Although the word count was relatively short, my writing task 1 in the Academic English module was slightly difficult for me as it was my first time writing an essay. I had some difficulty in paraphrasing and citations. As paraphrasing in essay writing is new to me, it was not the easiest part of my essay writing task. The structure of my essay was good. The thesis statement and outline were clear and the ideas in the outline were present in each paragraph. Despite some mistakes in paraphrasing there was a good use of citations to support the key arguments of the essay. The essay was coherent despite some grammar mistakes and a poor vocabulary. The reason why I did bad at paraphrasing is that I have a weak vocabulary. My arguments were not supported by enough references and citations, which made them less persuasive. My action plan to fix these areas of improvement is to do a wider range of references in my body paragraphs as well as including examples and analysis. I will also include counter arguments to give a better view of the topic. I will also use more academic writing such as using synonyms and complex sentences. This will enable me to improve my paraphrasing, analysis and essay writing skills. It will positively impact marks in my future writing tasks, such as the mock writing exam on December 14th, and my final writing exam in February. By improving my essay writing