Altum Spectent

When a professor assigns any type of paper, the first response for many is, "Oh, no! I can't do this! How many pages again?" This, however, is not the way to think, as this will lead students to feel overwhelmed—that the paper will be impossible to write. Instead, the thought should be, "What can I write about? What am I interested in?" Then, once a topic is chosen, one shouldn't look at the whole—look at the parts: the introduction, the body, the conclusion; the paragraphs, the sentences, the words. If a good sentence is written, with appropriate words, sentence structure, and tense, then the only thing to do is make sure the same tense is used throughout the paper, and that words, sentence structures, and sentence lengths are not overused. When this system is followed, it renders the writing process much easier, and less overwhelming. Once the paper is finished, the results can sometimes even surprise the author! To summarize: Look at the

Towards the end of the semester, many students are required to write papers, or revise one or more for their portfolio or final drafts. Moreover, some will also have to write a reflection on how their writing has improved over the course of the semester, including details about it, such as strengths, weaknesses, and more. If one isn't sure just how to go about this, start by looking at instructor comments on papers written over the course of the semester. This will often show one one's strengths and weaknesses, just as one can compare an essay written at the beginning of the semester to one written towards the end, and discover the improvement in the writing. I personally find it easiest, once I have been given my topic, or have chosen my topic, to begin by putting my thoughts on the subject in the document, as well as my sources, and important information from those sources. Then, I start adding supporting information, rearranging my thoughts and paragraphs, and maybe a bit o