The writing process has many intricate steps. Looking back at my narrative and persuasive essays, I found it difficult to select a topic. As I was brainstorming, I found myself sifting through several ideas and lacked the organizational skills to make a decision. Using a visual organizer helps categorize my ideas adequately. I used a …show more content…
Outlining my essays prevents me from getting perplexed. The feedback I received for my persuasive essay was to focus on the transitioning of my paragraphs and organization so I could give a clear train of thought to my readers. Even though the main idea was clear in my outline, the placement of my paragraphs were disorganized. I began reading my work out loud in order to figure out what type of transitional phrases and conjunctive adverbs to use. I also realized I did not take advantage of extending the time spent on my outline. I need to spend more time constructing my outlines before I begin writing. Outlining an essay assists in determining when to discuss the key points to support the main idea. Outlining an essay keeps the writer on topic and structures the flow of the essay to avoid confusing the