Liann Brown

Dr. Jan Rieman

English 1103

December 2, 2010

MY GRAMMY SPEECH

First off, I would like to thank the man upstairs for allowing me to get this far. It has been a long
and challenging process, but I must say it has been well worth it. I wrote a little poem in honor of
these Grammy’s that I have received.

Who would have known

That I would have grown
To become a wonderful writer
From processes initially unknown
As I leave this class
3 credits is what they hand me
Along with a collection of my papers
Now I hold up my Grammy’s!
As I stand among you
My accomplished tasks may appear simple
They may seem as if they trickled down like snow
But until its 4am and you’re accompanied with 3 red bulls, a cup of coffee, and a snickers bar
You will never know
Don’t let it fool you like it fooled me
Now sit back and relax
As I direct you through my movie

As I entered the classroom scene

A mediocre writer is what I viewed in the mirror
Without guidelines for the paper, writing was foggy
Windex the assignment with specific rules to make it clearer
When writing my scripts
Formal writing was my clutch
Why would I add creativity in class?
That was just doing way too much
Then the teacher assigns “Explore to Writing”
To force upon us a creative touch…
Really Dr.Rieman?
Just my luck
Who wants to be a “writing explorer?”
How about instead we just watch Dora?
But no! Now, were introduced to peer workshop
Thought this would be the easiest part
But that thought soon came to an instant stop
We were told to revise our peer’s papers as a team
But she said no spelling and grammar mistakes…
Umm… “Excuse me, but isn’t that what revise means?”
Nope. We were then told to look for purpose
Thinking in my mind, “Is all of this really worth it?”
I don’t know how to do this is what I thought
To my group: my dearest apology
Trying to force myself to think of error as phenology
Speaking of textbook essays
They often left me extremely petrified
How could I write as good as these scholars?
I couldn’t even understand all their big words if I tried.

Most of my worries gone

As time went along
As I reflected in the midyear
Realization that many early predictions were wrong
Now this is the end
Many changes and similarities
As I reflect on the mid
Some thoughts I keep
While some I get rid
Who knew all this writing would be good for my health?
Who knew that peer workshop would actually help?
I realized this midyear
But it stands out even more now
Revising is a transformation
From okay…..to WOW!
Helped me write in a way that would help readers understand
No longer just for me
But my audience is in my mind as I swiftly move my hand
In midyear, I actually loved writing to explore
Now that I’m at the end and done with it
I kind of miss it; Instead of papers, those I want more
From the middle, some things were the same
And some took a change
At first, I was excited about the inquiry paper
But afterwards, the thought of it drove me insane
Took me years to pick a topic
Only the last one worked
Bundles of stress
Plus bundles of stressful research
Wanted to make an argument
By far, the hardest task
Most of the topics I chose were one sided
So I got frustrated, turned the CPU off, and started some math
Storytelling was eventually the winner
If being indecisive was a crime
I would be the ultimate sinner
But eventually the paper turned out decent
And that was a true surprise
It honestly was a sucky process
But a better writer was the prize
I was beyond the basics
I was now able to choose and write on a particular side
Real world experimentation is what is was
That’s how I feel
Because it helped me increase an important aspect
My persuasiveness skills
At first, peer workshop was hard
Just because it was new
But I walk in the door with confidence now
Because I know what to do
In the middle, I realized scholarly essays were truly beneficial
But even at the end
Their still time consuming and comprehension sometimes is an issue

After all this work

Many obstacles I have overcame
After a semester of this
Writing will never be the same
Writing is a lot easier
Especially in my other courses
In business, we had to do a paper like our inquiry one
Favorite part was citing the sources
Just because I knew what and how to do
With all of this English practice
How could I ever lose?
Business is my career
Therefore, English just won’t be a thing of the past
Will need a lot more writing skills
Probably catch me in another English class
English class use to make me scream
Now rejoice is what I holler
With all these Grammy’s in my hand
Put me in the textbook among the other writing scholars