My Experience with Writing Essays: Funny, Sad, Frustrating or ?

Write between 150 and 200 words on your previous experience with writing an essay in an in class, high pressure setting. Answer as many of the following questions as appropriate in the body of your paragraph. It is not expected (or possible) to answer them all. Choose the questions that reflect your experiences the best and expand on these. Give examples to illustrate.

What kinds of problems have you had with the organizing/brainstorming section? Give an example of something that has happened at this point.

What do you usually do first (second, third etc.) during the test? Why do you do that? Do you feel that you are efficient in your use of time?

What kinds of feedback have you received on your writing in the past? How have you tried to improve based on the suggestions your teacher has given you?

Do you have any funny (or sad) experiences while writing an essay that you would like to share with the class?