In this video cast, we check in with our student writer after she has written a rough draft of her introduction to her essay. In the video, she discusses her strategies and explains why she feels she has a good start on her essay.
This is an "owlet" - a customized view of the Excelsior Online Writing Lab.
Demonstrating how an Owlet can be used as an OWL microsite
In this video cast, we check in with our student writer after she has written a rough draft of her introduction to her essay. In the video, she discusses her strategies and explains why she feels she has a good start on her essay.
After reviewing the Introductions and Conclusions area of the OWL, I decided to write a rough draft of my introduction, just to try to get my ideas down in a coherent manner. I am sure I will still need a lot of revision, and I definitely need to work more on my thesis. However, I feel like I have a good start here. I have introduced the culture I am examining in my essay and have explained why the culture is so foreign to me.
I have also tried to make a point about what I will cover in my essay in a tentative, thesis, but I will take a closer look at my thesis, as I think it is a little long right now, making necessary revisions, in the next step of my process.
For now, I think I have a good start on my introduction.