Using the graphic organizer is new, and more appealing to me than using the outline method. It can give me more insight and details of other points in the graphic organizer. Using the outline, I was consistent with the organization of topics, using the “most to least” of the significant topics in the organization method frequently. While topics were sometimes similar, they ended up migrating to other paragraphs in my unsuccessful trials of using the outline. I’ve learned how to set a thesis and tone in the introduction of an essay to help engage, illustrate, and set a mood for the audience. Also I realized not to use standard phrases in conclusions, and understood different ways of concluding an
