| To become a successful writer, students
should follow some important steps. Just attending the class is not enough.
Learning to be a successful writer involves a lot of hard work. There is
a need for a good background in grammar and vocabulary,
skills in writing essays, skills in editing, and doing the homework.
First of all, it is important that students already have sufficient knowledge in grammar and vocabulary. During the course, they should increase their vocabulary and improve their grammar skills even more. The more vocabulary students know, the better and easier the writing will be. Furthermore, it is also an advantage when grammar skills are at a level that enables students to avoid comma splices, the wrong verb tenses or forms, lack of punctuation as well as lack of transition words. This helps to earn a better final grade, as all those mistakes would decrease it. One additional way to avoid mistakes is to follow the teacher's instructions - especially when doing the homework. There may not be enough time in class to go into all the details and to practice all the topics sufficiently. Without practice and revision of the topics taught in class, there will probably be less improvement of vocabulary and grammar skills. The next step to becoming a successful writer in ESOL 00098 is the ability to write essays. What has to be considered? It is not just writing a nice story. There are certain rules that have to be obeyed. Students should know that an essay consists of three main parts: the introduction, the body, and the conclusion. The introduction needs to have a thesis statement, one or more hooks, so it can help the reader to understand what the main point is. The body can have several paragraphs, but each paragraph needs to have one topic sentence, at least 5-8 sentences and a concluding sentence. The body provides details to support the thesis statement. Then, the conclusion can be a result, a recommendation or a prediction. When all these steps are completed, the writer still has another job. After writing an essay, students should also be able to edit their papers. Many mistakes can be avoided if students look over their papers carefully after finishing the writing. This should be done step by step by looking at the following: 1. sentence boundaries, 2. verb tenses and verb forms, 3. nouns, articles, and numbers, 4. word choices, word forms, and spelling, 5. one's own particular weakness such as prepositions in the case of the writer. Editing can be improved by doing homework. This is a good way to reduce mistakes on the final exam. As has been discussed above, writing
is a very difficult process-especially for nonnative speakers. A writer
must worry about many things. One must pay attention to grammar
and vocabulary. A writer should also pay attention to the process
of writing and editing his or her final draft. In conclusion, if
the above instructions were to be followed, there would be no doubt that
you would become a successful writer. |