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paragraph. Whatever I write down, I look at it again and again because I don’t want to make any mistakes. Before I never revised, I would just summit the paper without revising. When I start to come to college, I realize that I have to make changes and revise a lot of times. Even when I…

Hjortshoj, takes this chapter to tell the readers why students have many weaknesses in writing. He starts the chapter talking about how teachers critique a student’s paper. He talks about how teachers often give what the student did wrong in the paper rather than the stuff they did right. He tells the reader that this doesn’t mean they are a bad writer, it just shows students what they need to keep working on. He moves on, telling the reader what the process should be when you are writing a…

Writing is one of the most common ways a person can express their thoughts. There are no limits to what can be written. As a college student, I learn new things every single day. Starting this course, I only knew a little of writing skills, and I knew that I needed to broaden my abilities in writing; therefore, taking this course has developed my writing skills to great measures. One of the great outcomes of this course is the development of my essays. I have now developed a specific strategy…

Unless I have a very strict and short deadline, my writing process begins with thinking and reading about the topic or subject matter of my paper. I don’t do a structured free writing or idea mapping session, but rather just read a bit to get familiar with the subject matter and to get my brain thinking about the subject. Once I am ready to begin writing. I start with the thesis statement is on the topic, is formatted correctly, and matches the purpose of the essay. In other words, if I am…

you are and how to become a better writer. It is pretty simple, as a free writers begin writing their papers and do not stop. They do not stop to edit or revise. They jot down any thoughts or ideas they have. Once they have finished with all of their ideas then they will go back and edit. A desperation writer is someone who will edit and revise throughout the writing process. Peter Elbow says that a desperation writer blocks the creative flow when you are worried about grammar and word choice.…

for themselves a second identity. Sherry turkle gives an example of a girl named Audrey, who is shy, and how she uses social media to act and become someone she could not otherwise be in a face to face conversation. Through technology we are able to revise and change what we want people to see about us. If an error occurs online, we are able to delete, and try again as if nothing had ever happened.…

interesting ways to revise and correct those mistakes. Although I can’t quite say that writing is once again effortless for me I can say it is a task I can succeed at again. In high school English was my easiest subject. I can recall receiving an essay prompt and being able to immediately know what I was going to write about. Pre-writing exercises such as outlines and ven diagrams seemed pointless. A rough draft was all the prewriting I did. Revising was effortless as well, my sister would…

others find that jotting all of their ideas down on paper is a better method of writing. For me, writing an essay is a time consuming process. First, I like to write one sentence at a time, and then go back and revise it. I find that starting off with one sentence and going back to revise it helps with keeping the flow of the paragraph. Next, I like to brainstorm ideas for the next sentence that ties in with the previous sentence. This step tends to be the most prolonged for me because I will…

I have learned so much great tips throughout these past few weeks of class that has helped me become a better writer. One reason I feel better when I write is because I understand the pre-writing process and how important it is. Prewriting is basically where you jot down all your thoughts and see if the things you wrote down are going to work for what you're writing and doing that helps build a stronger paper. Another thing that has helped me become a better writer is planning. One reason I feel…

To clarify, there is no "right way to write." However, the title probably caught your eye, so, I might get a view or two. I start my writing process with the pre-writing process, which is strictly done on pen and paper. My pre-writing process is very similar to "stream of consciousness writing," in which I just let my thoughts on the subject of the writing flow out. Then, as my pre-writing grows in size, I try to find a focus within the thoughts and give myself a direction to write in. I have…