Torrie Hillis

Check List

• Be sure to be in a quiet environment where theres plenty of time to work.
• Start earlier, don’t wait till day before to write essay.
• Develop outline with correct content.
• Make sure there is a thesis at the beginning of the essay.
• Before editing make sure you meet all requirements listed.
• Read essay before submitting for peer review, see if theres anything you can obviously fix.
• Work on grammar and structure of sentences, look out for fragments and independent causes.
• Take peer review comments into account, does this make sense? Are they right, etc.
• Correct final essay to perfection

To improve on my essay I think I need to take more time on what I’m writing. I’m notorious for starting the day before, and it often leads me to rush and turn it in with whatever is written. I think my main problem is sentence structure. I’m not very good with independent and dependent clauses, and so I can never properly correct them. Hopefully talking to the professor, and taking my time will help me understand how to fix these problems. Another thing is my content can often go off topic and I don’t realize it most of the time. Which is why starting with an outline will more beneficial than just trying to write everything at once.