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This present padlet has the objective to show a bit of my trajectory in the discipline of writing in English.

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Below are my texts that i wrote in this discipline. Containing the first version of the texts followed by the final version after the correction of my professor.

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1- Text about my personal experience with writing:

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1- Text about my personal experience with writing:

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♠ First version:

I only started working on my writing in English at the very beginning of my course. I tried to write in different genres, for instance reviews, opinion articles and summaries. What helped me in my first attempts was the fact that before the course I had already read some books that help you to write better, so I applied the hints in the book to my writing in english. And also, some videos on youtube about writing in English. My biggest struggle was with the sentence structure. Because I was using the phrases structure that I use in Portuguese and then just changing the words to english. And this is a recipe for disaster. I tried to improve this but I am still struggling nowadays.
My most memorable experience with writing was the time I spent almost one week writing an opinion article. The topic was about a discussion that was happening at the time evolving one of my favorite singers, I was very motivated at the time. I used to wake up and sleep thinking about the text. I Did a lot of searching to not put anything wrong. But near the end of the text I started to dislike the final result, it was turning into a very formal text and a kind of mechanic. But it showed me something that I should pay more attention to. Apparently I can show my personality in my writing in Portuguese, but, in English, my personality is overshadowed by my concern with the right vocabulary, the right sentence structure and the right punctuation. And this can block your creativity and the authenticity of the text.

♦ Final version:

I only started working on my writing in English at the very beginning of this course. I tried to write in different genres, for instance, reviews, opinion articles, and summaries. What helped me in my first attempts was the fact that before the course I had already read some books that help people to write better, so I applied the hints in the book to my writing in English. And also, some videos on youtube about writing in English. My biggest struggle was with  the structure of the phrases. Because I was using the phrases structure that I use in Portuguese and then just changing the words to English. And this is a recipe for disaster. I tried to improve this but I am still struggling nowadays.Definitely,  my most memorable experience with writing was the time I spent almost one week writing an opinion article. The topic was about a discussion that was happening at the time-evolving one of my favorite singers, I was very motivated at the time. I used to wake up and sleep thinking about the text. I did a lot of searching to not put anything wrong. But near the end of the text I started to dislike the final result, it was turning into a very formal text and a kind of mechanic. But it showed me something that I should pay more attention to. Apparently I can show my personality in my writing in Portuguese, but, in English, my personality is overshadowed by my concern with the right vocabulary, the right sentence structure and the right punctuation. And this can block your creativity and the authenticity of the text.

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♠ First version:

#6 write for yourself.
Some of the things I write It is just for myself. Things that I probably don't intend to publish. It is very helpful to clarify some situations and also to deal with them. And maybe It turns out in a really nice text.

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#6 write for yourself.
Some of the things I write I keep to myself. Things that I probably don't intend to publish. It is very helpful to clarify some situations and also to deal with them. And maybe They turns out in a really nice text.

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3- Write a academic and professional email:

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3- Write a academic and professional email:

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♣ First version:
From: Guilherme de Almeida Alves
To: Marcela Henrique de Freitas
Subject: Request to Master's Doctor dissertation

Dear Professor ª. Marcela Henrique de Freitas,
I am an undergraduate for the State University of Paraíba, where I got my degree in English in 2020. Last week I received an e-mail from Darthmouth College saying that I was selected to do my master's degree there. However, I need a doctor decertation to advise me throughout this journey. I have been following your work in academia and your area of study fits very much with mine. Therefore, in case you are available, I would be very thankful if You could guide me in this process. In this moment I need to find out what language proficiency is the required to Darthmouth College.
Best regards,
Guilherme de Almeida.

♥ Final version:

From: Guilherme de Almeida Alves
To: Marcela Henrique de Freitas
Subject: Request for Master's dissertation

Dear Professor Freitas,
I am an undergraduate at the State University of Paraíba, where I got my degree in English in 2020. Last week I received an e-mail from Darthmouth College saying that
I was selected to do my master's degree there. However, I need a professordoctor’s to advise me throughout this journey. I have been following your work in academia and your area of study fits very much with mine. Therefore, in case you are available, I would be very thankful if You could guide me in this process. I need to find out what language proficiency is required to Darthmouth College.
Best regards,
Guilherme de Almeida.

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4- Last text: Select a proverb and discourse about it.

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4- Last text: Select a proverb and discourse about it.

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♥ Final version (no corrections)

Saying: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

The saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" means that if you eat well you will have better health and then your hospital visits will be less frequent. This is obviously true, and a time ago I experienced that. A long time ago I was eating basically only fast food and I, which is not surprising, ended up getting sick. So, stopping fast food, eating more fruits and vegetables really improved my health, and now I barely go to the hospital, only for routine exams.

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Conclusion - What have I learned this bismester?

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Conclusion - What have I learned this bismester?

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I had several classes of this subject. So, obviously, I learned a lot of things. But I would like to highlight three of those. First, when I think about writing what comes to my mind is practice, so the fact that almost all of the activities was endeed write made me develop my writing in English very much. Second, the discipline made me deal better with mistakes, not only with mine, but also with  the mistakes of my future students, undestanding that the error It is not something bad, something to avoid or be ashamed of. But is actuallly necessary and they are a signal that you are getting out of your comfort zone and getting better. And to complete, this discipline was importante to me for made me more excited with writing, made me understand that writing in English is not that hard, It just need a litte bit of effort, and then the things just flow, and may be even fun.