BEFORE

My first source is web article written by Jeff Bradford, President and CEO of Braford
Group, who has more than 30 years as a public relations professional. I found this article through
Google search and this source is non-academic. Basically, Mr. Bradford is speaking about the
importance of communication in business. As we know a large portion of communication
methods involve writing. Mr. Bradford gives his break down of what makes a good writer and
breaks it down into a handful of tips. According to Jeff, a good writer need to know the rules of
grammar, have good reading habits, a bit of curiosity and empathy, and be strait forward. This
article relates to my question, "Is writing important?". It does relate to what I think the answer is
to my question which is that writing is important but only sometimes. This article was published
on Forbes less than a year ago and the author has more than 30 years of experience in business.
The content of the article seems to give good writing advice and also shows the importance of
writing.

My next source is a book written by Anne Ruggles Gere, a Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
and Gertrude Buck Collegiate Professor, is director of the Sweetland Center for Writing and
serves as chair of the Joint PhD Program in English and Education. Specifically, chapter ten of
this book relates to my question as it speaks of a study conducted on college students beginning
from sophomore year to senior year, they are asked questions about the importance of writing
and why it’s important. This source helps give insight to the importance of writing to student at
the beginning and end of college.

Another source I found interesting is a TEDx Talk by Cecilia Knapp, a writer and poet. In
this video, Cecilia speaks about the power of writing. Cecilia is a strong believer of the
correlation between writing and self-expression. She speaks about mental health with personal
anecdotes. Cecilia explains how writing can be used to help alleviate stress and create bonds to
others by allowing one to open up about issues. This presentation attributes great insight to my
question to whether writing is important or not.

PLAN
In my revision, I plan to explain a bit more on why I used my sources. I received feedback that though my
sources were well explained, my reasoning for using them was not and the paragraphs were a bit abrupt.

AFTER
Obviously as a naive teenager, I did not find writing important. Now that I am
investigating whether it is or not, I believe before I attempt to answer the question, I should
research the point of view of those who may of found success with writing. My first source is
web article written by Jeff Bradford, President and CEO of Braford Group, who has more than
30 years as a public relations professional. I found this article through Google search and this
source is non-academic. Basically, Mr. Bradford is speaking about the importance of
communication in business. As we know a large portion of communication methods involve
writing. Mr. Bradford gives his break down of what makes a good writer and breaks it down into
a handful of tips. According to Jeff, a good writer need to know the rules of grammar, have good
reading habits, a bit of curiosity and empathy, and be strait forward. This article relates to my
question, "Is writing important?". It does relate to what I think the answer is to my question
which is that writing is important but only sometimes. This article was published on Forbes less
than a year ago and the author has more than 30 years of experience in business. The content of
the article seems to give good writing advice and also shows the importance of writing.

As a freshman in college, I do not believe I am the only student who questions the
relevance of writing. The viewpoint of others similar in age and position to me may be important
to me before concluding an answer to my question. My next source is a book written by Anne
Ruggles Gere, a Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Gertrude Buck Collegiate Professor, is director
of the Sweetland Center for Writing and serves as chair of the Joint PhD Program in English and
Education. Specifically, chapter ten of this book relates to my question as it speaks of a study
conducted on college students beginning from sophomore year to senior year, they are asked
questions about the importance of writing and why it’s important. This source helps give insight
to the importance of writing to student at the beginning and end of college.

Though I, at this point in my life, have no found writing enjoyable or important to me, I
believe helpful to many. This is why I find it essential to conduct research on the view point of
those who do find writing important. Another source I found interesting is a TEDx Talk by
Cecilia Knapp, a writer and poet. In this video, Cecilia speaks about the power of writing. Cecilia
is a strong believer of the correlation between writing and self-expression. She speaks about
mental health with personal anecdotes. Cecilia explains how writing can be used to help alleviate
stress and create bonds to others by allowing one to open up about issues. This presentation
attributes great insight to my question to whether writing is important or not.

Analysis
I introduced my sources better and bettered the flow of the paper as a whole. An
explanation of why I used these sources was given.