Prewriting Reflection

Prewriting of any paper, first entails a topic, without a topic we would have nothing to write about. I like to use Mind mapping, when I write my research papers; I take a whiteboard and put my topic in the center of the board in a circle. Then I add extensions to the topic with more circles that are connected to one another by a single line between one another. These added circles will be my topic of paragraphs and the information I will be discussing within them. I usually do 4-5 sentences within my paragraphs with a closing statement and then transition to my next paragraph. I write about 3-5 different paragraphs and then with a closing statement that backs up the information that I have presented for my readers to read. Mind mapping is the biggest part of writing a paper, due to the changes you make as you develop your arguments or statement that you want to convey in your paragraphs from your mind maps data.

After I have my mind map completed, I take an outline of what I want to write about, like topics for each paragraph’s and added, words that I will elaborate on within these paragraphs.

Research is a big aspect of a paper; finding facts that support your stated argument “How do the skills you’re learning in General Education courses apply to your future career”. There are many facets of resources in looking for information you're wanting to add to your paper; From The World Wide Web, local libraries, magazines, journals, and newspapers to interviewing friends and family, and the present student body. Once I have a good understanding of the information I am trying to convey to my readers, I start to free-write and this is where I find it fun to just write freely. As I develop my paper I am constantly correcting and changing the papers structure and understanding; to make it streamlined and simple and easy to read. I like to use online paper checkers, friends and family, and other instructors or teachers; to review and give feedback before I finalize my

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Enjoyable papers will always have your reader's attention, and when we lose our readers their most likely stop reading. Take the time and plan-ahead, brainstorm finding your topic, do a mind map or some sort of outline of the body of your paper, go over it and re-read it may times and make the changes needed. Make use of online paper correction sites, and share it with others, until you finalize your paper. Keep your paper simple, easy to read and understand; and your reader's attention will be there always to the last period.