My Strengths and Weaknesses As An Essay Writer

My strengths as an essay writer starts with my thesis'. I am confident in my thesis making ability. I am also confident in my ability of transitions between paragraphs. My sentence structure is generally good, and I'm able to convey my ideas and opinions accurately. For the most part, I have a strong voice when it comes to my essay writing. I also find that I'm really good at persuasive essays because I can back up my opinions and ideas well. I'm also good at comparison essays because I can recognize similarities and differences easily. I connect books and movies to other books and movies even when I don't mean to. Some of my weaknesses however, are problems that are mostly easy to fix and a lot more technical. I find that I have trouble thoroughly checking my work before submitting. I don't catch a lot of my mistakes when I do check it too. I also sometimes find that I don't reinforce my arguments as strongly as I should. Sometimes I also have trouble citing properly. I know how to cite, but for some reason I don't always do it right.  Most of my weaknesses are based on grammatical errors as well. A goal for myself is to be more thorough when checking my essays, as well as doing a few rough drafts before handing it in. I think this will allow me to see problems both structurally and grammatically before I hand it in for marks. I'm also going to start putting more time into my final draft and into making sure that my idea is explained and backed up well.