Meeting the goal of taking an article and stating my opinion at first was difficult. I found it difficult doing the first paper because I wanted to just talk about the article but never really state my opinion. I did not finish revising that paper. But I will be finishing it a little later today. Now that I have practice and a better knowledge, the revision should be easier.
Remembering that I am writing for someone is a major factor to take into consideration. A writer must know their audience. If I know my audience I can make any topic interesting. The formality of a paper also will apply to my audience. I would definitely write different if I was writing for one of my family members verses a member of Congress.
Taking a resource, reading it and citing it is what makes a paper work. I always thought that if you reworded something you didn’t have to cite it. I sure did find out that I was so wrong. In the critical analysis paper I found this the most difficult. Because the paper is regarding a movie, I continually asked myself, should I cite this or not. I am hoping I have mastered this skill in my writing. Again it is another paper I have not completely revised but I will be finishing it today.
While I think I have mastered most of the goals, there is always room for improvement. I have found it frustrating that I could take the placement testing and test way above college level because I can recognize better writing if given options but seem unable to write “cold turkey”.
At this point I have to finish fixing my papers today because tomorrow is the due date to turn them all in. I have found that because I do not enjoy writing, I will find every excuse under the sun not to revise my papers.
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