College writing compared to high school writing is noticeably very different. In high school I felt like I could get away with more when writing but in college a lot of things are factored in. For example grammar and the way I transition through sentences and paragraphs. Although this is something I believe I have gotten better at since the beginning of the semester. They way I transition to new topics and paragraphs in my essay has gotten a lot better. One aspect of college writing that is still challenging to me is expanding on my ideas. At certain points when writing my essays I don’t know how to continue so end up ending the paragraph abruptly. Doing this hurts my grade in the long run so its something i have to continually work on. One part of college writing that i enjoy is writing the first paragraph. It sets the tone for the rest of the essay and depending on how well it is written it could make writing the rest of the essay easier.
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Hi Isaiah,
Thanks for posting this. Transitions do make a difference in college writing and are one technique to make the ideas flow even while writing. Expanding ideas and thinking of ways to describe and articulate what’s in the mind are challenging. This is at the heart of most writing: trying to say what we actually mean.
Thanks for posting!