Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Challenges of a paper

Students are aware that when writing a paper for class, it can be challenging and overwhelming.  The importance for the student to understand clearly, they must comprehend what the topic of the essay is about.  If they do not understand it, they will face a much more difficult situation and that will cause stress and frustration.  Some students have a hard time knowing how to start off their paper, especially if the topic is new to them.  If the topic interests the student, he or she will find it somewhat easier.  If the topic do not   them, they have to focus more on the chosen topic.  They must keep in mind that writing in a paper there must be a topic sentence, a body, and a conclusion.  Their writing must be able to flow smoothly to capture the reader’s attention.  The students must have a clear understanding of the importance of plagiarism.  They have to make sure that they are not plagiarizing.  In order for them not to plagiarize, it is a must that students use their own words on their writing paper with proper citations, punctuations, or question marks that a lot of them tend to leave out in error.

Students are always going to come across with challenges, which they will have to overcome, so it is up to them to know the strategies to make their writing much easier and pleasant for them.  When I first started college, I had a hard time concentrating so one of my strategies that I found useful was to sit in a quiet area where I will not be distractedI always read my syllabus before the week starts so I could be aware of what is be expected.  I do not like working long hours on my assignments at a time because it burns me out.  To keep this from happening, I set a time schedule for my assignments to work on them little by little every day so I could be able to complete the work by the end of the week.  Staying focused is a need to deal with any confusion.  In order for the structure of the sentences to flow properly, pronouns and fragments should be used correctly.  Once I finish my paper, I would proofread it several times to make sure that it makes sense.  Writepoint is a good source to correct errors like past tense and present tense.  

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