I feel as though I have always been good at writing, if not writing itself but the writing process. My first real writing assignment was in 8th grade when I did a research paper on comics. I had the freedom to talk about what I wanted and could use a multitude of sources. Looking back, I do not know how good it was but I put a lot of interest and time into the paper. My next real paper was not until my junior year where we had to write a junior paper. This was a research paper and my topic was “Internet Censorship”. I like this because it was a topic I was interested in and it was a fun paper to write. I was basically just explain to my audience what I had learned and was teaching them in my paper. It was like getting to write an …show more content…
A writing session for me can be around thirty minutes or an hour and a half. If it becomes longer than thirty minutes I like to take short breaks. Once I am done I put my paper through a program like “PaperGrader” to analyze any grammar mistakes. I guess this would be my revising part of the writing process. It also helps with things like word usage, checking plagiarism, and parts of a paper like passive voice. This part, like pre-writing, is not very long. I revise quickly because I feel that all the hard work of writing is already done, I just want to make sure my paper is free of as much mistakes as possible. After putting my paper through PaperGrader I go through and fix those mistakes and reread my paper to see if I like the flow, the word choice, and just to make sure everything works.
I do not have many writing rules that apply while actually composing. If anything, I use my writing rules as a guideline and apply them while I am revising. To me, a good paper is one that easily conveys your points but can also hold attention so I like to make sure I do not write repetitively. That said, I always put my thesis statement at the end of my introductory paragraph. I was told you do not want to give it away in the first sentence. Another one is I try to never use the words very, stuff, and things. I was told “very” is unnecessary and “stuff and things” is lazy and you can always be more specific. As I also said previously I like to have a
When you begin to write it is best to start with a process. Planning, drafting, and developing are very important steps when writing. Once someone had decided on a topic to write about they need to make sure they understand what audience they are writing for. Doing so will make it easier to get into the minds of the people who will be reading the paper. This helps with deciding how the paper should be written. The next step would be to write a rough draft. This will be the basis of the paper. I find that writing a rough draft helps me get the main points across before I begin to lose my train of thought. I also find that it's a lot easier to write a rough draft if I have a list of ideas already written down that I will want to discuss. After finishing the rough draft, revising is the last step.This is when you rewrite or revise paragraphs, sentences, main points, and even your thesis. When writing I tend to write down everything I am thinking of, then I go back and rearrange or edit if something doesn't
When I write a paper, it depends on how I feel and the other work I have to get done. Once I feel it is time to write, I go straight to the living room and embrace my inner Shakespeare. Normally I write at night. I tend to think better when the sun is down. To be honest, my brain works best when it is slightly tired. My best ideas come from a sleepy brain. While I am writing, I typically have a few tabs open to help me write a better paper. One tab I will aways have open is a dictionary. If I know there is a better word to use but I can not think of it, I will use the dictionary. My writing schedule is plan, procrastinate, then write. I plan out what I will write about the day I am assigned to the essay. Then I will procrastinate writing the essay because I tell myself I need time to edit my plan. Finally I will write the essay the day before it is
I always start my writing process by reading the directions. I read the directions three or four times to fully analyze what is required and what is being asked. For instance, in most assignments are not simply questions. There are usually more than one factor in the question. After understanding the directions, I start following the five steps of the writing process. First, I pre-write/ draft a outline to get my ideas into answering all the parts of the question and to establish. Next, I start writing to establish flow of my paper. Then, I submit it to paperrater.com to check for grammar, punctuation, and spell check. Then, I edit my paper from the suggestions paperrater.com suggested. Lastly, I submit my work for a grade.
I have never really considered myself a good writer I have always had problems with starting a paper and sometime even finishing it. I also have problems writing sentences that are too long or finishing a thought, as well as figuring out where to put a semicolon or coma because I tend to just write whatever comes to my
People have many ways that they write. Some do a process of doing drafts so they can look through, edit and make the paper better. Others will just write a paper and turn it in. My process consist of starting with making a thesis. Then from the thesis I create the topic sentences for the topic at hand. The best way to write the essay in a good format and have good detail in the writing I would write a paragraph a day. By doing that process it allows me to get what is needed out on the paper so none of the paragraphs are mixing content and making the paragraphs less structured. This process not only makes writing essays less stressful while also getting the paper done quickly.
