English was always easy for me，but that changed the first day I walked into Mrs.Johnson's class.I'd heard rumors from former students that she was strict and demanding that her class was impossible to pass，and that I was crazy for even wanting to take it.Consequently，I was extremely nervous.
   On the first day of school，Mrs.Johnson stood in the front of her classroom，smiling，while she waited for the class to settle down.Her long，curly，red hair and clear blue eyes made her seem full of life.You could tell she had so much knowledge that it just wanted to overflow and spill （濺出） all over the floor.
   "This course is Advanced Writing Course，" she said. "I'm not exaggerating when I say this class will be difficult，but if you trust me，I'll guide you."
   She explained her grading system was different from what we were used to and that we'd better forget about the so-called good grades we had got before.She guaranteed that our writing would improve once we understood the new writing skills which she would teach us.
   "Writing is an art，" she said. "You can't just put words on a piece of paper and sign your name on top of it.Instead，what you put your name on is out there to be judged."
   I'd never thought about it that way.Every time I rushed to finish an essay and wrote my name on top，it was still my writing，my words，out there for everyone to read.
   She hoped that if we wanted to be good writers，we had to remember writing really was an art，and that it might take a long time to perfect.
   Even though I thought I was doing fine in her class，my writing grade was terrible.I began to doubt myself and even thought about quitting the writing class.That was when I realized I needed to find out what I could do to improve my grade.
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So I went to Mrs.Johnson's office after class. The after-class instructions continued for months until the Year Writing Contest came.