Writing is a strong form of expression. As a reader, writing is something that I find interesting because people write about multiple ideas that they had over fiction and nonfiction. Similar to how I feel about writing, I find soccer as a beautiful game in this world because there are endless possibilities to how a game is played and how a great player is created. In writing, we focus on our critical thinking, creative thinking, communication, global thinking, and revision. I think soccer is appropriate to use as a metaphor because similar concepts are conveyed in soccer on and off the field.

Growing up, I hated writing. I had to write a lot and my hand would cramp up because I had an awkward hold of my pencil. Worst of all, my dad disciplined me to have a neat handwriting. Why did I hate writing? I hated writing because I disliked to read. I loved reading fictional stories, but I disliked reading long novels, especially if they were fictional.

Also as I was growing up, I hated soccer. I hated soccer for various reasons. I thought the game was boring as the only thing anyone did was pass the ball around. I also hated soccer because the teams that I supported were always losing and it became a family rivalry every time. I once got scared when I was laying down and my dad screamed,”Golazo!”

As the years went on, I played soccer and I received many compliments on it. It made me feel good about myself and I would also do good at the sport. This obsession grew even bigger as I started following my favorite and best teams in the world. I describe soccer as what it is: the most beautiful game.  

Going back to writing, I have learned to accept writing as a good thing. It became a good thing because the books I read were interesting. When I read my favorite book, The Outsiders, in seventh grade, I realized that not all books are bad. I enjoyed doing essays and creative writing projects on this book. Therefore, I created a theory that if I liked the book, I will do good on the writing.

I demonstrated this theory to myself because I liked reading The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, and I loved writing the vignettes. Not only did I score a perfect score, it was an opportunity to share my experiences. You can read about that later in the creative writing reflection.

Overall, I have had a strong year in Ms.Parrish’s class. I definitely think my skills have improved because I was given more help than before with writing conferences, peer revision, and examples to look at. However, there is always room for improvement and my goals over the next few years are to focus on my global and creative thinking.

"We don't want to tell our dreams. We want to show them." -Cristiano Ronaldo