My Writing Process

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Do students ever take the time to think about their writing process? Well there are several steps to writing a successful essay. Students who follow these steps are most likely to get a better grade on their essay. Some of the steps that I use are choose a topic, gathering my ideas, write the draft, and revise.
When writing an essay, I choose a topic that interest me or something I really can relate to. I do this so that I could have a flow of thoughts, and not have to research to find information about a certain topic. Also, I choose a topic that is not to broad, so that I can go into deep detail about the situation. For example, if my professor gives me a topic on sea animals, then I would choose certain types of sea animals to discuss. After …show more content…

If I have a strong understanding of the topic, then my thoughts will start to come to mind. Sometimes I have some topic that I know less about, and have to get my ideas from the internet, the library, or a book. When obtaining online information, I usually cite my work, so I don’t get blamed for plagiarism. For instance, if I were to use someone else thoughts or words without citing them, then I could be charged for plagiarism.
After gathering my ideas, then I start to write my draft. When writing my draft, I write all of my ideas down and organize them. The draft is where I write down my opinion and examples about that idea or topic. Also, I don’t worry about making mistakes until after I finish writing. For example, if I correct every paragraph as I go, then it will take me longer to complete the essay and I could lose me train of thought.
The last step that I take to writing my is to revise. When I revise I read my essay out loud, so that I can hear any mistakes that I have made. I look for anything that is not clear, take out parts that are not needed, and look for spelling and punctuation errors. After I revise my essay, I try to get a peer to read my essay to find any mistakes that I might have

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