Illustration/Exemplification Essay explaining what good writing is to you

What good writing is to you?

Writing is a challenging and demanding task. Many students say that writing is hard and it is true that writing is not easy. Writing is complicated in that a writer must think about what to write, the audience, the format, the grammar, the voice, and other elements that are needed in effective writing. However, students must write effectively for them to gain literacy achievement. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate and explain what witting is so that the students and other audiences can learn that there is no need of being fearsome or face frustration and struggles. Writing is fun and rewarding, and students can become advanced and proficient if they only integrate purpose and meaning in the writing process.

 The first point to note is that writing is a step-by-step procedure. For example, when solving math problems, students use a formula and not only a formula but an appropriate formula. The role of the formula is to show students how to work on the problem. Another example is that during scientific investigations, scientists must follow the guidelines and adhere to the ethical standards. Similarly, a good writing has a procedure. The procedure is that students must understand the different forms of writing (Manser, 7). To select the right form, they should understand the purpose of writing as well as the audience. Look at this example; you put on your socks, then shoes. The doctor first understands the patient's problem and then offers a medical prescription. This indicates that in everything is there a specific order. Also, people have a purpose or they carry out activities with an intention in mind (Manser, 7). Similarly, good writing is one that has a purpose and which involves a step-by-step procedure.

 Another important point to understand is that good writing is strong in thought and language. The writer should evaluate the effectiveness of the document to ensure that it has clarity. For example, good writing does not have jargon, meaningless phrases, and noun phrases. Rather, good writing has a focus and it should stick on the central idea. The importance of avoiding tangents is to ensure that the writing makes sense and the overall piece is well-crafted and contain identifiable ideas (Manser, 37). To ensure a strong thought, the writer needs critical thinking skills. This means that good writing only presents only useful and valuable ideas.  Note that the audience will assess the writing and they will pick out what is good and they will also recognize ideas that are poorly expressed. Thus, a good writing is one that contains facts and not opinions. Note that facts are true information whereas opinions are beliefs. When the writing contains opinion, it will be debatable and it may lose credibility. Thus, good writing is well researched to provide facts. For example, Hesba Stratton was born in 1832. This is a fact in that it uses dates and therefore it can be proven to be true. Whereas the statement 'Hesba Stratton was a greater writer' is an opinion statement since the writer uses judgment words such as greater. The statement may be open to questions since other people may dispute her greatness. It is important to note that good writing may also contain opinions but the writer should justify them (Manser, 37). Therefore, good writing has the clarity to maintain trust.

 In conclusion, good writing is all about applying purpose and meaning in the writing process to gain satisfaction and pleasure. Writing is similar to other basic tasks such as cooking and driving. Thus, one needs to learn basic skills and follow the procedure.

 

Work cited

Manser, Martin. The Facts on File Guide to Good Writing. , 2005. Internet resource.