In order to be a good writer, you have to use different writing techniques while learning how to take good, solid, and constructive criticism. ... For me the biggest goal going into the class at the beginning of the year was to be able to develop personally as a writer as well as learn a variety of different techniques. ... I understood the importance of writing different writing styles ranging from personal narratives to persuasive essays. ... I handed in my personal narrative early to be worked on and it really helped my grade. ...

• Word Count: 847
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

His personal narrative in The Catcher In The Rye describes three days of turmoil and discovery that eventually lead to his hospitalization in a mental institution in California. ... "The trouble was that I knew that guy Stradlater's technique." ... At the conclusion of the narrative Holden admits he misses everyone once again revealing his compassion and sensitivity. ...

• Word Count: 707
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In one of my classes last year, we talked about how some studies supporting this technique have shown that background music promotes cognitive performance while other studies have shown that listening to music while engaged in complex cognitive tasks can impair performance. ... Good writers use different writing techniques to fit their purposes for writing. ... Improving one's technique generally entails practicing exercises that improve one's muscular sensitivity and agility. ... Other people listen to classical music while writing a narrative paper because it helps you think and fu...

• Word Count: 1445
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

I was invited to one of the journalism classes he teaches at the University of Alabama and through these two connections I came to understand his use of linguistic and stylistic techniques in everything he writes. ... Like Truman Capote and others, Rick writes non-fiction in a narrative style sometimes called New Journalism that employs a fictional method to tell a real story. ... He quotes both his sources in their Deep South accents and adds his own narrative, often in the same vernacular, to describe the people and places that he remembers. ...

• Word Count: 4108
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Balanced literacy involves techniques to help all students read and write, with the main one being gradual release of responsibility. ... In my classroom, I will be reading fiction, nonfiction, narrative, and expository texts. ... There are so many techniques teachers can use to tell stories and help students to comprehend. ...

• Word Count: 3469
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School