Another strength I believe I have as an essay writer is my voice, as I am constantly reading my essay's out loud to make sure it's consistent.
My weaknesses as an essay writer is my conclusion paragraph, the last paragraph my reading is going to read and remember the most. I find myself always wanting to include a question to get the reader thinking about the topic, but I've received both positive and negative comments on this. I sometimes struggle with connecting my introduction and thesis together, and there's times where I see them as the same thing. Although I am organized, the odd time I struggle with picking strong supporting details to go with my main points. I'll have supporting details but they don't always seem strong enough to use.
My goal as an essay writer is to find a way that I can make my conclusion paragraphs persuading and convincing, while avoiding the use of a question. When it comes to my supporting details, I'm going to try writing out all the possible details and choose the three strongest instead of using the first three that come to mind.
I use outlines too, they make the process of an essay so much easier.
ReplyDeleteI also find that reading my essay out loud helps with the flow as you can here any awkward parts out loud. I think the goal you set for yourself is a good one as I also find that I choose the first supporting details that come to mind and halfway through the essay I discover better information that could have made my paper much stronger.
ReplyDeleteI bet it's frustrating to hear both positive and negative feedback about a technique you're using. I would say that including a question at the end to make your reader think can be a good technique depending on the style of the essay. If it's a more informal essay, or a persuasive essay it would probably be effective. It may feel a bit too informal though in a literary essay.
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