Writing has been a vital component of my academic success. During this current term I have experienced writing a narrative and persuasive essay. The past eight weeks, I have learned that writing enhances my communication and thinking skills, in order to give a clear view of my ideas to my readers. Writing is the main foundation upon which my skills, my knowledge, and my brainpower is measured academically and professionally. My writing process has been refined throughout this course specifically¬—choosing my topics carefully, properly researching my topics, outlining my essays for better organization, and editing my essays using different sources.
The writing process has many intricate steps. Looking back at my narrative and persuasive essays, I found it difficult to select a topic. As I was brainstorming, I found myself sifting through several ideas and lacked the organizational skills to make a decision. Using a visual organizer helps categorize my ideas adequately. I used a …show more content…
Outlining my essays prevents me from getting perplexed. The feedback I received for my persuasive essay was to focus on the transitioning of my paragraphs and organization so I could give a clear train of thought to my readers. Even though the main idea was clear in my outline, the placement of my paragraphs were disorganized. I began reading my work out loud in order to figure out what type of transitional phrases and conjunctive adverbs to use. I also realized I did not take advantage of extending the time spent on my outline. I need to spend more time constructing my outlines before I begin writing. Outlining an essay assists in determining when to discuss the key points to support the main idea. Outlining an essay keeps the writer on topic and structures the flow of the essay to avoid confusing the
The writing process has many intricate steps. Looking back at my narrative and persuasive essays, I found it difficult to select a topic. As I was brainstorming, I found myself sifting through several ideas and lacked the organizational skills to make a decision. Using a visual organizer helps categorize my ideas adequately. I used a …show more content…
Outlining my essays prevents me from getting perplexed. The feedback I received for my persuasive essay was to focus on the transitioning of my paragraphs and organization so I could give a clear train of thought to my readers. Even though the main idea was clear in my outline, the placement of my paragraphs were disorganized. I began reading my work out loud in order to figure out what type of transitional phrases and conjunctive adverbs to use. I also realized I did not take advantage of extending the time spent on my outline. I need to spend more time constructing my outlines before I begin writing. Outlining an essay assists in determining when to discuss the key points to support the main idea. Outlining an essay keeps the writer on topic and structures the flow of the essay to avoid confusing the