Lesson 4

The supporting evidence I used for my claim in lesson four was from personal experience. My essay was on success and I found it much more beneficial to use personal experience for this claim. The research I did on success did not help much. I think my essay on success would get a 8/10. The subject was not easy to develop into an argument. I felt that idea mapping and using pros and cons list were the most helpful prewriting teqniques I used. I have used these teqniques in the past and felt most comfortable with them. I had help from a co-worker with the revision process because I had a hard time getting started. The goal of my argument was that if you work hard for something you really want, and if you put everything you have into that task, you will succeed. Previewing the text is helpful for me because it gives me an idea of how I will develop the argument and essay structor.