Assignment 1.2:
John McLane
Cambridge University
Prewriting
Writing a diary; write a letter to a friend; handwritten words; essays in English; need to finish by given deadline; procrastination; plan and rewrite.
Planning
My feelings about writing have always been twofold.
On the one hand: writing letters and diary entries, think of main events, writing as a creative process, decorate the written text.
On the other hand: writing essays, need careful planning, making myself start, more logical, organization, drafting, rewriting, proofreading.
Drafting
My feelings about writing have always been twofold. On the one hand, I use to write letters to my friends and also keep a diary. Usually this type of writing makes me think about the main events that have happened recently, and try to describe them on paper, at the same time reflecting my own feelings evoked by those events. Furthermore, I try to write creatively, sometimes changing the handwriting on separate sentences, as well as decorating the text with small drawings, or using a pen of different color. Usually I feel positive about this type of writing, as it is always a creative process. On the other hand, I need to write the assignments when I study, such as essays. This type of writing is more demanding, as usually there is a specific deadline for each assignment, and the text itself has to be logically constructed and be free from errors. Therefore, it is also harder to start writing in such case, so it usually takes some time to persuade myself to sit down and begin the assignment. After that, I usually make an outline of the text, write down the key ideas, organize the text, then re-read and rewrite it, and finally proofread to correct the errors. Though the process is usually not so pleasant as writing the letters, I feel that it trains me to organize my ideas logically and help me think and put my ideas on paper. So, overall, the different experiences of writing that I have let me train both halves of my brain – both the logical one and the creative one.
Revising
My feelings about writing have always been twofold. On the one hand, I use to write letters to my friends, and also keep a diary. While doing this, I start by thinking about the recent events in my life and further try to describe them on paper, focusing on the feelings evoked by those events. In addition, I try to write creatively, sometimes changing the handwriting or pen color, as well as decorating the text with small drawings. Usually I feel positive about this type of writing, as it is always a creative process. Another writing experience is related to the assignments I need to write when I study. This type of writing is more demanding, as each assignment commonly has the deadline, while the text itself needs to be logically constructed and free from errors. Given all that, starting to write is also harder in such case, so I usually spend some time persuading myself to sit down and begin the assignment. Further, I usually make an outline, write down the key ideas, organize the text, then re-read and rewrite it, and finally proofread to correct the errors. Overall, the process is not as pleasant as writing letters, but I feel that it teaches me to organize my ideas logically and put them on paper. To sum up, practice in different types of writing helps me to train both halves of my brain, the logical one and the creative one.
Proofreading
My feelings about writing have always been twofold. On the one hand, I use to write letters to my friends, and also keep a diary. While doing this, I start by thinking about the recent events in my life and further try to describe them on paper, focusing on the feelings evoked by those events. In addition, I try to write creatively: sometimes changing the handwriting or pen color, or decorating the text with small drawings. Usually I feel positive about this type of writing, as it is always a creative process. Another writing experience is related to the assignments I need to write when I study. This type of writing is more demanding, as each assignment commonly has the deadline, while the text itself needs to be logically constructed and free from errors. Given all that, starting to write is also harder in such case, so I usually spend some time persuading myself to sit down and begin the assignment. Further, I usually make an outline, write down the key ideas, organize the text, then re-read and rewrite it, and, finally, proofread to correct the errors. Overall, the process is not as pleasant as writing letters, but I feel that it teaches me to organize my ideas logically and put them on paper. To sum up, I think that practice in different types of writing helps me to train both halves of my brain: the logical one and the creative one.
