The strategy that I chose was number 5, “to restructure your essay and discover new ideas in the process.” I chose this strategy because I tend to be very repetitive when I’m writing long papers. I wanted to test it out with my second paragraph, so I broke it up and rearranged it. I realized I had good sentences, but they could be even better if they were in a different order. I always follow a basic structure, so mixing it up made the paragraph easier to read for me. I was able to get rid of information that I was repeating, giving my writing a better flow. Right now, I’m struggling with how to organize all my different ideas, but I think keeping this exercise in mind will help me blend my thoughts together.
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I thought it was great that you were able to tend to repetitive areas of your essay through the reorganization and rearrangement of your sentences/ideas. I also have problems with repetition, and just as you’ve done, I found that breaking down sections of a paragraph into smaller portions made it clearer as to where it should go or what could be cut.
I also chose this strategy and I also found it helpful in making sure I was not being repetitive with my evidence and claims, especially as they sometimes overlap in concept. I agree that this strategy can be helpful in organizing your ideas as you start getting an idea of what your paper will start looking like.
This strategy is the one I used too. It helped me with clearing my ideas of what I am trying to write and also having a clear thesis statement. And also, arrange the paragraphs will let you see different things out of the essay.
This strategy seemed like it was really helpful for you, although this strategy definitely would’ve stressed me out a little bit from all the restructuring