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Writing Assignment 2
Writing Assignment 2
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Thomas Huckaby
English 101.002
Writing Process
Many people feel the writing process is an extremely difficult process. It can be very
tedious at times if you have no clue where to start. The writing process is basically all the steps
you take leading up to your final draft. Not everyone’s writing process is the same being that
some people have the ability to just write their ideas without brainstorming and others have to
take particular steps to produce a final draft. Although there are many different ways people
write, there are very few ways to process. Whenever I write I try to follow the procedures that
I’ve been taught by my previous teachers; Brainstorming, rough draft, peer review, personal
revision, and a final copy. Yes it may be an extensive method, but it ensures a well written
product.
Before I begin to write I usually brainstorm to get an idea of what I’m going to write
about. Brainstorming is a popular aid that helps you generate creative ideas and solutions to what
you’re writing about. Brainstorming gets your mind flowing. It gets your mind ready for the
topic at hand. It’s also useful when you’re trying to break out of stale patterns of thinking, so that
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you can develop new ways of looking at things. This technique also allows you to get your
thoughts down on paper so that you can use them later on when you’re working on your final
draft. Now while you brainstorm there should be no analysis of any ideas. You’re trying to
widen the range of ideas that you can incorporate into your writing. Ideas should only be
The next step in my writing process is creating a rough draft. A rough draft is the first
used to dread creating rough drafts because I felt that they were
who could skip straight to the final draft; once I realized how
this tool. Rough drafts help me get an idea of how I’m going to
only does it give me an outline, but it also allows me to try ideas out in my work. In a rough
draft there’s no right or wrong way, you will add and delete material several times before you're
pleased with your work so whatever you write is up to you. You have to remember that this isn’t
make aren’t visible to you. Peer revision allows you to see your work in another point of view.
This mainly helps the flow of my paper. Certain instances I might get off topic and not realize
own tweaks. I grab a red pen or a highlighter to bring focus to my major mistakes; not only to
my mistakes, but also the things that I could improve. Little things such as spelling, punctuation,
and sentence fragments can be corrected on the computer but issues with my thesis, lack of
information, and flow of the prompt have to be enhanced by myself. Personal revision is a tool
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used to rethink what you’ve processed before. This helps you broaden your, and others,
Now that I’ve taken these steps to correcting my paper, I proceed to the production of
if you don’t comply you won’t receive the grade you are expecting. All your mistakes and
decisions reflect in your grade. Once these steps are accomplished you now have a complete
final draft. While making your final draft always remember to double check because some
mistakes are easily over looked by yourself, your peers, and the computer.
Although all of these steps seem tedious, they are very essential towards a clean cut
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paper. These steps have never let me down, therefore I plan on continuing the usage of this
process. Things I could do to improve this tactic would be to go to the writing lab and get
opinions from higher scholars. This would benefit me in many ways by not only helping my
paper , but help me to get a better understanding of the mistakes that I made, and to make me a
better overall writer. Another thing I could to enhance my writing skills would be to schedule my
time better. I tend to procrastinate and wait till the last day to start my assignment. This isn’t a
good idea if you want to make a good grade. When you rush on an assignment you’re not as
aware of your mistakes. Rushing not only hurts your paper but it also has a major impact on your
grade. If you want to make a good grade plan ahead and put in your best effort. When you’re
worried about time you hurry and put things down onto paper. You put what first comes to mind,
right or wrong. Other than that I think that I’ll be able to fall back on these steps without any
worries. Even though I might not obtain an “A”, I know that I gave my all. At the end of the day
effort is all you can give, and if it’s not the best at least it’s your best.
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