#ROUGH DRAFT WRITING HOW TO#

Once I found motivation again, I would end up asking my teacher for assistance. Suddenly, I would easily get distracted and end up not finishing my essay. I would just sit there in my chair, and just space out.

#ROUGH DRAFT WRITING HOW TO#

Whenever I start writing my rough draft for my essays, my mind would fill up with questions on how to start it, and in an instant my mind would just go blank. In my English and history classes I would be assigned to write essays on topics that we learned in class that really didn’t seem interesting to me or topics that has nothing to do with things that we never learn in class. During my time in high school, I had moments when I was good at writing, but most of the time writing was a huge struggle for me through out those years. So going back in my high school years, writing was kind of an on and off problem for me. I enjoyed the writing log because not only did it allowed me to more where I am most successful in writing, but also where I can in prove. In college, I have the freedom to write in a space that is quiet and comfortable for me. In high school was generally done in noisy classrooms. I think the idea in a quiet space has to do with why I get less distracted writing in college compared to high school. Additionally, I usually put in my earphones to listen to music because it can help me think and process more ideas to put down for my essay. Through completing my writing log, I recognize that when I am writing a paper, I am most successful when I go to a quiet place or even in my room, this way I can stay focused and not let any distractions bother me while I work. It was easy to work on, but at some points I would get confused and suddenly at some point I’ll get distracted from things that is in my surroundings. The purpose of doing this assignment was to understand how there is different forms and ways of writing their papers and responding to other people’s statement. For an example, for my English class we were assigned to write a reading response. In the writing log, it showed what was the purposes of our written assignment, and it showed if there was any distractions or what types of troubles I had while working on my work. When was I was using this log, it actually helped me with my writing because it showed me what type of writer I am and the way I process my working pace whenever I write. I believe this would better my process because I would get more opinions and they may see grammatical errors that I don’t see.Īnother thing that changed my viewed on my writing was when my professor assigned us to make a writing log, the whole point of making this log was to trace and document my writing process every time I write for anything for a whole week. Through doing this writing process, I have realized that in order to better my writing process I should have others reread my essays more often. Before I turn in my final draft I check to see if I had fulfilled the requirements, reread again for grammar mistakes, and I turn it in. My editing process includes peer reviews, inserting different ideas and putting them back, and checking for grammar mistakes. After writing a descent amount of my essay, I start to begin my editing process. Whenever I start to write one, I usually don’t put a lot of effort into it, and I usually put down random ideas that doesn’t relate to the topic of the essay. Next, when it comes to a rough draft, this is where things get a little challenging for me. This is where I can begin to put pieces together from my main ideas, structure of my essay, and my research.

Then, I start to list down the main parts of how to write out my essay. Specifically, on the outline is where I get an idea of what my intro should sound like, and I begin to solidify my thesis as part of my essay. From my perspective, I write down an outline before I start writing down my rough draft because I usually put the important structure and organization requirements for the essay, and it basically helps me plan out and brainstorm some ideas on what to say on my essay.

Throughout my years of writing, I’ve had a lot of ups and downs of being a writer, but now I came to realize that there are certain things that can help me write better for my papers and become a better writer than I was in high school. Through undergoing the writing process/ writing log assignment, I was able to decipher my strength and my weakness as a writer, edit and better my writing process, and find out what environment makes me the best/ most productive writer I can be. When I entered this class my first quarter of my first year of college, I realized that writing doesn’t always have to be an unfavorable task.

When I was in high school, I had a teacher that made feel stupid because writing isn’t my strong suite. When I was in high school writing had always been a problem for me.

Rough draft writing