5 Tips to Ace First-Year Writing or College Composition Courses
Think a college writing course should be a piece of cake? Don’t be caught by surprise when your freshman composition course or first-year writing course demands more from you. Because a premium is placed on great writing skills and being able to diplomatically communicate in the workplace (with colleagues, clients, customers, etc.), this course is not the one you want to slide through. Actually, they are hard to slide through with multiple revisions and semester-long projects. Here’s what to do to succeed: 1 ) Make at least one substantial revision to every draft of an essay or research paper you write before the final draft. A substantial revision means that you change the writing on the level of thought/idea. A substantial revision shows that you have thought more, and more clearly, about your own ideas. You may have to take your ideas further and/or you may need to clarify them more along the way. Need help? Ideally, your instructor has included some kind of
