Corrections Paper 2 Tracy

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Tracy Keck English Paper #2Professor Whicker2/3/12

With this paper I am trying to explain my writing process to readers. Todiscuss my issue with writing and how I focus to much on the pre write and not

enough time on the writing and revising part of my paper. I think this because I

spend so much time on my pre writing it takes me hours and I dont take as muchtime on my actual paper. I take to much time on the pre writing process and dont spend enough time on the writing of the paper and if its a good use of my time or

not. Because the pre writing lays the groundwork for my paper and it makes writingmy paper a lot easier to write because I already have all my ideas down and the

layout of my paper I just need to elaborate. I want readers to know that pre writingis an important part of the writing process and that you should spend a fair amount

of time on it. If I was given more time I would look into other writers writing

processes and compare them to mine.



Tracy Keck

English Paper #2

Professor Whicker

2/3/12

How I Write A Paper

My biggest problem that I have when writing a paper is spending to much

time on the pre-writing process and than have to hurry through the actual writing

process and not always having time to make all my points clear and than I have to

rush through the revision and rereading process just so I have a complete paper.

When I begin the writing process I have some pre research and writing rituals. I

need to get a nice warm cup of coffee and a snack than I listen to calm relaxing

music to de-stress myself. I prefer to write in a semi quite area because when there

is too much noise or no noise at all I get distracted. My writing process begins with

me thinking about the topic I want to write on and trying to think of a good way to

voice my opinion within my paper. I like to know what knowledge I already have on

the topic before I begin the research process. I believe that it is important to have

background knowledge on your topic so that you are more interested in learning

more about the topic you are writing on.

Once I have written down my already known thoughts on note cards I begin

my research process. When you start looking for research it is important to know

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what is factual good information from a reliable source and what is crap. When you I

go through information I usually look for multiple views on the topic I am discussing

because its important to have information from all sides. When I look for research I

look for it in all types of sources because I think that its important for your paper to

be very well rounded by getting information from a variety of sources. When I am

reading through articles it is important to highlight important information so that

you only use important facts. Always be aware that when writing its important to

only pick out the important information and to not just highlight random

information that is of to no pertinent use to your paper.

After I have gathered all my research information I read over everything I

highlighted that I thought I wanted to use and make sure its what I really wanted to

get out of the research. Followed by rereading my information I start to compile all

the information onto note cards. When compiling the information I like to categorize

everything that goes together and put it on a note card. Then I put all my

information that has been found onto note cards, than I put them in the order I want

them to go into my paper. Finally I insert all of my information into an outline to get

a feel for how I want my paper to be laded out.

During the outline process I add in thoughts that I have came up with

through all my research into my outline along with the information I found into

sections so that it helps me see the layout of the different paragraph transitions. I

have found that an outline helps you write a more solid paper because than you

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thoughts; I put all my information onto separa

note cards, then organize them based on when

want to use them in my paper.



have a bases for what you want to say. All of these prewriting steps cause me to use

so much of my time that when it comes time to write my paper I am becoming a

little frazzled. I think its necessary to spend a lot of time on pre writing, I like to

spend a lot of my time on pre writing because it lays the groundwork for my paper.

By spending a lot of time of my pre writing it makes the actual writing process so

much easier. When I am working on my pre writing always in the back of my head I

am thinking about what my hard-hitting thesis statement will be about. The thesis

statement becomes very important right off the bat because its what you want your

readers thinking about through your whole paper. Than comes the dreaded

introduction I hate doing the introduction first because I find it very hard and

challenging. More times than not I save my introduction till the end because I can

never decide how to summarize what I want to say in the beginning, it usually takes

me until the end of the paper to come up with a good introduction.

Due to the introduction getting kick to the end of my paper typically I just

like to start into all my different with paragraphs. When I start in on the middle of

my paper I like to include at least one of sentence of information that I found in the

research of others. By doing so I believe it lays the groundwork for each and every

paragraph so that you know what to talk about. The being paragraph and the ending

paragraph are always really good because thats what you want the reader to

remember but the middle you just want to get all that information out. I struggle

with consolidating my information and bringing it all together. Because I struggle

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with consolidation I have came to the understanding that it is very hard to have ever

paragraph perfect.

The middle of your writing should always hold some sort of story that you

can try to connect with your readers. In Junot Diaz article Becoming A Writer he

explains how he couldnt write in the beginning and that it took practice and that he

eventual got better and now he is a good writer. When you are writing an article it is

important to try and make a connection with your readers so if you have a personal

story you can tie in thats a good way to make connections with your readers. The

middle of your paper can get messy so try and include as much information as you

can but make sure you create a balance. To assure that you include the right amount

of information I try to include some of my own original thoughts my findings and

than expand on those within each paragraph along with the research I have found.

Throughout this whole process it is important to keep a continuous flow going

throughout your paper.

Once I am finally settled with the way the middle of my paper worked out I

begin in on the conclusion. I like my conclusion to be hard hitting and to have a good

closing point so that I keep the readers thinking about my topic. The conclusion is

usually a struggling point for me also because I like to talk a lot and I struggle with

when to close my paper. When I find a way to close my paper I am so excited and

over joyed because I just want to be done with the paper at that point. Within the

conclusion paragraph I find it very important to restate your thesis statement and to



reiterate your point, it also shows your readers that you have accomplished what

you have set out to do by writing your paper. Through your conclusion paragraph it

is important to reflect what the readers should have learned by reading this

paragraph to make sure you did a good job while writing your paper.

Finally I have completed my paper and I always want to make sure to

correctly site the work of the authors I used. When I do my work-cited page I try

and make it look nice and look like I took time on it, because in high school I didnt

care a lot about my works-cited page and would just pick random websites. Once I

have completed all the steps to writing a good paper I go back through and reread

my paper and make any necessary corrections I catch from rereading the paper. In

S usan S ontags article Directions: Write, Read, Rewrite. Repeat S teps 2 and 3 as

Needed she says that even though the rewriting and revising process sounds like effort

it should be the most pleasurable parts of the writing. I agree with Susan Sontag on

this statement because rereading it is a reflection of your work and you should be

happy and excited to read it and to be done with the assignment. Once I am done

reading and revising my paper I give to a friend or family member to read to see if

they catch anything and if they have any suggestions before I go to turn in the paper.

If they have made any corrections that I miss I consider what they said and make

any additional necessary changes so that when I go to turn in my paper I know I am

turning in my best work.



Sontag, Susan. Directions: Write, Read, Rewrite. Repeat Steps 2

and 3 as Needed . New York City: New York Times, 2000. Print.

Diaz, Junot. Becoming a Writer . Chicago: O The Oprah Magazine,

2009. Print.

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