I have many talents but I would have to say writing is not at the top of that list. I am not a terrible writer, actually I have been told I am pretty good. It is the fact that I am not confident in my writing abilities. When I am given a writing assignment it takes me awhile to fully know what I am writing about, I take forever to start a essay but once I get my ideas on paper it turns into a piece of cake. I guess it is because I have so many thoughts and opinions running rampant and I have a hard time taming them all. Because of this I can take longer on a a essay than needs be. When I took AP Literature last year I would always have trouble finishing my essays, they would start off well but towards the end, they would not make any since. Tell me to
I have never been passionate about writing, but I have always been a pretty good writer. I was always told that I wrote at a higher level through elementary school and throughout high school, I took two years of Honors English and two years of AP English. I did very well in those classes and usually received A’s on my papers. However, I have never loved writing and would often dread writing assignments.
Throughout the timespan of a semester could you improve your writing to where there would be noticeable differences? When writing for English 1010, I noticed that there was obvious weaknesses and minimal strengths or lack thereof in my writing abilities. In many ways I do believe that I was able to improve in areas pertaining to reading, thinking, researching, and writing.
My writing looks like the game Tetris – I write according to how my ideas flow from my head to my paper. The English 1010 lessons are designed to impact my writing processes and since being in the course I have realized the importance of the process while preparing the paper. While I knew that practice and revisions were important to the writing process, the ideas of writing as inherently collaborative or as an extension of technology were not concepts that I had considered at length. For the assignment, I chose to record myself and reflect on my process. The observation of my writing process and decisions took place in an awkward way. I began sitting at my desk in my dorm with a black ink pen, wide-ruled paper, and the prompt of my essay. It took a good bit of time for the process to begin – all the distractions had to run out, frequent checks on social media, quick trip to the snack machine, and responding to text messages. Finally, it was time to start. I can begin. “Ok, outline” I said to myself. “What’s your main point?” And so, I started, pen to paper, writing the three main ideas I knew I wanted to cover in the paper. I did discover, however, that I scratch my head while I am thinking and as I write I would catch myself reading aloud.
Over this semester I feel that I’ve not only developed into a better writer but also have grasped a better understanding of the writing process, which is arguably most important; having a solid foundation for my writing technique is the key to writing well. Throughout middle school and high school, I have always been told to use the "five paragraph format" when writing essays, but now that I’m in college, I understand that I have been limiting my creativity and not expressing my opinions and ideas to their fullest extent. To be a good writer I must put time and effort into my topic and fully understand the main idea to write a satisfactory essay. So far, I feel as if I’m doing alright. `When I first begin the writing process I always start by typing out the full story. Personally, I can’t sit down and plan what I’m going to write about; formal drafting makes me feel as if I have writers' block. Over the years I have taken bits and pieces of advice about my writing and incorporated those snippets of guidance and suggestions into what my writing style is today. I don’t think I’m bad writer but I could work on developing more of my essays into “A cakes.”
As I have not paid attention to media lately, I am going to focus on my writing process.
The first thing I must do is prewriting. During prewriting I must come up with an idea, keep a notebook specifically devoted to catching my ideas as they come to me. The second part of the writing process.is drafting, which takes time, I learned that during drafting I don’t have to feel that I need to finish the whole paper in one sitting. And drafting are not perfect because I am really drafting for myself, to understand my ideas and put them into words. The third step I learned in the writing
Before this course started I didn’t believe I would become a better writer, but to a certain degree, I have. Since taking this course I have been able to grow and learn as a writer, editor, and creative. I have tried to improve particular aspects of my writing such as paying closer attention to my audience. I have learned writing skills and techniques from The Art of Rhetoric which I applied to my writings. In addition, an important and useful skill that I learned from this class was to start writing early. The next assignment was a working draft; it helped me write down all my thoughts and sources I had found and also determine if my focus was valid and in the right direction. After, having the working draft reviewed, the next drafts were
During this semester in English 250, the communicative works I have completed in this course have improved in both sophistication and overall completeness. In this reflection, I will review the work I had completed throughout the semester and analyze how I have grown as a communicator. I will first analyze and reflect on my communicative habits and processes, and then analyze my communicative development relating to the WOVE modes.
In past years, writing in an academic setting has always filled me with dread. With its strict structures and limited creative freedom, essays often felt like a regurgitation of the instructor’s ideas rather than an exploration of my own. It felt like I was writing just to affirm the instructor’s own beliefs, or in a worst-case scenario, to inflate their ego. It was not until I took AP English Literature and Composition my senior year that I began to understand the purpose of writing. My teacher, Dr. Nancy Babienko, was difficult from the start, and I knew the simple “regurgitation of information” method was not going to pass. She demanded original ideas—it was refreshing. While at first, I struggled in the class, I quickly adapted and