After completing my first article, I learned a lot about the writing process and how much time goes into building an article with a variety of sources. For my first article, I wrote about the devastating flooding in Pakistan with the goal of informing my audience about the effects of the flood on the people and the country as a whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When constructing this article, I put the most effort into gathering information from other credible sources. I thought that this was one of the most important steps in the writing process. I wanted to make sure my article was full of important facts that interested the audience but were also credible and relevant. I think that this part of the process went very smoothly, but was the most time consuming of all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, I do wish that I spent more time prior to starting my article on becoming more familiar with the style of writing that was expected. I think I did well when it came to learning how to write leads and keeping my paragraphs short and to the point, but I struggled with incorporating the source I used into my sentences. Looking back on the assignment, I would have liked to prepare the format more before starting to write the article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most difficult part of writing this paper was trying to keep an unbiased voice and not sound too repetitive with the information I was presenting. I wanted to provide information about the flooding through various different lenses, for example, how the floods affected certain parts of Pakistan and how they affected the country’s crop output. I struggled with not repeating the same type of information and sentences, because while there were different lenses to look through, most of the news about the flooding was the same. I think I did well in overcoming this struggle, but it was something that I was concerned with when writing the first draft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other than trying to avoid sounding repetitive, the biggest problem that I encountered with writing this paper was properly incorporating the sources I used into my sentences. I had never written in this style before, so it was uncomfortable to try in the beginning. To overcome this problem, I split my article into sections by separating each source I used. After having all of this information in one group, I looked for places to incorporate the source name in a way that wasn’t repetitive and overwhelming, but still gave credit where credit was due. After revising my article, I had named each source that I used for information at least once, ensuring that credit was given. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, I think I learned a lot from this assignment. I now know which areas of the writing process I need to spend a little more time on, and which areas I excel in. I think this first assignment has taught me valuable information that can continue to apply in the future. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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