The writing sample I have chosen to submit is a short essay I wrote for my English V class. This course is the final sequence of English language instruction of my undergraduate program. It aims at enhancing the student’s oral and written production skills, with a focus on critical thinking.
Within the framework of this assignment, we were asked to write a short essay that reported on the thesis and arguments presented by the author of an article (cited in the text), while also incorporating our own ideas about the topic at hand. That is why I consider it is a concise and effective example of the two main skills needed for academic writing. On the one hand, writers should be able to look for and then accurately synthetize the information they …show more content…
Firstly, I pondered on the assignment and the result I was supposed to produce, so that I could apply the most pertinent strategies. Secondly, there was a prewriting stage, which I consider crucial to achieve the best result possible in any kind of writing task. It is during this part of the writing process that I brainstorm and then produce an outline for my text. This is a skill that I was taught in my undergraduate program, and I could never thank my teachers enough for passing this knowledge to me. When you are writing a text, no matter what the purpose is, it is essential to organize your ideas properly. This will ensure that you only include the most poignant arguments and that your reader properly understands the message you are seeking to convey. Thirdly, I started writing the essay itself using the plan as a guide, but also allowing my creativity to shine through in case something came up while I was writing. I have noticed some ideas only come to you after you have realized something is missing from your final draft; while it is important to always plan, you should never be limited by what you initially have on the paper. Finally, I edited the text to polish it and remove the inaccuracies and mistakes there could be left. Writings are never perfect, but you can get close enough if you pay attention to the
Within the framework of this assignment, we were asked to write a short essay that reported on the thesis and arguments presented by the author of an article (cited in the text), while also incorporating our own ideas about the topic at hand. That is why I consider it is a concise and effective example of the two main skills needed for academic writing. On the one hand, writers should be able to look for and then accurately synthetize the information they …show more content…
Firstly, I pondered on the assignment and the result I was supposed to produce, so that I could apply the most pertinent strategies. Secondly, there was a prewriting stage, which I consider crucial to achieve the best result possible in any kind of writing task. It is during this part of the writing process that I brainstorm and then produce an outline for my text. This is a skill that I was taught in my undergraduate program, and I could never thank my teachers enough for passing this knowledge to me. When you are writing a text, no matter what the purpose is, it is essential to organize your ideas properly. This will ensure that you only include the most poignant arguments and that your reader properly understands the message you are seeking to convey. Thirdly, I started writing the essay itself using the plan as a guide, but also allowing my creativity to shine through in case something came up while I was writing. I have noticed some ideas only come to you after you have realized something is missing from your final draft; while it is important to always plan, you should never be limited by what you initially have on the paper. Finally, I edited the text to polish it and remove the inaccuracies and mistakes there could be left. Writings are never perfect, but you can get close enough if you pay attention to the