, then start at the beginning and go to the middle, and that is how I would read a word. Needless to say reading has never been a joy to me.