Throughout one’s life, they are faced with obstacles and challenges that are not easy to overcome. However, Michael Jordan once said, “If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” In my life, I have always struggled trying to read and write. I was never really the best at reading or even comprehension. When writing I would always stray off topic and not even answer the prompt. Because of these obstacles, I had to work hard to overcome them achieve success. In fifth grade I was one of the brightest and most advanced students in math. However, I never really focused on English Language Arts, as I was so enthralled with math. One day, my teacher put up a prompt asking about my Thanksgiving experience. When I had raised my hand to …show more content…
With help from my older sister, I started to learn how to answer the essential questions of writing prompts and how to back-up my answers with evidence from the text. She taught me how to break down prompts and how to plan my essays before actually writing. These were such “odd methods” in my opinion – but I practiced and began to do much better in my writing, and my teachers noted my improvement. After that, I knew that I had to keep practicing. I was used to spending most of my days playing outside with my friends, but after, I started to spend the day inside, working on my writing. Although it was a hard adjustment, it paid off in the end. Many of my classmates started to notice how much better my writing was. Each time I would participate to share my thoughts, my classmates would listen and pay attention to what I was saying. Even though I now feel much more comfortable writing, I know overcoming this obstacle consistent practice and