journal #12
For my writing process on this new project, I am planning to redirect my attention to focus on my weaknesses that were shown in my previous essay. My favorite extra step I take when writing a paper is to write down bullet points of information I want to add. This helps me to not forget my points and keeps me focused on my points. This also helps me combine relating points so I can include them in the same body paragraph without getting disorganized. After this I like to organize my topics of each body paragraph and figure out what information I am going to add. My biggest struggle for each essay I have written is how to create a strong conclusion, so I am going to make that one of my main goals to focus on. I will listen to Jesse’s voice recording and take notes on what I can work on and refer back to them as a write so I can remind myself. From memory, he mentioned I need to keep a stronger focus on my point, include more context to my quotes and texts that are used throughout the essay, and to proofread over and over to avoid leaving in any silly grammatical errors. Peer review helps me a lot, especially when it’s with multiple peers, because I get a diverse answer of my strengths and weaknesses and allows me to go back and edit before I submit my final draft. I also plan to go back over the texts to read, annotate, and highlight them with another color, since I now have a different use for them. I usually like to start out by writing a skeleton of an essay and then I go back and fill in the paragraphs but I worry that when I do this process, I steer myself away from the main point so this time I will pay more attention to make sure everything I add is to support my claim. I am anxious but eager to write this essay because I normally do better with essays that are more sensible and personal.