Welcome to My First WRIT100 Blog Post. Gyselle Ferreira Honestly having a positive attitude toward reading and writing is a struggle for me, I find it difficult to stay interested while reading and when writing I can never seem to think of enough to write about. The goal I hope to accomplish in this course is simply to be better at writing. The assessment and grading system for WRIT100 makes me feel more secure, I feel more secure because the system is there for me to succeed. Reading a variety of texts is a part of the learning outcomes in WRIT100, this worries me because reading is not my forte. However, identifying and analyzing strategies used by authors to persuade the audience is very interesting to me and may entice me to enjoy reading. Critical thinking and problem solving is the only essential skill that I'm both enthusiastic and anxious about. Problem-solving is easy for me if I do say so myself but creative and innovative thinking is not my biggest strength. Even though ...