Hello Blog readers,
My birth name is Alexander Johnson, however I am known by most as A.J. The main purpose of this blog is to inform you of my past English experiences.
If I were to guess, I'd say my first true experiences with English came in early childhood with the discovery of Sesame Street. Although my parents were the primary source of my learnings, those Sesame Street songs and activities really stuck in my mind and had a way with me.
Elementary school through College has truly been the most note worthy instructers to me. I'll never forget my eight grade English Teacher, I will not share her name for obvious reasons, however she was as strict as a drill sargent. This woman was about 65 years old, five foot four, had the skin color of an orange and would make you shake at the bone. Though at the time I hated watching School House Rock as a 13 year old, I now appreciate the hard work and discipline, because it really helped mold me into the type of writer that I am today.
I'm now signing out Blog world, but I will be back with more posts!
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AJ,
ReplyDeleteI'm already interested in continuing to read your blog. You have bits of personality and humor that come rushing out naturally in your writing.
I like, in particular, the sentence describing your eighth-grade English teacher. You might want to focus on those sorts of descriptions in the books we read since you have an eye for image.
From this small snippet it seems like you might be a concise writer. That can be good, but I encourage you to expand and offer your personal reflections. What kind of writer are you today? In what other ways were your instructors or your instruction noteworthy?
Also, try reading the posts outloud. The first sentence of the third paragraph confuses and would be caught with a good proofreading.
Can't wait, with the rest of Blog world, to see the subsequent posts.