What You Say Isn't as Important as How You Say It
When written correctly, an essay can leave your reader with new feelings and knowledge that can last a lifetime. That's the romance of writing, exploring the world through someone else's prism, done well, is the joy of reading. There is an art to placing phrases and words carefully and thoughtfully as to engage your reader, paying careful attention to your audience, so that they understand the intention of your writing. Whether it is to inform, entertain or persuade, knowing how to place the words together, will keep your reader invested, relating or considering, this is as important as what you must say.
While looking through the collection of essays I have written this semester, I was proud
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Punctuation errors and many missed spelled words plagued my essay, and as a result undermined the final product. I have no doubt this was learned the hard way by many students before me. Prewriting gives you an opportunity to organize. Consequently, my essay was disorganized. Drafting requires time to develop ideas and work with your papers development. Thus, my paper had no order, and many details were undeveloped or missed. Proofreading and revising, as a result, will spare your reader the exhaustive repetitive task of rereading the text in hopes of grasping the point of your essay.
I have a lot left to learn about writing well, but because of Writing and Inquiry 111/113, I will be more prepared for future writing assignments. Unrelated to writing, the critical thinking that was encouraged in this class has taught me to look at the title, who wrote it, and why, before I even read the first sentence. The skill of critical thinking has lent to my parenting and job-related dealings as well as my relationships. Examples of this, I first ask questions assessing their needs and then evaluate what they want me to know and how to best approach a dissatisfied customer, family member or