Over the years of taking different classes in college I have found how important it is to organize and layout your thoughts before actually starting a paper just as chapter 29 points out. However, I typically do not prewrite papers which is something that I see could be very beneficial going forward. Another important lesson brought up by this chapter relates to picking topics that interest you when it is possible. By doing this it allows a person to stay focused and engaged in the reading/writing because it is a topic you may enjoy doing or learning about.
As I began to near the end of chapter 29 I was made aware that different writings within fiction, poetry and Drama, along with the length of a paper requires a person to format and set up the essay or paper differently. Since I have not studied these readings in much detail or depth in the past this was all new information for me. Unfortunately I am not one who can read a section and keep it to memory like some, but I will be able to revert back to this section as a good reference tool going forward.
Overall, this chapter was not the most interesting topic to read but it was very beneficial as it will allow each of us to be guided by rules already set up for specific type of writings.
I also agree that this chapter did not have the most interesting subject matter. Nonetheless, this chapter was very informative and full of things that will help students become better readers and help to construct better papers. Some things from this chapter I already do like highlight and take notes while reading and other things like you pointed out, pre-writing papers, is something that I should do going forward.
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