It took me a long time to revise my essay. First I was rethinking my main points and what I considered as important for readers to know. I tried to share my memories of my house in Poland. I changed the structures of some sentences and focused on losing my home. I had a lot of ideas and I struggled with organizing them. For the future drafts I will definitely go for help to the writing center. I know I make lots of grammar mistakes and tutors will help me with them. I should also start making outlines for essays to focus on main points. I will also try to manage my time better to spend more time on writing.

Discussions in class helped a lot with introducing quotes. I never had an opportunity in my life to discuss how properly use a quote in an essay. I used to think that putting a quote it’s enough, and there is no need to explain it. In class I also was introduced to MLA style and that every subject has its own style. For the future essays I will be able to cite the sources. A discussion in class helped me understand how to organize essay in MLA style. The most important thing I learned to leave introduction and conclusion to be written last. I makes sense to me to first make body paragraphs and then think how to introduce them.