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Exit letter

Heath N. Silcox Thigpen English 101 A001 Win 08 10 April 2008 EVOLVED: MY LAST STAND Before this I used to dread English class the most. With all the writing activities to be done in this class, it doesn’t help either that I used to see writing as a chore. In fact, it was easier for the government to send me to Afghanistan and back than actually force myself to sit down and write. My interests were just not in writing. I’d rather tinker with computers and rebuild cars with my son than write a composition.
But many things have changed now. Though I’m used to only writing a few reports now and then for my classes in university, as well as several awards, reviews and counsellings for my soldiers, I am confident to say that after taking this course, I don’t feel hatred for writing anymore. Surprisingly, I enjoy writing now and I feel more equipped to rise to the challenge of writing more reports in the military standard and with the proper use of the language, too.
My writing process also changed. Now, it is clearer to me that writing entails four steps: prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing.
Before, for prewriting, I would go straight to researching any books given to me on the topic or surfing the Internet. Now, I know that should set my purpose for writing first, whether to show comparison and contrast, or cause and effect; identify my reader; limit my topic; draft a thesis statement that has the topic and controlling idea; brainstorm ideas and information to support the thesis statement; and that it is only when I draw a preliminary outline or map that organizes the main ideas logically.
After doing prewriting, that’s only when I go to drafting. It’s when I put my ideas into sentences and concentrate on elaborating on and supporting my ideas. This only when I start to connect my ideas to each other. I also don’t have to pay much attention to spelling and grammar at this stage. I just have to focus on writing what I know about the topic. I am basically writing for myself here-more of just seeing my thoughts unfold.
I have read before that the real art of writing starts with rewriting or revising. Now, I think that it’s true. Revising my paper would make it more effective. It’s not enough that I correct the errors as I go. It’s also the time that I think more about my reader-how much supporting ideas do I have to put in to be convincing; which terms should be defined; how will I organize my thoughts; and do I have to explain one idea before another can be understood Now is also the time that I polish my work, make each sentence as brief and accurate as possible; make the connections between my ideas direct and clear.
The last step would be editing. Now, I have the confidence to check for such things as grammar and other mechanics. I also learned that aside from sending my paper to my sister for comments and suggestions, I can also hit the spell check.
I can say that I gained a better knowledge of the writing process and also acquired a working knowledge of writing skills along the way. I now know that I have my own style in writing and it’s actually good because I do it with no pretensions. My style is simple and can readily be understood by any reader. I just have to pay attention to my grammar and the mechanics of language-punctuation, capitalization, the works.
I am better now in my daily writing and I am really looking forward to applying all that I have learned in this class in the workplace.

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