Are you one of those college students that writes every one of his or her essays the morning they’re due? If so, you may have discovered that, well, college professors don’t like that. They can almost always tell when you rush through an essay, and they will give you a low grade on it as a result. You can’t do well in an online degree program if you lack the discipline to write an essay the way you need to.
The tips below should help you set a timeline for your writing so you can write the best essays possible. Day 1 – Brainstorm Before you can do any research or writing of any kind, you need to have a logical plan for your essay. This may purely involve developing a thesis to play on, or it may involve actually writing an outline to follow as you write. That all depends on how you like to write and what helps you the most. Sit down to create a game plan for your writing before you just tackle an essay blindly. Day 2 – Gather Resource Material Even though I called this part “day 2,” you may spend weeks gathering the resource materials for an essay. Keep that in mind because this is one of the most important parts of the timeline. Get whatever references you need for the essay, whether that involves books from the library, articles from the web, newspaper clippings, or other resources along those lines. When you know what you have to work with, you will have a much easier time formulating a cohesive essay from it. Day 3 – Write the Rough Draft The first draft of your essay needs to be written all at once. It may be total rubbish with no facts backing it whatsoever, but it could provide the foundation for something great. Write the essay all the way through without worrying about citing your examples or anything like that. You can do all of that in future drafts. In this step, you just want to get your thoughts down on paper. The reason why I recommend writing all the way through instead of stopping to gather examples is so you can have the best possible flow in your essay. You will naturally tie your thoughts with one another when you write everything at once, and that is the hardest part of writing in general. When you have proper fluidity to your essay, the facts will automatically fit into place. Then you will have a strong essay to be proud of. Day 4 – Read and Edit Take a break after your rough draft so you can come back to it with a fresh mindset. This will allow you to catch your errors easier, and it will help you see concepts from a new perspective. In essence, you will detach yourself from your essay enough to strengthen it as you edit. This is the time when you can go through to add in all the citations, direct quotes from the text, and other formatting points that you may have skipped over in your rough draft phase. Make sure that you break your essay into paragraphs as needed because you might not have done that when you wrote the first time. Having a fresh perspective will help you do this a lot easier. Day 5 – Final Draft Take another break so you can have yet another fresh perspective on your work. You can read over the essay now and pick it through with a fine tooth comb. Watch for small punctuation and grammar errors you may have missed before. Once you’ve gone over everything, you can print off the final draft to turn in. You may modify the schedule above to suit your personal writing style, but it should give you a good foundation to follow. If you actually take the time to write a proper essay, you should see much better grades from your professors. A good college student knows the value of thoroughness, especially when it comes to writing. You should take note of that for the future.
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