My Revision Plan For English Prompt 2:
- I am planning to incorporate longer quotes into my essay. I sometimes tend to use short, simple quotes, considering they are easy to explain and connect to an argument. Another goal of mine is to fix the introduction paragraph of my essay. I usually make my introduction paragraphs very strenuous and long, but I made sure to spend the majority of my time working on this introduction paragraph.
- As I revise my essay, I plan to better organize and condense my paragraphs. In my last essay, my paragraphs didn’t follow the Barclay method, so I think that it is important that this essay does. Another flaw that I have in my writing is adding to much “fluff.” I plan to revisit my paragraph, and only focus on what is important.
- I first need to finish my essay before I begin any revisions. I just have my thesis and my conclusion to finish. After that, I will revisit all of my paragraphs to make sure they follow the Barclay method. I will then go back and rewrite my thesis so it goes hand and hand with my argument. Finally, I will skim through to see if any of my quotes needs extra explaining.
- My biggest challenge is definitely adding “too much fluff” to paragraphs. I have trouble getting my point across in a couple short and sweet sentences, so it usually takes me a whole page to explain a quote, then connect it to my argument. This is a skill that I can easily work on and there are many resources that can help me with this.
- If a challenge comes up that is too large for me to figure out on my own, I will first consult with my peers. My peers are so smart, and I know that they will help me any day and offer really good advice. If they don’t know the answer, I will look in my resource books, such as Little Seagull and They Say/I Say. If I still can’t find the answer to what I am looking for, I will visit Professor Emerson during her office hours, and we will be able to work something out. She will not only provide me with a solution to the problem, but she will teach me strategies to prevent it.
