Easy Ways to Improve Your Writing Skills
For better or for worse, school is filled with writing homework. Good writing is important for getting a good grade. 36 Luckily, anyone can improve his or her writing with the right guidance and a little practice. Here are four easy tips to help you improve your writing skills:
1. Organize your thoughts first.
Good writers outline their thoughts before starting putting their pens to paper or hands to a keyboard. Firstly, write out each main topic. Next, list subtopics(小标题) beneath much main topic. Lastly, put the topics and subtopics into a logical(符合逻辑的) order. 37
2. Take a standpoint.
Most writing homework asks you to take a position on what you're writing about. 38 Your thesis(论点) should determine the content of your writing homework. The stronger your thesis is, and the better you back up your thesis with related information, the stronger your writing will be overall.
3. Don't copy others' homework.
39 Most teachers use detective software to catch copycats in the act. Students found copying are usually punished and what's worse, even dismissed(开除).
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Some students finish writing a passage and then give it to their teachers without checking it. This is a huge mistake. It's likely that there are mistakes that need to be corrected. Additionally, one's work can always be bettered and improved.
Happy writing!
A. Look over and correct.
B. Keep a dictionary handy.
C. This main idea is called a “thesis”.
D. However, it’s still a skill many students struggle with.
E. Use this outline to give shape to your writing homework.
F. And all good writing is organized with a beginning, a middle, and an end.
G. Trying to use others’ ideas as your own can get you into serious trouble.