Writing tip #9809468 Writing as a recursive process

Mike Hertz

Comp2 MWF 12:20-1:15

Writing tip #9809468 Writing as a recursive process

Writing as a recursive process is a major process in writing which every writer should use after every draft. My composition one teacher was the teacher he taught me this and kept preaching it to me. Writing as a recursive process is when after completing a draft or part of the writing process. Writing as a recursive process means your always circling back and looking at what you have written.

With writing as a recursive process starts with as soon as the first draft was written. When you back and look at what you have written your checking it for, grammatical errors, spelling errors, narrowing topic down, and proof reading. Peer review is also another way of using writing as a recursive process. With peer review other people are looking at what you have written and spell checking it and giving suggestions on how they think that you could improve your paper. With their suggestions and your corrections to your errors you then can write a second draft thats even better with less errors and that is written better. When you complete your second draft you then look back at your second draft and see what you improved on and what still needs improving on. You look at your topic and make sure you stuck to it and that it’s narrow enough for the paper.

I like using this writing step because it ensures that you have kept you topic narrow and that your paper will likely be free of most errors. The recursive process is helpful in many ways and here is the way to do it.

Mike Hertz

Comp2 MWF 12:20-1:15