I strongly feel that myth #3 describes me the most. According myth #3, most people focus on to perfect their first draft and set unrealistic goals for it. I feel like I do that all the time. I always think I am going to write the best essay even before starting the essay.
High school research is more about searching on Google to find basic content, college research requires more in-depth research. I need to work on taking my time to read scholarly articles.
Argument in a college level essay does not mean you have to win, it means that you have to get your audience’s approval of your perspective.
The three kinds of writing assignments are engage in an open inquiry where the answer is not known at first, identify meaningful parts of the subject, and examine these separate parts and determine how they relate to each other. As a write, you first propose an inquiry, describe the meaningful parts of the subject, and describe how each part is related.
The three parts of effective writing are clear evidence in writing that the writer(s) have been persistent, open-minded, and disciplined in study, the dominance of reason over emotions or sensual perception, and an imagined reader who is coolly rational, reading for information, and intending to formulate a reasoned response. As a writer, you have to be persistent, and reason over emotions.
The author feels usage of first person is appropriate in clarifying who’s saying what and in an objective writing.
It is an bad idea to use “I” when you only use it once in your writing. It’s bad because the tone shift will jar the reader.