In detail, describe your experiences drafting writing projects. And what about revision? What did that look like? What was your process? How did it work for you?
In my many experiences involving english academic writing, drafting writing projects has taken many turns as I gather my technique in starting writing. The usual beginning to any writing project for me starts with an outline. I base my essay off of the clauses I want to analyze and the information I plan to present throughout the essay. Usually that includes taking quotes from credible sources, whether that be from text that I’m analyzing or from other sources through research. I often use my finished outline as I go and start forming cohesive paragraphs from the spread out ideas. Revision is a little bit different for me because I often struggle with being self-critical of my writing. It’s difficult to concentrate on picking out weak spots in my own writing. I often look to use peer editing strategies to pick out weaknesses in my writing that I would otherwise be unable to notice. It is important that revision has many steps for me, which means reading over my essay a multitude of times and consistently asking for outside feedback. My process is very much going to and from the drawing board with the help of outside criticism. I think building my ability to criticize my own writing would make the process a lot easier on myself because I can eliminate a lot of the second guess and build confidence in telling myself no.
