The first proper college essay I wrote in ENG 101 was a narrative. The prompt I was given was to write about the process that resulted in …show more content…
Before taking this class, I always thought that revision was simply seeing if you had any noticeable grammatical errors. I soon learned that this was incorrect, and revision is a tedious process, but is necessary in producing a quality essay. The revision process I used for my persuasive essay was long, but worth it. Firstly, I started with making sure the issue I was discussing was expressed clearly and properly defined. Secondly, I moved on to my thesis and checked to see if my claim was clear and specific. Thirdly, I checked to see if my writing was catered to the audience and all the complex terms I used were defined. After I finished that, I proceeded to inspect that each reason was back with sufficient evidence and every paragraph had a topic sentence. Lastly, I viewed my essay as a whole to assess whether it was coherent. This process took a lot of time, but its effort was reflected in the quality of my