In this class, we went through many different types of essays and reflective writings that I was able to learn lessons from. From reader responses to essays, I was able to reflect on different pieces of work and develop a more efficient way of communicating my ideas. However, I would have to say the work that I learned the most from was the causal argument. I would have to say that the causal argument was the most difficult essay for me to write. It was one of the first times I had to collect a significant amount of sources and organize an argument that was effective at getting my point across. When writing this essay I struggled to stay on topic and limit my information to only facts that were important to my argument. Because I was juggling so much information and trying to figure out the best way to present it, the essay took much longer than normal to write.
Eventually, I decided to write an outline of my paragraphs to keep them focused and on topic. This was a method that I have never really put into action. Of course In high school they taught us how to outline essays, however, I never actually used an outline because I felt it was too time consuming and it was just easier to just start writing the essay. After I wrote the essay, I realized how beneficial the
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They said some of the information I presented was off topic and repetitive, and that my thesis was not strong enough. When I went back to revise the essay, I began with a stronger thesis so that my argument would be better supported. I then went through each paragraph and made sure every topic sentence supported my thesis. After that, I went back through each paragraph and made sure every sentence focused on my topic sentence, was supportive of my argument, and was new information that was not found in other paragraphs. I also decided to revise the structure of my essay and organize it through a causal