In many of my papers that I have written and discussed in a classroom have been difficult for me in many ways throughout the writing process. There were obstacles that stopped me from getting past a certain point. Many of these things are as simple as starting the paper, revising and editing, grammer and spelling, or even knowing what I am writing about and how to interpret it.
Starting out, it is finding and understanding the purpose, audience and genre of the book that I am writing an essay or research paper on. Some authors can become very confusing in their novels or short stories. At times, they will mix many different genres together and try to target a variety of audiences and there can be many purposes to these types of books. I struggle with finding the meaning of the book and how it should present itself to the reader.
Once I begin interpreting it into my own writing, I have to generate and plan the paper. Planning the paper requires writing a thesis statement and an outline which helps me write the paper in order, but completing the outline is difficult because of the thesis statement. This one sentence draws that person in to read the paper and it tells a little about what the topic of the paper is about. It is difficult to put all of my thoughts into one sentence that would interest almost anyone. After my thesis statement is written, I start on my introduction and body paragraphs which have to uphold to my thesis statement throughout the paper. Everything has to stay interesting to keep the reader interested. It is very arduous trying to keep the paper focused and interesting.
To keep the reader focused on my writing, I must have grammer and spelling skills. As I write my papers, it is very hard for me to remember the rules of grammer. There are many that have been discussed in class over a twelve year period. Grammer and spelling are significant because they help the reader understand the paper. If the grammer is incorrect, it can mean different things and it is to be read and comprehended differently. This is also the same for spelling skills since there are some words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have individual meanings. It helps the reader stay focused on the topic of the paper and what I wrote about instead of them paying attention to how the grammer and spelling are in the paper. I need to go over my grammer rules to try and remember some of the most significant ones. Especially the rules that are hard for me to comprehend and apply to the paper. My grammer and spelling skills need to be applied more to my research papers and essays.
After my grammer and spelling are corrected, I have to work on the tone, voice and formality of my paper. For me, this is probably the hardest skill to maintain because I write differently from the way that I talk everyday. Most people do not talk in a formal way all the time. With a paper, I get to critique it and make it sound professional before a person reads it. When I am talking to someone, I do not write everything that I say down and critique it before I say it, so I have a difficult time writing my papers in a formal and professional way with a good tone and voice due to me not speaking in a dignified way on a daily basis.
Last but not least is critiquing my paper. This consists of revising, editing, and proofreading my paper. I am constantly editing my paper as I'm writing but I still fall short of catching many of the errors because I have written something wrong that I believe is to be correct. This goes back to my grammer skills. When I am proofreading any type of paper, and I come across something that is wrong, but I don't recognize or know that it is wrong, I will not know what to correct or how to correct the error. I need to work on looking at a paper and recognizing the grammatical errors.
These are many of the things that I struggle to apply in my writings. Some of these issues are easy to install and others are a lot more difficult to remember and to understand. I am always getting closer to resolving these problems. The more I write, the better I become with my writing skills. (755)
Once I begin interpreting it into my own writing, I have to generate and plan the paper. Planning the paper requires writing a thesis statement and an outline which helps me write the paper in order, but completing the outline is difficult because of the thesis statement. This one sentence draws that person in to read the paper and it tells a little about what the topic of the paper is about. It is difficult to put all of my thoughts into one sentence that would interest almost anyone. After my thesis statement is written, I start on my introduction and body paragraphs which have to uphold to my thesis statement throughout the paper. Everything has to stay interesting to keep the reader interested. It is very arduous trying to keep the paper focused and interesting.
To keep the reader focused on my writing, I must have grammer and spelling skills. As I write my papers, it is very hard for me to remember the rules of grammer. There are many that have been discussed in class over a twelve year period. Grammer and spelling are significant because they help the reader understand the paper. If the grammer is incorrect, it can mean different things and it is to be read and comprehended differently. This is also the same for spelling skills since there are some words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have individual meanings. It helps the reader stay focused on the topic of the paper and what I wrote about instead of them paying attention to how the grammer and spelling are in the paper. I need to go over my grammer rules to try and remember some of the most significant ones. Especially the rules that are hard for me to comprehend and apply to the paper. My grammer and spelling skills need to be applied more to my research papers and essays.
After my grammer and spelling are corrected, I have to work on the tone, voice and formality of my paper. For me, this is probably the hardest skill to maintain because I write differently from the way that I talk everyday. Most people do not talk in a formal way all the time. With a paper, I get to critique it and make it sound professional before a person reads it. When I am talking to someone, I do not write everything that I say down and critique it before I say it, so I have a difficult time writing my papers in a formal and professional way with a good tone and voice due to me not speaking in a dignified way on a daily basis.
Last but not least is critiquing my paper. This consists of revising, editing, and proofreading my paper. I am constantly editing my paper as I'm writing but I still fall short of catching many of the errors because I have written something wrong that I believe is to be correct. This goes back to my grammer skills. When I am proofreading any type of paper, and I come across something that is wrong, but I don't recognize or know that it is wrong, I will not know what to correct or how to correct the error. I need to work on looking at a paper and recognizing the grammatical errors.
These are many of the things that I struggle to apply in my writings. Some of these issues are easy to install and others are a lot more difficult to remember and to understand. I am always getting closer to resolving these problems. The more I write, the better I become with my writing skills. (755)
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