When it comes to essay writing, I feel that I have more weaknesses than strengths. My introduction usually comes across as strong, but everything else can be mellow or weak. My conclusion is probably the weakest of the entire essay. It lacks originality and very simply restates what has already been said in an uninteresting way. Another weakness that I have is not having my thoughts more organized or collected. Many of my essays seem to be sporadic and can sometimes be jumpy. I tend not to plan my essays out, I just sit down and try to get them done in one sitting. I do read through it once finished, but there are only minor things that I change. I feel as though that I’ve put so much into trying to write a whole essay, with no planning, in two hours that when I reread it, I don’t put much effort into the revision process. This is how my writing becomes messy, and my marks falter because of it.
If I could change one thing, it would be the voice of my essay. I wish that it could be as strong as I intend to make my essays. It seems though that I can't put across what I am trying to get out in a powerful and convincing way. I believe to prefect my essay writing, I need to sit down and plan the entire thing out first. I hate this process as before I found it a waste of time, but I now realize that it is imperative to a successful essay and a successful grade.
