I trust my writing process. It is flexible, meaning I can apply it to many different types of writings and it is not concrete. It allows me to focus but if I happen to wonder off it isn’t the end of the world. I believe that a lot of students have trouble because they become too attached to certain ideas or just don’t know where to start. But when writing you can start anywhere. Everyone writes differently so I know this doesn’t apply to everyone but for me writing creates more writing. I may not have any idea what I am going to write but if I start typing ideas will come to me. One thought leads to the next. I feel that some students are afraid of that process because they want to write a draft, have it be perfect and then be done. The great thing about composing is that until you turn in your final draft you can change whatever you want. You can start with many ideas and then weave them together, or write a whole essay and then decide that you want to go an entirely new direction. Writing is a creative process for me no matter what because while I am writing I am thinking and creating new ideas.
Over the past few weeks of University Writing I have thought about my writing process a lot. I have compared it to examples in our readings and I have compared myself to my classmates when they speak up about
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I didn’t think I did this, but with this realization I was able to see that it wasn’t a problem since I wasn’t stopping to edit I was just rereading to make sure everything flows and if what I had written will match with my next thought, or even attempt to inspire something new. I did happen to edit while I wrote, which is something I know I did just not the extent. The only reason I do edit thought is because of the spell check in the Word Processing program, and with other writings I have written since that essay I decided to turn it off while writing so I can truly focus on my ideas and
The writing process is always taught as a set way of doing things when, in fact, it is a process that requires personal methods that work for each individual person. It is a necessary lesson to teach in school but there should not be so much emphasis on following the exact way that is taught. It is a contrived process that was probably created by a group of scholars who didn’t even follow these exact rules. If anything, they all did variations of the ideas and then met in the middle with what should be taught. I am in no way saying that the guidelines are wrong but they need to be exactly that, guidelines, instead of a rut that students get stuck in.
Writing is a process I’ve grown to despise. Ever since grade school, I’ve had problems trying to express my ideas on paper. My writing process involves thinking about what’s being asked and trying to reflect my thoughts the best way I can on paper, but my thoughts don’t always come out as clear as I want them to be sometimes leaving a question not fully answered. My writing process isn’t a consistent set in stone process, but since being in ENC 1101 I always follow some of the same parameters such as revising my drafts, grammar usage and considering context and audience.
Before I began the semester, writing papers were not my strong suit. I really did not enjoy writing because I believed it to be a difficult process. More specifically beginning a paper was extremely difficult for me. It was tough to start a paper and put my ideas in an orderly fashion to compose a decent paper. While practicing with writing techniques, I found that listing my thoughts helped me. Prewriting gave me the chance to gather all of my ideas and begin my papers quicker. I
As stated by Anaïs Nin, “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” Writing is a beautiful way to express how we feel, to make experiences memorable and to also be whoever we want to be. Writing is not easy for me. I always feel anxious before I begin to write, and this is because I’m always telling myself that “I don’t like to write.” In order to get rid of the nervousness, I start reading about whatever I have to write about so I can enrich my mind about that particular topic. Most of the times this does not work out, therefore I go to sleep and recharge my brain. As soon as I get back up I’m ready to write. My room is an ideal environment for me to write. Nobody’s there to distract me, so I put my headphones on because
I was more confident in my writing because I learned to improve my writing by making outline prior to beginning a paper. Without an outline, I would lose track of my thoughts, I would ramble and make common mistakes; it would be catastrophic. The purpose of an outline is similar to having d...
Writing is a way in which a person can express their thoughts and ideas through the use of words. Everybody has their own writing styles. Some may consider theirs as inspirational while others think of it to be bad. Writing requires a lot of patience and time. In my case, writing has never been my favorite thing to do. I am no Shakespeare and I never will be, writing has always made me feel uncomfortable. In the past, I had always considered writing to be one of the most difficult tasks. I often wrote about topics that were not of my interest. I rarely did any writing out of school or for leisure as most people do. I only wrote because the teacher asked us to. Writing has always been forced onto me. Even though my writing isn't that great, I've felt that I've never been given the freedom to express my voice. Academic writing has always made me anxious. And, anxiety had resulted in my procrastination. Even though I consider writing to be one of the toughest tasks, I've felt that giving myself enough time to think allows me to do better. Silence helps me think beyond horizons. However, the fear of impressing someone, the anxiety and frustration is what makes me a developing writer.
English 102 has taught me a lot about my writing. Becoming a better writer and pushing myself to the next level was my goal for this semester. Therefore, I learned how to use research to back up my arguments. We wrote many different essays based on different types of literature, which is something I had not done before. Initially, I had a few problems, but learned from those mistakes to become better at writing. I definitely have things that I need to work on in the future. However, looking back on my semester I have overcome many of my writing obstacles and have become a better writer.
this area but I’m going to improve on it. The process of using multiple drafts has
Writing is an important part of everyone’s life, whether we use it in school, in the workplace, as a hobby or in personal communication. It is important to have this skill because it helps us as writers to express feelings and thoughts to other people in a reasonably permanent form. Formal writing forms like essays, research papers, and articles stimulates critically thinking. This helps the writer to learn how to interpret the world around him/her in a meaningful way. In college, professors motivate students to write in a formal, coherent manner, without losing their own voice in the process. Improving your writing skills is important, in every English class that’s the main teaching point; to help students improve their writing skills. Throughout my college experience I have acknowledge that
Writing for me has always been a love and hate relationship since I could remember. Depending on the subject matter that I was writing about I would enjoy it because it suited my style or I loathed it because that specific style was uninteresting and boring to me. Learning certain writing formats were absolutely the worst part about writing when I first started learning in high school. As time pushed on and I grew older I began to develop an appreciation for writing that I did not have before; which is what led me to taking Writing 101 as my first full-fledged college course. I began this course with minimal writing experience because of what I failed to retain before, but now I am a stronger writer than I could have imagined with new skill sets that enhance my professional portfolio.
At the start of this class, I made a goal to develop my writing skills to better prepare me for other courses for my degree. I knew English 106 would be different compared to any other English or college courses that I have taken. I knew English 106 environment will let me grow in diverse writing dimensions. My long serving years of experience in the military has exposed me to many cultures around the globe. In just seven weeks of the course, I have seen some improvement in my writing. This course has afforded me with several techniques that have made writing not only a little bit easier but also more in-depth resulting in a higher level of academic writing versus my normal military style writing. Now I understand the writing process and
• How has your school writing is evaluated? Did the instructor mark or comment on mechanics and grammar? Style? Organization? Logic?
Writing something good makes me feel like I have accomplished something. A good piece of writing is something that has had a lot of effort put into it and and was edited well. The way I can tell if I have written something is good is if I have spent a lot of time writing it, having it proof read, and editing it really well with no mistakes. There are many different English classes and I chose this class because I thought it would make me a better writer. I plan on going to college and this would be a good class to take to make my writing skills better.
Creativity and prompt ideas come easily to me. Where I struggle is with finding the words. I can’t always put my ideas into words that make sense to others, but they make sense to me. Well thought out articulation requires multiple revisions on my part. As I have moved through this class I have recognized this in my writing; I ask my mom or dad to read over my work to give me input on my clarity.
What can I say about Writing? I was never really a fan of writing, in fact you could say it was least favorite subject. I guess I just never had that clicking feeling that so many writers get, no matter how much I practiced how many writing tutoring sessions I went to my essays would be “C” at best. I had a little thing called writers block and I had it bad, shoot I still get writers block now and then but while I was learning to write all I could do before I got a prompt was pray to god that the essay would be a free write that I could pick what I wanted to write about.