My Writing Process Analysis

My writing process coming into junior year was quite flawed and would go moderately like this: I would try and start with some hook that at least sounded like it related to the topic I was assigned. I then added a thesis that did not sound like total trash that included exactly what I planned to discuss. As I wrote the rest of my essays, I would sometimes realize there was something I felt added to the argument’s appeal, and after adding it to the body paragraphs, I summed it up in a couple words and squeezed it into my thesis. That was about the maximum amount of revising I would do for my essays. My decently crafted essays contained simple diction with a few SAT words I remembered while writing thrown in awkwardly. This was always enough …show more content…
I have noticed in my different essays while examining them that I would often excel in one part of the essay, while still failing to repair other flaws. In my Modernism essay, I incorporated evidence well, but I did not add smooth transitions, making the writing seem choppy. In my synthesis essay, I made sure to polish my transitions and include plenty of evidence to support my claims, yet the essay was focused too much on the evidence and not enough on the arguments themselves and the meaning of the evidence. Nevertheless, I fixed nearly every mistake there was in my last essay, an analysis of The Visit. I used strong diction that contributed to both imagery and my defeated tone. The structure also was generally solid, as the pieces of evidence I used were tied together well. This essay is a great example of my progression of use of rhetorical devices. I did not completely rid my essay of passive voice, but the descriptive phrases I used hid that fault. Near the end of the school year, my shortcomings were not so illuminated in my …show more content…
Some stood out to me immensely and helped me develop my style. Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” influenced me to add more detail and “know the ending in advance”. The dreadfully nervous tone of “The Tell-Tale Heart” allows the reader to assume the conclusion and watch as events unfold. I brought his ideas into my essay discussing the Teacher’s character in The Visit. Although I was analyzing a character, I explored the contents of the novel and allowed the reader to guess what would happen to the Teacher even though his fate was laid out in the thesis. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter motivated me to change my tone when writing about tragic events. Hawthorne’s Anti-Transcendentalist views taught me that horror and tragic events can have fortunate components and vice versa. Within his novel, Hester Prynne experiences a roller coaster of emotional events, as she is impregnated when her husband is away, ridiculed by the people, has a secret romance, and finally moves away from her toxic town. A tragic love story contains pleasant parts which drive the story. I have integrated this into my writing as I no longer keep essays in one positive or negative light. In my Modernism essay, I discussed Janie’s triumphs over men, even though she is physically restrained and the product of a rape. I also discussed George’s conscience as he was burdened with overseeing Lennie’s safety and emotional well-being. In