Dear mentor,
On our first day in class, you gave us our course outlines. On that course outline showed what was expected to improve or develop in us. The first time I read it, my first reaction was of worry. What if I was not able to achieve these results? Then you promised us a lot of writing involved in this class. As suggested by the course name, I already expected that, but making us write, on the first day, about our abilities in creative writing, caused my second reaction: stress. Immediately, I felt pressured at that moment and predicted for more in the future. Already, on the first day of RWC class, I felt pressured and worried. Wasn’t I supposed to feel like this towards the middle of the term?
On that same day, you promised us that we could achieve those desired learning outcomes with willingness, patience, and perseverance. With hope and faith, I held on to those words tightly as I delved deeper into creative writing. At first, the lessons were all common knowledge to everyone, but as meeting after meeting passed, things started to get complicated. What with all the requirements our other classes demanded, we started to feel the pressure. In the end, I am here, writing a cover letter of my progress, glad to report that I am one step closer to becoming a good writer.
Evident in my writing outputs in this class were those desired learning results you expected from each student. Effective communicating means learning how to effectively share an idea or point to its readers using the right grammatical rules. You can see in my works that ideas are understandable and easily grasped, yet still detailed. This is evidence of my improved coherency. I am able to come up with creative and clever ideas and able to organize efficiently, a constant problem that I have to deal with. This is evident in my outlines and in the quality of the content in my writings. I have learned to analyze myself, finding my flaws in writing and striving to eliminate them and respecting other’s work by properly showing credit to those who have earned it. Last, but not least, I was able to voice my opinions and insights, helping to add intelligence and wisdom to the society as a proud citizen.
I realized that though I have improved so much, there would always still be room for improvement. Therefore, I can say that all these expectations I have not fully required, but am still in the process of doing so. Learning is a continuous process. It does not end once we’ve gained a college degree or a job. Because of this, I have not become into a great writer, but am progressing to be one. To get there, I would have to be willing to learn, perseverant to learn, and apply what I have learned.
I am proudest most of all of my development and improvements in my writing style that I have gained because of your class. I have grown from a student who is clueless and arrogant to an aware and humble writer. Because of this class, I have learned that my intelligence about creative writing is insufficient and incomplete. I am to be a person who is open to new ideas, critique, and improvement. Most of all, I learned to never settle for anything less, always striving to do my very best in all my works.
Now that classes are over, I learned that writing is a very strenuous activity. An aspiring writer must be patient, determined, and willing to take no shortcuts to achieve writing outputs that are of outstanding quality.
Again, a writer must be open to critique, having the ability to absorb useful information to make my writings better. Because of the peer editing and your editing as well, I am able to enhance my essays. I made such revisions in my major essays because I believe the advices given to me were credible and sensible. Because of these advices, I am able to eliminate spelling and grammar mistakes. I am able to discover inessential clauses, sentences that are too long and irrelevant content. I made these revisions because I believe they would make my essays better and achieve better quality.
In the end of all the stressful essay writing, all the sleepless nights, and all the hardships I have experienced during this class, I am very grateful not only for the writing abilities I have developed, but also for your never ending patient and gracious character. My abounding gratitude goes to you, professor, for all the writing skills I was able to hone or acquire in your class. Know that, if ever my future involves a career in creative writing, you will be remembered as one of those people who have helped me get there. Thank you.
