Hi all! My name is Melissa and I am studying to become an English teacher. Despite what my friends and family have been telling me most my late teenage to adult life, it took me a while to realize that teaching is what I am passionate about and want to do for the rest of my life, so now I am as anxious as ever to begin my career. For as long as I can remember English has always been my favorite subject, I love literature and writing papers about what I read and what my interpretation of texts, but I don’t see myself as a ‘professional writer’. I’ve learned that the more I write, the more I learn. Whether that’s learning something new about my own writing ability or learning something completely new about writing and the writing process. I have also always loved school, as tired as I may get some times I love the whole process of learning and gaining knowledge, so I cannot wait to pass that passion onto my own students one day and I hope I can influence students to learn to love education even when it can seem trying at times. Here is a writers digest article about becoming a successful writer, I believe that just knowing what makes a successful writer can bring you one step closer to becoming a successful writer yourself.

I currently tutor Early Literacy to K5 – 3rd graders, and although I don’t help them write papers or essays I am helping them get a basic understanding of reading and writing, which will help to make them into successful writers later in their education. Helping young students grasp the basics and watch them grow as students and writers is extremely rewarding.

I not only love writing papers but editing and revising them as well, so I am looking forward to doing just that in this class. Hopefully I can share what I know and love about writing with students throughout the semester.