My Writing Style

For the first paper in English 102, I did a variety of things to make what I think to be a successful paper. First, I, as I always do, made an outline for my paper. This actually helps me figure out what I want to cover and talk about in my papers. It's not always the most organized outline, but it's just so I can write down all the things I want to write about and remember them. Next, I started writing the paper just randomly. I just started writing and tried to explain my information in a simple way so I could get all the ideas on my outline into a paper. Then, I went back and looked over my notes. (I also looked at them while writing my paper the first time, but this time I just looked them over again) I thought my notes weren't going to be very beneficial, but they actually did help a lot because I had all the quotes and things right there for me that I either highlighted or marked in the book. I think the notes/quotes gave my paper a better formation and better understanding to the information. Finally, I revised what I wrote the first time and read and reread the paper out loud so I could hear myself reading it and making sure that it sounded good to me. I also made sure I had things in my paper that I usually wouldn't have had if I hadn't taken English 101. I learned a lot about my writing in that class and what I should add more or do more in my papers, so I tried to add in those addition things and think about what I needed in my paper from those things I learned in English 101.

All in all I think that my paper turned out pretty good for a first paper. I was pretty pleased with the factual information and the quality of the paper.