The Writing Process
Prewriting
Consider
your purpose
To
inform, to persuade, to entertain / express
Consider
your audience
How much does your
audience know about your topic?
What is your
audience’s likely interest in/opinion of your topic?
Discover ideas => narrow topic,
define a focus, gather evidence => form a working thesis
Methods
of prewriting
Journal
writing / freewriting
Brainstorming
/ mapping / clustering
Research =>
observation
Planning
Select
your evidence (examples, research sources, details, specifics, etc.)
Organize
your evidence –
Choose a logical
order (chronological, spatial, general-specific, etc.)
Make an outline!
Drafting - reread
assignment before you begin
1st
draft: Focus on what you’re writing,
not how you’re writing!
Consult
your outline, but don’t be a slave it to.
To construct strong paragraphs
Announce
the main idea in a topic sentence
Relate
each sentence to the main idea
Provide
specifics and details
Use an appropriate
mode of development
Transition to next paragraph –
connect ideas
Revising – essay level
Suggestions
for reading your draft, p. 33-4 – print it out, take a break, get a reader
Consider
purpose and thesis – reread assignment
Unity
Coherence
– logic, clarity, flow
Organization
– spatial, chronological, thematic, climactic – p. 39
Development – specifics & details
Tone
– appropriate, effective, consistent?
Revising
checklist, p. 43
Editing –
sentence level
Editing checklist,
p. 58
Consider => Conciseness, Emphasis, Parallelism, Sentence
Variety
Word choice
Denotation &
connotation Concrete & specific
words
Figures of speech,
clichés Fresh language
Proofreading
Reread
formatting requirements
Check for errors –
grammar, spelling, missing words, etc.
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