Thursday, March 5, 2015
My essay writing ability is fairly good. Since the beginning of high school it has improved very much. I find that I'm able to create a thesis quite easily. I'm really good at making myself organized for the writing process. I always have a organizer for each section, then write each section, then rewrite several times until I'm happy with what I have. I tend to struggle more with the revising part of essay writing. I don't enjoy it as much as the writing part so I tend not to work as hard on it. I tend to rely on technology a lot as well (spell check), so I don't necessarily go through my final copy (I know I should be). I also struggle with the diction of my essays and often have to stop and reword them. I have the worst time with constructing conclusions as well. I usually say all I need to in the essay so besides putting in the thesis in the conclusion, I don't know what else to put in it.
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You're lucky you are able to formulate a thesis easily... I tend to have trouble with that. When it comes to revising I think you should try to get someone else to read it. I always ask my mom haha I think it's a good habit cause when I read my work I tend to add in words I meant to write when I read it over and stuff like that. I guess it is whatever works best for you though.
ReplyDeleteThats a good idea, aren't mom the best? LOL
ReplyDeleteRevising is the worst! But so necessary. Remember there's a difference between revising and proofreading though. Spell check can help you with proofreading, but it can't help you make sure your ideas are clear and your paragraphs are fully developed. That's why, as Alyssa pointed out, it's good to have someone else read over your essay. We tend not to be very good at being critical of our own work because we know what we meant to say so sometimes we just assume we said it!
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