Becoming A Writer: Paraphrasing Analysis

One of the most important course objectives that I’ve grown accustomed to is the writing process itself. In the writing process, we are able to revise our writing where it is weak and earn a better grade than before. Since I took advantage of the revision process, not only was I able to improve my grade, but I was able to prevent the same mistakes from happening again in other writing assignments. From revisions alone, I’ve learned how to improve my writing skills and catch mistakes that I wouldn’t have seen

In the revising phase, the writer replaces weak or vague words that they may have used in the free write with stronger, clearer words. At this point they may come up with new paragraphs, improves their thesis, reorganizes, add important examples and self experience or even move sentence around to make the essay flow

With practice and hard work, writing can be a good skill to have. The step that’s people follow, and their writing process is different for every person. Writing something is not just some step by step thing. It is a process where we change our minds, rewrite, and rethink all of our strategies. No matter who the writer is they always do prewriting, writing, and revising. These are the steps I use in every writing assignment that I have ever done.

A full and complete paragraph consists of a MINIMUM of 8-10 sentences and follows a

Writing shows the development of skills that are needed in society to strive above. The expression of one’s voice is utmost importance in writing. However, many are unable to think for themselves and this leads me to believe that many are losing their voice. With more people conforming to society, less and less with fight back against the most troublesome of problems. I fear that communication will people lost in people, without writing skills to project themselves. That will lead to loss of original opinions and thoughts because everyone is dull minded to comprehend their own beliefs. Without belief, society as a whole will stay stagnant and personal growth will decrease in the common man, which can lead to underdevelopment in personality. In relations to I Stand Here Writing written by Nancy Sommers, writing skills can be seen to have great importance to the development of expression because it allows the writer to establish dialog.

Everyone knows what writing is to one extent or another, but we all have different definitions of how it should be done and varying degrees of seriousness about the art. We all have a process of writing, but each is unique to ourselves and our own experiences. Annie Dillard and Stephen King are two well known authors who have published many pieces, two of which describe how they view the writing process and let their readers get a peek of what goes on through their minds when they write. These two pieces are Dillard’s The Writing Life and King’s “What Writing Is.”

Write, or speak with a natural narrative voice, as if telling a story to a friend. Use complete sentences to express your ideas, and make sure that your explanations are thorough by providing details from the lesson. At least five complete sentences.

develop a multi-paragraph response to the assigned topic that clearly communicates the purpose of your story to the audience

There are many rhetorical situations to think about when developing a piece of writing. Purpose is how a writer expresses themself. It is important to identify the main purpose of what you are writing about because the purpose helps with identifying the genre, audience and the way to write. While developing a piece of writing there are going to be many different purposes. Find the primary purpose by asking yourself why you are writing and what you are writing. The audience is important when it comes to developing a piece of writing because it can affect the way you write. It also affects the type of genre you use. When texting your mom you probably aren’t going to use formal language or correct punctuation because you know that your mom knows

By putting the information from your research into your own words, you can show that you have a deeper knowledge of the material. Furthermore, papers overloaded with quotations may distract your instructor from your own ideas and writing. Use a quotation from a source only when there is absolutely no better way to present the information. A well-written paper balances quotations and paraphrases with your own interpretation of the research.

Over the course of this semester, I have learned many things to improve my writing. Having taken the course before, this semester has been an excellent opportunity to expand on my existing knowledge. Although I had written many essays before, there is still much to be learned and improved. Two factors of writing that I had learned or improved on this semester were transitions/topic sentences and how to properly structure a conclusion paragraph.

The response develops the topic with relevant and sufficient concrete details, quotations and/or factual information to develop the topic.

For an idea to be credible in an academic writing, it must have a proper support and attribution which is academically credible. In a research paper or argumentative essay, especially, evidence which consists of facts, statistics, personal stories and statement from authorities in a particular discipline gives an appropriate support to an idea. I was corrected by my Professor on my argumentative essay by writing a rough draft. I learnt that the use of first person and second person pronouns is wrong especially for research and argumentative essay. I realized that while my idea or personal submission mattered in the essay, the only way for the essay to be credible is my presenting it in the third person pronoun and also gaining support from appropriate materials and attribution. I also learnt the need and importance of citing my work from where a drew my supports and attributions. I neglected these in my first and second essays which became a detrimental factor in my grade in ENGL 1301. Proper citation and awarding of credits to borrowed ideas is very important in writing, I will never overlook these in my future

Chapter 3 in They Say/ I Say is all about quoting. Graff and Birkenstein, not only explain to readers the correct and incorrect way to quote a text, but also why it’s important to use quotes the right way. The authors insist that, in order to successfully compose an effective argument, the writer needs to incorporate what others have previously said into their own text. By doing so, it enhances your creditability, while at the same time makes sure your writing remains fair and accurate.

This item allows students to summarize complex scientific concepts by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms. Extend this item by having students write explanations for why the accurate statements are accurate and why the inaccurate statements are inaccurate. In addition, have students re-write the inaccurate statements to turn them into accurate statements.