Trying to Hold It Together

[yonkyu]

Erin, you did a good job of covering the topics of the prompt. Some of your sentence structures are awkward. Try reading your paper out loud to see if the sentences are formed in a way that you would speak. Sometimes this is a good test of the “readability” of our writing. This is a good way to find sentences that don’t “flow” the way that we want them to. Let me know if you have any questions about the comments in your paper. TD

This was my professor's comment about my recent paper I wrote that I spent 5 and a half hours on.

Grammar is going to be the death of me - it really is.

I try to stay strong and keep my emotions under control but its hard. Now I need to spend MORE time on my homework that I just don't have. It is so frustrating.

I'm never going to get it. I just want to cry and give up. I want to give up so much and I push myself so hard because I have a 4.0 GPA. I have NEVER achieved an A in any of my classes growing up. I am proud of these accomplishments I have made through my Master's Program. Now I know what I will be doing after I complete my Master's. I will be taking a GRAMMAR class. I don't know why I get overly emotional about it but I do. So now I have to be even more aware of what I write and HOW I write it. It's still a good grade, a 3.5 out of a 4.0 but its more about the grammar and comments about my writing. I know stuipd right!!

Someday I will get it!! I hope.

Comments

[majestic-duxk.livejournal.com]

it's a good comment though!

You addressed the prompt and they gave you feedback about what to work on. (true story: I'm trying to write something at the moment, and it always sounds stupid reading it outloud, but I did, because I am having a real problem with flow, and like your prof said. reading can help that).

I am happy to have a read over something and highlight things a teacher might pick up on? Sometimes it's not about spending more time on it, because (for me) the more stressed I get about something, the harder it is to do.

*hugs* you're doing awesome. A teacher's job is to help us improve, and you know what to look for in the next paper!

[yonkyu.livejournal.com]

Now you are going to make me cry. hugz!!

Thanks for the support and encouragement. It means so much to me. I should try simple sentences.

I'm trying real hard and I really want my writing to improve. I wish it was not so hard. I will have to start the assignment earlier to be able to read it out loud. I will have to do it for the rest of my assignments.

I know teachers are suppose to help us improve and I'm grateful for it. It just means I have to put in the extra effort and make it happen.

I know I sound negative and I'm sorry. It is a good comment and I'm being rational about the whole situation. It's all on me and I need to fix it. I need to keep going and try harder and put in the extra work. If I don't nothing will change.

I'm so sorry for being so down and negative.I'm sorry for crying and being a baby about it.

Thanks for your kind words and being an amazing friend!!!

[majestic-duxk.livejournal.com]

*hugs* it's ok to feel down! I should have said that first. It's really hard to put your heart into something and get the feedback "this needs work."

I should have said that first, because it doesn't matter how constructive a comment, it's still something you did your best on.

So yeah - it's absolutely ok and common and resonable to feel like that.

You're not being a baby at all. I cry too when I get negative feedback, no matter how nicely stated.

[yonkyu.livejournal.com]

Hugz!!! Its completely okay. Trust me. I work hard on everything I write and I guess I hate hearing the same old feedback on constant repeat.

What you said was perfectly fine!!! Its constructive feedback and I need to stop having HIGH expectations of myself when it comes to writing.

It is something that I will have to add into my routine for writing. Take it in stride and know its for the better. :)