New Year, New Read, New Diction!

             The new year of 2017 came by like a thief at night, swiftly and unexpectedly. With a new year, we make new goals and resolutions that we yearn to accomplice, and as for me, I have new reading goals! The first semester of the AP English class I am currently taking has been strenuous. I entered the classroom with unsatisfactory skills in reading and writing but I am improving in a gradual process. So far, we have read two stunning literary merit books by the name of Native Son and The Mayor of Casterbridge by the authors of Richard Wright and Thomas Hardy respectively. These books are awesome and I became conscious of how many great books I missed out on. I must continue to read, as I felt a need to quench my goals of reading and writing for the brand new year.
This year, my solemn focus is being able to capture challenging vocabulary words through reading that I may be able to write at a level that is college material.  We have written several essays in class and I have realized that my essays do not shine when it comes to my use of diction. I believe that the more I read, the more I will be able to use awesome diction in my writing as I use effective ways of learning and putting these new words into practice. When I speak to someone next time, I want to be able to use words that make them make a gesture of confusion as they ask me what I meant by that. I want to be able to shimmer in my writing and speaking this year and as I read more, this will be accomplished.


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