Reflection on Writing

My students have just finished publishing their first writing project while learning the writing process. For many students, this is the first year that they are learning writing as a separate subject. I asked the students to reflect on their work and what they learned about writing and about themselves as writers. Here are some of the responses I got:

I learned that I am a good writer and I like to write now.

I learned that having ideas before writing is so much easier.

I learned that it takes a lot of effort.

I learned that writing isn't just like writing stories but also the way you feel and want to express things your way. I learned that it is possible to write something if I just put my head into it.

I can express my feelings, I can talk about my life that is in the present or in the past, and I can tell other people how I feel by writing.

I learned that I should work harder to come up with way more ideas.

I learned that wriiting is awesome and that it felt good doing a poem. I felt that it's good you get to explain yourself and let it out.

I learned that writing isn't easy, and you need to have a great imagination.

I learned that I might be a writer when I grow up because I love to write and I can't go one day without writing.