About Me


     My name is Griff and I am a high school student writing this portfolio because it is an end of the year requirement for my English class. I am not an avid reader. I have never loved to write for school. I am an athlete. I love sports, it is something I think I am pretty good at doing. I have never thought of myself as a good reader or writer. I am an A/B student but I must work extremely hard to keep up my grades.  I have the hardest 9th grade English teacher at our school, and at first that worried me. I have, however, in this English class learned a lot more about myself as a reader and a writer than I expected. I have expanded my views on what I find interesting to read, and I think I have learned a lot about how to be a better writer. I know my school is a great school and I am fortunate to be a student here. Now I also know I am fortunate to have had a caring teacher who made me work so hard. I learned a lot this year, and a lot of what I learned was about myself.

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