Mike Bunn Argument Essay

After reading Mike Bunn’s “How to Read Like a Writer,” I revisited my directed self-placement essay while asking myself the many questions Bunn recommends to ask oneself when “reading like a writer.” In doing so, I was able to recognize the strengths and weaknesses I possess as a writer, and therefore know where I need to grow the most as a writer. One of my greatest strengths as a writer is knowing my audience and composing my writing accordingly. I am aware that when my audience is a teacher who will be reading and grading plenty of the same essays to include original ideas and arguments; it gets boring reading the same type of paper and ideas over and over. Along with my well thought out ideas and arguments, I also credit myself with the ability of using appropriate evidence from credible sources that support my claims. Mike Bunn explains that “an opinion column is often intended to convince readers of something, so the kinds of evidence used are often very important.” In my opinion directed self-placement opinion piece essay, I purposely pulled evidence from credible sources in order to support my original arguments. As far as my weaknesses go, I am aware that I struggle with transitions, word choice, and the dreaded introduction paragraph.
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Everyone know how to use the traditional “however,” “additionally,” “on the other hand,” but as a college student I would like to learn the art of transitioning past those few phrases. Bunn encourages oneself to ask about transitions, “how does the author move from one idea to another in the writing? Are the transitions between the ideas effective? How else might he/she have transitioned between ideas instead?” In my directed self-placement essay, my transitions are tired if they are present. They do their job in directing the flow of my essay, yet they are the same transitions I would use in my middle school english