Thoughts on “What Do We Mean by ‘Good Writing’?”

My initial thoughts of this chapter was that I now have a checklist I can refer back to while writing an essay. In past English classes I have been told to be correct and clear. My teachers wanted lots of correct evidence to clearly prove our topic while also pulling the reader in. I do not remember ever being told to be concise, and I am now realizing that not being concise could be one of the reasons I got an okay grade instead of a good grade on my essays. I will keep all four of these in mind when writing an essay from now on.