Hjorishoj's The Transition To College Writing

There are numerous amounts of ways to write a paper or essay and they are all different. In the book The Transition to College Writing, Hjortshoj suggests that making an outline is one of the most important steps in the writing process and it plays a big role in the organization of a paper. Hjorishoj believes that if an outline if not made, then the paper will not be as effective as it would be with an outline. Outlines help to keep the paper organized and help to make sure that the topic is focused on throughout the whole entire paper. Without an outline, the paper can easily wander off into other topics and the paper will get very confusing. The outline acts as the map for the paper and will show the writer where to go. He believes that when writing, it is always better to prepare than rather than produce. Taking the time to make an outline and prepare what is going to be said in the paper, rather than just going and writing it without any plan, will pay off according to Hjortshoj. I agree with a difference with Hjortshoj views on making outlines because when making an outline, time has to be put into it to make sure that is it an affective outline. If …show more content…
She did not want to wait and cram it all in last minute because she knows that she needs time and planning to write an effective paper. Her first step in the writing process was to make an outline for the topic. She likes to make sure what the paper should consist of and how it should be structured before she writes it. Making an outline is how she ensures to stay on topic and know what to say paragraph by paragraph. She can focus on just the writing and not worry about what she is going to say next because she has her outline with her which will keep her on track. Both Brianna and Benjamin had a similar writing process as I did because we all made outlines that helped us out a lot when writing our