Creative Writing Process Video Analysis

In the article Teaching Writing as a Process Not Product by Donald M. Murray, Murray argues that writing is a process of discovery not an end product. Rather than being criticized for a “perfect product” by the teachers, student should be provided with an environment of creativity to explore and discover. Murray states that many teachers focus on the end product rather than teaching students the process of writing in order to receive a better product. The writing process has three stages of writing which include: prewriting, writing, and rewriting. In the prewriting stage, students should take about 85% of their time dedicated to the writing process. Prewriting includes strategies such as daydreaming, note taking, outlining, and lead-writing. Next is the writing stage where it should take about one percent of a student’s time. The writing stage is where students produce their first draft. Finally, it is the

The Capella University writing process includes four main parts. First, there is a prewriting, which allows the student to generate ideas of what the content of the assignment will be (Capella University, 2017). This step creates the audience and the purpose of the assignment. The next step is drafting the assignment, which allows the student to document the evidence that supports the main ideas (Capella University, 2017). This step is important because it helps determine if the evidence presented strongly supports the topic. The next step of the writing process is revising, which allows the student to make changes that will strengthen the content of the assignment (Capella University, 2017). Revising is another important step that

Hello I’m Jorge Laylle, but I’ve always been called Alex. I’ve lived in a little town called Hallsville ever since my family and had to evacuate Louisiana because of hurricane Katrina. I graduated high school with honors, and I’ve always been just a bit above average. My whole life I had to learn how to balance responsibilities from a full time job as a manager to keeping up with academics and extracurricular activities .

Hello! My name is Mary Yang. I am a senior at Neuqua Valley High School. I have been taking Honors and AP courses throughout my high school career. I will be tutoring Math and French, which I have received high A’s in. I aspire to be an individual who someone can depend on, whether it is for schoolwork or for something personal. I was also recognized as a part of the National Society of High School Scholars. Outside of school, I love to dance, draw, and swim ever since I was

My name is Shelsea Abreu and I live in Hackensack, New Jersey. I attend Immaculate Conception High School in Lodi, New Jersey. I enjoy reading, sleeping, and watching television. I enjoy spending time with friends, laughing, and especially making memories with my family. My interests include medicine, books, and traveling. Moreover,my future goal for college is to graduate with a degree in Physician Assistant.

The writing of my college essay was quite a process. Normally for me writing comes rather easy, I do not struggle putting my ideas on paper. At first I thought that this essay would be simple to do and not be very stressful. It turned out to be quite the opposite in fact, just brainstorming was a struggle for me. It was difficult for me to think about my life and how it is special. To me, the events that have shaped me do not seem that relevant, at 18 I had never really payed much attention to how certain things affected me, I just lived my life. eventually , with the help of Mary, I came to the realization that having my summer taken away from me due to a broken foot had really changed my life philosophy, it truly changed who I was and my outlook on life.

I found the Toulmin Model video and power point to be the most useful in terms of improving my writing. The examples were extremely

Throughout all four years of high school, the “meaning” of a race and all its components were described to me in great detail. My coach found that a three mile cross country race could apply to almost anything. He would analyze races by separating each mile. The first mile is run with one’s legs, the second with their brain, and the third with their heart. I never fully understood how the versatility of the science of a race. Immediately when thinking about how to explain my writing process and how I could reflect on this past semester while also encompassing the theme of love, the three mile cross country race that had been engrained in my brain came to mind.

Throughout the seven weeks that I have taken this writing composition course, I have developed skills to help me improve my own writing. Using the writing process is one of the main focuses in the course. The writing process helps writers develop and revise their essay as they work their way up to creating the final draft that can be presented. Although there are many areas in my own writing where I can get better, I have found that my writing has improved in many ways while practicing using the writing process.

Many creative minds around the world have their own special ways to prepare themselves for writing. Through writing they can create award winning novels, books, and stories. Out of all these creative minds, none of them have any similarities on how they prepare themselves for writing. Most people assume that writers just sit down in a chair and crack their knuckles then start brainstorming for their writing . Everyone has their own different ways they prepare themselves physically and mentally. Personally before I start writing I have to make myself physically comfortable. For this to happen I have to place myself in a cold and quite environment. Then set a comfortable chair, a clean desk, a laptop, and a drink along with some snacks. After being physically comfortable, I have to then make myself mentally prepared to write by putting ideas down

Within English 219, we have already learned a vital set of writing skills, that will allow for the improvement of essays, and summaries that must be written for future assessments. Some of these skills that would be relevant for achieving general writing improvement could be ideas such as thesis development, structuring and planning, or more specific examples when actually fleshing out the essay such as elements of grammar and style. Thesis development which is crucial so that ideas can be fully explained and related back to a point which can be interpreted as an overarching theme for the entire paper, and allows the reader to interpret the topic of not only the essay but of each paragraph. Taking a step back we looked in class at the subject

Hi my name is Briana I'm 18 years old majoring in psychology. I am working towards my AA degree here at BC, I plan on attending Florida International University right after. I speak 3 different languages fluently, my favorite show at the moment is game of thrones. On my free time I enjoy playing the piano

I'm Joshua Pasa, and I am 15 and my nationality is Filipino. I was born on January 6, 2000 and I live in Northridge, California. I am a tenth grader that goes to Sherman Oaks CES. My favorite sport is basketball, I have been playing ever since I was 4. And now I play for the school on the JV basketball team. I think I am a very organized, determined, intellectual, and humorous person who is easy to talk to. My favorite genre of music is Rap. I listen music as a stress reliever and it helps me vent and release some stress. What I like to do during my free time is to either play basketball, sleep, or listen to music. This year I hope to achieve my goal of having a 4.0 grade point average. I don't want to be as stressed this year. I want to work

Being a perpetually anxious person, I tend to be particular in my daily life. I need to clean my room and make my bed before I leave. I must sleep at 9:00pm every night. I have to wake up at 6:00am every morning. I need to do a certain thing at a specific time, or it throws me off. Writing allows me to be messy. It allows me to vomit words and struggle to write a coherent sentence before finally, my thoughts are realized onto the paper. My process is wonderfully disorganized. It is starting to write, eventually erasing everything I've written, starting all over again, realizing that I was straying from my point, and retyping it a second time. My process is becoming frustrated at the pretentious introduction. It's wanting to smash my computer

I personally plan to improve my writing by taking advantage of a few of the tips outlined in the video. The first tip that I still find myself occasionally struggling with is solid construction of my essays. The video gave excellent suggestions that I plan to use, such as Googling the topic outside of just the assigned reading as well as reviewing the Bethel online library for further related topics (Bethel University, n.d.). One of my personal favorite ways to plan out a paper is to start with a web diagram and plan out my initial topic and then choose my supporting topics.