Reflection on timed writing

I am unbelievably happy this week because of the peer editing done on our timed writings. Throughout my AP courses, it was essays that I needed to grow in and getting any score above a six was amazing for me. So, this week when both of my peer editors gave me scores above a six. Being able to go over our other timed writings has shown me what I need to work on and how to fix the problems. I still need to analyze my claims more, but over the past timed writings I have fixed the problems with using 1st or 2nd person and fixed the majority of my issue with staying on topic and not rambling. Another factor that may have helped make this past timed writing so much better was that I really enjoyed the prompt. I liked the story and I had a real connection with it because I could trace many elements such as diction, tone, and definitely imagery. The story is about overcoming goals to follow your dreams and I feel like everyone can connect to that. It will probably not be until the next timed writing that I figure out whether or not I did so well because I am truly growing in my writing or if it was my enjoyment in the prompt that made my paper so much better.