First Draft Response
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think this was my first time writing an actual first draft so it was different
and interesting to me. Although it’s nice to break up the essay into sections
as the first draft is the put down initial thoughts and getting a second opinion
before expanding on the points I mentioned before the final paper. But I found
it hard to write all 800 words, especially knowing that I would have to write
so much more later. And leaving this as a first draft, I wanted to make sure I mentioned
everything but I did not really elaborate on all the points yet. Before
rereading what I wrote, I definitely went into a rant like in “Shitty First
Drafts.” Before writing, I made notes of what I wanted to cover, but when I began
writing, I went in a linear structure of mentioning the points until I realized
I did not have words I needed. I think writing this first draft will be helpful
in ensuring I cover all points and analysis the points thoroughly.
After reading "Shitty First Drafts", I too write down most whatever comes to my mind just so that I have something on the paper, and then I can edit it later.
ReplyDeleteI can agree that writing the 800 words was a little more difficult than I had initially anticipated, but it can only get easier now that we have our first draft done.
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