Essay Double Space

Instructions:

Using a logical structure (e.g., cause/effect, chronological order/sequence, details/examples, problem/solution, comparison/contrast, advantages/disadvantages), provide a self-reflection of your writing experiences and critically analyze your work during this semester.

Discuss the issues that you have dealt with, how you have resolved problems and/or strengthened certain aspects of your writing, and what you need to improve on in the future. Utilize the five-paragraph format, including a thesis statement and topic sentences to demonstrate your writing skills, and provide details and examples to explain your experiences.

Requirements:

2 pages, double-spaced

Must specifically refer to writing that you have done with semester to provide details and examples to explain your experiences

Use a 5 paragraph format, including thesis statement, topic sentences and concluding sentences

**Use them List of some problems when I write essay:

1. Lack of transitions in my essay, I should have transition phrases at the beginning of paragraphs, when I move one idea to another in the body of the paragraph, and when Imove from the body to the concluding sentence of the paragraph.

2. In the introduction paragraph, I need to clearly state my position and briefly list the subtopics (reasons) in my thesis statement.

3. Conclusion, I need to have concluding sentences at the end of each paragraph

4. Forget using MLA format to indent each paragraph

5. Organization of the essay should be better, I should try to define the topic through distinguishing features and then describe those features based on my perspective, feelings and senses. (In Definition-Description essay)

6. Should state my opinion more clearly

7. Wrong in-text citation, the information for the in-text citation is a little off. It should be: (Author’s last name page #).

8. Works cited did not follow MLA format as well.

9. include counterpoints/ rebuttals for all reasons that I present to support my position. Remember to respond to those counterarguments as well. ( In argumentative essay)

10. I need to preview the subtopics of the body paragraphs in the last sentence of the introduction paragraph.