What is writing? --Shengming Jin

For an International student, the most serious problem I need to face is language problem. I usually can understand what professor talk about in the lecture, but for the assignment, it’s always bothering me.
‘ I even don’t know how to start the essay at beginning. What kind of style? What the format looks like for any different types of class. When I face a difficult topic essay, I usually want to find some same essay online first. Quote and Copy is what I usually did on my essay.
This semester, though the different classes and different types of essay, I start to can write a real essay without of any “help” from the internet. The English course is really helpful. It’s like the function, though this function I can start to write any types of essay.
The most important is outline and the any types of Format. The outline can make my idea and what I want to talk cleaner and will not let me over cross my point. I start to write essay with outline. When I have some idea and start to build up my outline. Then I start to write with outline. It’s better than if i only have some idea and start to write it. I will not lose my idea and what I want to write beginning when I own an outline. So I can easy write the first draft, I can let my essay get better and better again and again. The start is most difficult. And now I can write a essay not like that hard. Therefore, the assignments and essays it’s not hard to me.
I didn’t really care the quote before. Like last semester, i just wirte the website address below when I quote from somewhere online. Because of this, my essay always is defined as copy right essay. Although, the MLA format I still can did perfectly. But I can face any different classes in the future when I need to write a essay.
And most important thing is I start to like write an essay. It’s not I like the literature or English. Because I know how my writing skill is poor. And I must improve my English skill. The best way is write lots of essays and improve my writing skill.