Summary of Chapters 2 and 3

Chapters 2 and 3 focus on the writing process, planning, and revising of a draft. In chapter 2 it discusses how to build up on writing your draft. Diagrams, lists, outlines, and free writes are helpful to someone's writing and should be gathered before you start writing your rough draft. The hardest part is usually the introduction of your writing and many people may get stuck and not be able to move on from there. A rough draft is not expected to be perfect. Drafting the body paragraph before the introduction paragraph may be helpful to start writing a paper. An introduction should engage the reader of your topic and should focus on the main point of your writing. There are times when a thesis statement is not necessary for the type of writing being done. After you have written a draft, there are chances you may go back and erase some of the text, you may even add in writing, or move around sections. When revising a draft you should feel as if you are the reader and ask yourself questions that the reader may have, like what is the main point of the paragraph? As an end result of revising a paper, you should always proofread and edit your final draft carefully.

I always have a difficult time writing papers. I get stuck a lot on what i want to say. For me rough drafts are very helpful, especially when I am getting feedback from other people. In the future when I am writing a paper I am going to refer to chapters 2 and 3 from Rules For Writers.