My writing process has stemmed from what I was conditioned to believe makes a “perfect essay” in high school. The first year of high school I was not taught how to build a strong essay but instead a well constructed outline that showed my ability to critically think. Sophomore year was dedicated to building our lexicon and syntax when writing. We were to learn how to take the most basic sentence and turn it into a well orchestrated paragraph. Junior year was when I began timed writing sessions, being able to construct a well written essay in forty minutes. By the end of the year they told us that it should be at the quality of an assignment we had two weeks to write. With this type of high school education I have come to understand that my …show more content…
The piece that was most played was composed by Mozart, called “Piano Sonata No. 16.” I began with a brainstorm session because I tend to become overwhelmed by all the small details that an essay usually entitles. Thus, classical music helps me keep an opened mind and leads me to be more relaxed. Brainstorming started sophomore year of high school after I had to write my first essay for German. The learning method was suggested by a teacher and it just stuck with me. I get this ability to put all my ideas into one place while it illustrates to me where my essay has the potential of going as well. Furthermore, stage two of my writing process is constructing an outline. In the past, outlines were an inconvenience to complete because high school writing classes I had to put in little effort. However, when I got to college and had to grow accustomed to developing ideas and writing papers each week outlines became an essential part of how I get to the end goal. The song I chose to represent writing outlines is “Let it Go” by James Bay. This is the type of song I can mindlessly sing along to, I enjoy listening to James Bays voice and the instrumentation of the song keeps my mind at
How: I try to write everything all at once, otherwise I lose focus and my train of thought. And then when I’m finished I take a break and let the paper sit, and then come back and reread and make revisions to the paper. I find quite a bit of errors or ideas which aren’t complete or don’t quite make sense, but then I fix them. It is easier for me to do it that way instead of taking long breaks between writing. I also try to find inspiration for my writing depending on what I am writing
My Writing Progression “It’s what we think we know that keeps us from learning” This quote from Claude Bernard describes my writing development this year. At the beginning of this schoolyear, I thought that I was going to go into this year and be able to breeze through this class because I could write a good essay last year and analyze stories, but I was wrong. Lit Comp Honors has been a brand-new experience for me.
“Prewriting – Deciding what to write about (the topic) and gathering information to support or explain what you want to say about your subject, and planning how to organize your ideas in a way that effectively develops the topic. Drafting -Writing the first copy of the piece (essay, article, etc.).” (Boylan 105) With using the stages prewriting and drafting of the writing process, I have become more organized. Creating an outline has helped me to better understand the topic that I am writing about and using it has made the whole prewriting and drafting process a whole lot easier. Now I can rethink the content and adjust all my ideas, because I have become more organized and analytical in my thought
With this essay I did try new strategies for writing. I came up with a small outline of what I was going to speak about in each paragraph. Previously, I would write the paper from start to finish. I did not think about how I was going to arrange the paper before going into my writing.
It was no surprise to me to realize that my writing process revolves around comfort and warm drinks. I’ve always been a fan of the cozy, of the warm and comfortable, so it made sense that when it came to sitting down and writing an essay, those preferences would follow. The first thing I do when I want to start an essay is make some tea. It’s a routine I picked up from my mother, and just the habit of getting the tea out of the cabinet and putting the kettle on starts to switch my mind’s train of thought from every day life into a goal-oriented mindset that’s perfect for writing an essay.
Writing process is difficult to realize since it requires a lot of skills and knowledge. Definitely, not many of us can start writhing right away without having any problems such as grammar, vocabulary or organization. However, a person can become a better writer if he or she will practice writing every day and will pay attention to his writing problems. To become a good writer, I have to improve my grammar, follow specific steps in writing process, and avoid using similar transitional words. Grammar is the number one problem in the writing process and causes me a lot of issues.
Every student has their own writing process. Writing process ways is the student's way to have the best writing assignments and make who ever read it understand their main idea. In this essay I am going to explain my own writing process for various type. In chapter 4 by Keith Hjortshoj “How Good Writing Gets Written” which talks about how should develops their writing skills and gives them some tips that they should use in their writing process.
If I were asked by my boss, family member or friend what I have learned in school thus far, I would tell them that I have learned how to become an author, writing snob, and a self- proclaimed avid reader. All of these traits have enabled me to become a successful student and better professional. Before coming to Bethel University, I felt I had great writing skills as I wrote company policies, job descriptions and other Human Resources related materials every day. However, I now feel that my writing skills are average and can definitely be improved upon.
I am currently a teenager whose writing has developed significantly over the past few years. In fact, my writing was absolutely shocking when I was younger; it was only recently that it has improved. From about year 6, I noticed that my writing was not very good, especially when I found out the importance of using punctuation. Yes, I did not use commas AT ALL. Also, my vocabulary choices were practically always informal, and I was never able to judiciously incorporate effective language into my sentences.
This paper has discussed my personal writing process which includes brainstorming, constructing a rough draft, revising, and creating a final draft. Depending on the required length of the paper, I try to set aside enough time to complete this writing process comfortably with minimal stress. This time allotment can be anywhere from thirty minutes every day for two or three days to an hour per day for more than a week. I use this process in nearly all forms of writing; it is an incredibly versatile, flexible process due to its simplicity and practicality. Writing is an enjoyable activity for me due to the fact that it allows for so much individuality and creativity; therefore, it rarely generates anxiety or boredom in my life, rather, it is more of an agreeable pass-time.
There’s A Light at the End of Every Tunnel The main point of this essay is to explore why the writing process is different for every person. In particular, my own writing process is unique, because of three factors, which include goal setting, procrastination and reward. The rhetorical situation is composed of the topic of the writing, the purpose of the writing and who the intended audience is. Depending upon the specific genre of the text these three components can differ greatly. The genre of this essay in particular is informational.
My Writing Struggles After taking AP English III, I became better at organizing my papers, but realizing I need to improve my grammar skills and staying focused on my supporting points. All throughout my writing career, I was always thought to be an outstanding writer, especially using vocabulary above my grade range. Naturally, I would see myself as an excellent writer as well until I took Mrs. Bingham’s AP English II course. Mrs. Bingham always gave pointers, tips, and work to improve my class’s writing skills as a whole.
Drafting for me is pretty similar, as also my ideas are coming into my mind at no speed limit and I try to focus in one at the time, at that moment, I am not thinking about
Writing essays and other types of posts has always been difficult for me. But, throughout this composition class, I have learned many interesting and new things about the different types of writing styles. When starting this class, I considered myself to be an average writer with run-of-the-mill vocabulary, ordinary sentence structure and typical finished products. This class has helped me greatly improve my writing skills in a variety of ways. I have learned multiple things by taking this class, such as new ways to approach writing and that there is much that I still need to learn about composition.
I did not understand the purpose of the essay so I wrote about what I thought altering public space meant. After reading the assigned reading I still did not understand what was being asked of me and this is where I should have emailed my instructor for clarity rather than guessing. If I would have had a better understanding on the assignment rather than going into the assignment guessing if I was doing it correctly I would have gotten a better score than I got. There was some misuse of commas and even commas splices included in the essay. In previous course and now I do not know how to correctly use commas I did not really understand the concept whenever my