I have re-read my answers for TMA01 and the tutor comments and think i have several problems:
- I do not read the questions properly or enough times to fully understand what is required and therefore drop easy marks.
- I often write from the first person which makes it easy to get casual with my writing.
- I need to write with the appropriate grammar such as do not instead of don't and i will instead of i'll etc.
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I write the TMA question on a Post-It, underline the key words, and stick it to the edge of my monitor.
It can be worth spending five minutes just reading the question. They don't put redundant words into TMA questions, so it is worth considering each word in turn and why they put it in: they will expect you to either refer to it in your answer or use it as a constraint on your scope.
When checking my TMA while I am writing it, I make regular passes through asking "Does this sentence help answer the question?" If not, it gets deleted. I write a lot more sentences than I submit, a LOT more!
Some tutors are very hard on the use of "I". It is indeed worth making the effort to change the wording so that you don't do that, you'll be losing marks all the time. It does get easier with practice and eventually becomes habit.