Whenever I need to write an essay, a letter or something like that, the first problem in my mind is what should I write down. I don't know where should I start and it takes me a bit longer than others to initialize it. After that step, I have a momentum to write further. But the problem is how to organize an essay effectively and efficiently through out writing. I have had a problem that after writing down an essay, my essay was somehow not in chronological order ,or the arrangement or partitioning paragraphs did not match completely.
How can I resolve them?If I have writing at home, there will be no problems since I have sufficient time to re-edit it. But it also takes longer than it should take. If I am writing it at exam-time,then I will have the pressure to finish it in time. It makes me worse.So what I need is practice to finish within the limited time. I need to manage my time well to plan and organize an essay. I know that I should write down a drift or outline first. But sometimes, I am lazy to write preliminary sketch. Because I am not used to writing mindmap or outline first, I cannot manage to finish on time when I make that step first. Although my essay is well organized, it is incomplete- too bad.
How can I resolve them?If I have writing at home, there will be no problems since I have sufficient time to re-edit it. But it also takes longer than it should take. If I am writing it at exam-time,then I will have the pressure to finish it in time. It makes me worse.So what I need is practice to finish within the limited time. I need to manage my time well to plan and organize an essay. I know that I should write down a drift or outline first. But sometimes, I am lazy to write preliminary sketch. Because I am not used to writing mindmap or outline first, I cannot manage to finish on time when I make that step first. Although my essay is well organized, it is incomplete- too bad.
To summarize , it is my fault not practicing. I know that I need to prepare to get a good essay within the limited time. The biggest weakness I have is that I cannot response or analyze simultaneously. It takes me longer than other.I suppose that the best thing to do is to practice writing more in an effective way.
6 comments:
I have similar problems as well. Looks like you are not the only one.
I'm having this similar problem recently. I think trying to organise all the thoughts is a chore! =( haha.
That is the same problem I encounter in my writing. One has ideas to share but all the ideas swimming in the head makes one confuse as to which point one should introduce first. I tried to pen the ideas down first in point form and later do a bit of reshuffling. This helps to alleviate the confusion I faced. Just a suggestion, hope it helps.
I did face this problem a lot before. But I guess writing brainstroming and outline has helped me in this aspect. Further , I am able to stick to the word limit and my sentences are much more 'to the point' than before. Thank you EG1471 and mam for teaching me this powerful tool!
I think most of the students come from non-English speaking countries share the same problem as yours. A teacher has mentioned before that we suffer a English-thinking problem. This means we should train ourselves to think in English in our daily life. Therefore, to make using English as a natural habit.
Yes i agree with you most of us will have the same problem with you(if not we won't be in the same class!). The mindmap and outline certain aid in our organisations in the body of the essay.
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