There are many significant differences between Chinese and English academic writing. Most of the time, it is difficult to write essays in English for many multilingual students like me, not only because we have to translate from Chinese to English, but also because of the different academic writing styles we learned in China. However, after the first semester of the writing program, I gained many basic concepts and tools about academic writing, and these tools helped me throughout the semester. Furthermore, these techniques are essential and necessary for writing a successful essay. As I look at my first essay, I find countless errors and points I can improve. In my revised essay, I carefully restated my thesis, reconstructed my PIE paragraphs, and worked on stronger transition words, because these three parts are the heart of a successful essay. By reviewing these parts, my essay is easier for the reader to understand and my idea is carried forward throughout the essay. I completely changed my thesis because the original one didn't have enough evidence from the text to be supported. In my original essay, my thesis is that “the author uses various symbols to reveal to us the evil interior of Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf is portrayed as a cunning male, and the color red represents his complicated personality. This thesis statement has several ideas; however, I did not find enough evidence to support these ideas, there were no quotes in my paragraph that reflected Little Red Riding Hood's complicated personality, thus making it difficult for readers to understand. Furthermore, this thesis statement did not reveal the message the author wants to convey, which lacks the most immediate medium of paper between my original essay and my revised essay, using the techniques I used. acquired in this class; I have corrected many errors in my original essay and feel satisfied with what I have learned through this revision. As a matter of fact, not only did I learn to improve my essay structure, but I also had a better understanding of the story. When I reread the story with these writing techniques like PIE, thesis, and transition in mind, I had a better interpretation of some ideas. Furthermore, it is now more comfortable for me to write academic essays and this revision gave me the opportunity to test what I have learned from this course. Now I am sure that if people use the correct writing techniques, they will be able to write successful essays even if their native language is not English.