Our assignment was to read, evaluate and effectively summarize an essay. The topic chosen for my summary is William Zinsser's College Pressures, noting how peers, society, parents and academics put an enormous amount of pressure on college students to be successful at any cost. The audience this essay is sought to reach are college students, parents and society in general. In developing this essay I identified the thesis or what I felt was the thesis, summarized the main points, used examples and hopefully successfully organized the emphasis of the main point. A total of two drafts have been completed and about 8 hours of time has been put into this paper. That doesn't mean it's thorough that just means it takes me longer than some people. The instructor gave detailed instructions on how to set the paper up with checklists and examples. Revisions were done so that more examples could be given. I tend to have too many run on sentences or fragments, went back to double check mine. Tried to pay attention to third person and present tense. Writing has always intimidated me so making sure my summary is accurate is important or as close as I can get it. I have struggled the last two semesters with staying focused, this essay was one I definitely related to.
Bobbi Irwin
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