Writing Essays

I just want to say, this class is a lot harder that I thought it was going to be. It has challenged me more than I have been challenged in any of my classes in high school. I did not take AP English last year though, so maybe that contributes to my feeling of being less prepared. Being challenged is not a bad thing, it is making me go out of my way to actually work really hard for the grades that I get, and trust me, I'm working hard. I always considered English to be an easy class, the easy A, and that is what it has always been for me in the past. What I wanted to focus on though is writing. I don't recall ever having to write a well written paper/essay, in any correct format or set up, or have been taught about claims and how to properly write a theme. How did I ever get by? Well I sadly have never had to do any of that in previous classes, contributing to my challenges in this class. With all of the essays that we have been asked to write recently, I have gone from thinking I was a perfectly good writer, to a very scatter brained writer. I am fine with that, challenge accepted.