The Pros And Cons Of My Writing

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Have you ever got stuck while reading and can’t get the words written clearly on paper? That was one of my main issues when it came to writing because I did not vision what I wanted to write and that led my essays to not have much detail because I was setting limitations that could have been prevented. When limitations are thrown to a student with a fixed mindset they will not bother to break it apart or fully understand a concept. This occurs because they believe intelligence comes naturally and if in the end their product does not appear the way they wanted it to, their work will be as vague as possible. On the other hand, a growth mindset will do the opposite, they realize that intelligence is a product of effort and interest in their education. …show more content…

I previously mentioned that when I was preparing for my introduction I would write whatever came into my head. That would be my final introduction because I thought if I switched the introduction too many times that would mean I had to change my body paragraphs also and I did not wanted to rewrite. As, Carol Dweck stated in Brainology “ Clearly, since every worthwhile pursuit involves effort over a long period of time, this is a potentially crippling belief, not only in school but also in life.” In short every task involves hard work and it’s up to the student if they want their task to succeed. Now looking back if I were to rewrite the introduction in different angles or asked my peers for their thoughts there would have been growth in my writing. Additionally, when I was writing my first draft at home I mentioned that it was the only time I would edit. The problem with this was I would only be switching words around not sentences. Rereading my draft was not something I did and if If I were to improve my writing, rereading aloud provides me with how the reader will see my essay. More importantly, this habit will be useful so I can enhance my wording and its