Friday, September 10, 2010

My Wriing Process (kevin)

I don't write that often but when I do it is usually just for school and stuff like that. So my writing process is pretty much the high school taught process. I would start out with organizing my thoughts in a four-square, where I would put my three body paragraphs and my conclusion, then I would also include my thesis statement. After that I would start a rough draft, following my four-square diagram untill I reached the end of the paper. Then I go through a couple of revisions, having teachers, students, and myselft looking over the paper for any errors and anything that could possibly make the paper better. Once I hace completed my revisions I start my final copy, making sure everything is the way I want it. Finally i would go over the paper once more and check for anything else that could improve the paper and once I see that I am completely satisfied I will print out my final copy and turn it in. This is what I have done for all of my high school papers and it is what I am most comfortable with. But while i was applying for college and typing essays I didnt go through that whole process, mostly because the colleges wouldnt ask for more than a paragraph or two. I would just think for a little, start typing, and then I would revise and send it in. My writing process is the same old high school one that everyone knows so well, maybe that will change during college and maybe not. I guess only time will tell.

1 comment:

  1. There's nothing really wrong with the tried-and-true 5-paragraph essay, except that, as you note, you can't apply it to every genre of writing you encounter (certainly not a college application letter).

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