Romero_InClass_FirstDraft

In Class:

Lupe Fiasco:

In his piece, Lupe Fiasco tells readers that he writes his songs piece by piece. Before even writing, Fiasco says he has to listen to the music then, he begins a process of trail and error. All of his songs are written piece by piece. To improve my own writing, it might be a good idea to follow the same technique. Until now, I have written an entire first draft before I begin to edit. I might try writing one section at a time and “perfecting” it before moving on to the next. For instance, I could focus on the background info of my project and simply edit it until I feel it is adequate. Then, could write the other parts and work and making the entire paper flow.

Jennifer Yu Nelson

Nelson says that in the process of making a character, she begins by sitting in a room with other people and exchanging ideas back and forth. From this process she goes on to make a very rough idea of what the character might look and sounds like. I could do a similar thing when witting a paper for class. If I were writing about a controversial issue, it would not be a bad idea to present my topic to a few friends and see what they think. Even a short two-minute discussion could give me a different perspective for my paper. Then I could jot down my ideas and begin a rough outline of the paper.

T.C. Boyle

Boyle seems to take a different approach that Fiasco does when writing the first draft of his book. He begins by writing a rough draft of the entire paper and then determines what would improve the entire paper before he adds it all in. This is a lot like I write my papers now. I still might be a good idea to take a very careful look at my paper as a whole and then begin to dissect it.