Progression: My Journey Back To School

Progression

Writing has never been my strong point, and because of this; it is with clenched teeth that I begin to take my final exam. My decision towards going back to school was influenced by my future in United States Army being at stake. Furthermore, I had spent over twelve years defending my beloved soil and three teaching other how they too can be part of our nation’s finest, but now because of lack of education I was being told that I was not good enough to be part of something that I had grown to love.

Writing however is just like taking on a mission, once the mission has been received the leaders much go through a series of steps in order to accomplish the task that is at hand in a timely manner so that it is successful. Careful

deliberation must be done in order to come with ideas on which to write.” A good way to generate such information is through brainstorming: Simply listing everything that is known about the topic and working in such a manner that each topic ideas ties into each other” (Eschholz 2014). This process is simple, jotting down ideas that may come to mind on a page in a cluster often helps with coming up with ideas on which to write; the choices chosen however should be narrowed to give the writer a specific topic on which they would conduct further research, an example of this would be writing about farming. Should the writer write about all types of farming, the raising of cattle, or vegetables?
Once the process of brainstorming is complete then the prewriting can begin, writing everything that comes to mind will help. “the first drat is considered the child’s draft, where the writer lets it all pour out and romp all over the place, knowing that no one is going to see it and then it can be shaped later” (Lamott 2014). Coming up with ideas on which to write can prove rather challenging especially when the material needed is hurried, however writing everything that comes to mind can be crafted late.
“When formulating a thesis statement making a claim that can be supported they careful research and gathering as much ideas as possible about the topic in order to inform and stimulate the readers” (Subject and Strategy 2014). In writing a story or making a claim that can be easily proven, or listing specific stats is a way of gaining the attention of the audience.
The drafting process is like exploring cave, the writer will enter through a series of maze and tunnels often if careful attention is not given then the writing path can easily be lost.” What started as a definition essay may easily develop into a process analysis” (Subject and Strategy 2014). Whenever I find myself losing my way I would simply take a break, revert back to the topic and that usually gets me back on track; which is quite similar to using a global positioning system. It sometimes may have glitches that will send the user in the wrong direction, but with a quick review of a standard map the user can effectively put themselves back on course.
Once all the writing has been completed then the process of revision may begin. Some paragraphs may be reorganized to better fit the thesis statement. “Rather than an arduous task, many writers find this to be very satisfying because they are able to bring their work into sharper focus and give themselves a better chance of connecting with their audience” (Subject and Strategy 2014). This has proven to be a satisfying task to myself as well, because it means that I am almost at the end of the writing process; more like the cleaning of barracks dome, once the layers of wax have dried then the final process of buffering can be accomplished.