Monday, December 12, 2011

Assignment #14- Planning for Revisions


The paper which I plan to revise will be the Arguing a Position essay. My strengths for this essay were that I supported my main points with good, viable information and that my thesis was well written. My weak points are that there is too much repetitiveness in some of the paper, and I sound too biased which lowers my credibility.

The opening paragraph is very wordy, and contains some run-on sentences that need separating and rewording in order to make it easier to read. This will also give the reader a better idea on what precisely the paper is about. I need to not refer to the assignments given in high school as “pointless” because this weakens my argument, and instead provide information as to how some assignments do not necessarily pertain to the lesson, and could be replaced by more productive work. Information regarding the unfair grading process in high school is needed in order to back my argument up. One of my body paragraphs is very wordy and repetitive, so I need to do extensive rewording, and provide more information that supports the thesis instead of repeating the idea. There are also many abrupt transitions between paragraphs which need transition sentences in order to make it flow smoother.

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