In Humanities, we were asked to write a creative writing piece for an enslaved African who lived during the Colonial Era. We chose from a document that Suzanne gave to us, and each student was given the short biography of an enslaved African. Then, we were asked to write a creative piece on that person. I got a woman named Serena Baldwin, who was born enslaved and then was freed and became a teacher in Haiti. One thing that I’m very proud of in this piece is the description I put into it. I think it had the perfect balance of information and creativity. Another aspect of my piece I’m very proud of was my ability to be creative. I usually struggle with the assignments in which I must make up my own story, and I believe that I surpassed the challenge.
One thing that I’m very proud of in this piece is the description I put into it. I think it had the perfect balance of information and creativity. Another aspect of my piece I’m very proud of was my ability to be creative. I usually struggle with the assignments in which I must make up my own story, and I believe that I surpassed the challenge.
I learned a lot throughout the process of writing this piece. First, I learned how helpful peer editing can be. By peer editing, it gets a new set of eyes on your piece and can be really helpful for grammatical errors. I also learned how to write in a new style that I’ve never written in before. I wrote using flashbacks, which was completely new to me. After using this new style of writing, it opened my mind up to all of the other possibilities of writing. Overall, I learned so much throughout the process of writing this piece.
One thing I think I could work on for next time is checking my grammar an extra time. Grammar has always been something that I’ve struggled with, and one of the only ways to fix it is by reading over your piece more. Overall, writing this piece has been an amazing experience for me, and I hope to do more creative writing assignments soon!
