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Title: The Writing Process


1
The Writing Process
  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Choosing A Topic
  • Developing Ideas
  • Preparing an Outline
  • Developing a Thesis
  • Drafting the Essay

2
The Writing Process
  • Purpose
  • Writing has several purposes, to inform, to
    persuade, to entertain, to express emotion, and
    to document history. Each type of writing has a
    different form or style.

3
The Writing Process
  • Know the Audience
  • Does the audience share your beliefs about the
    subject?
  • Is the audience a group of experts, or are they
    novices?
  • Are you writing for your boss or for fellow
    employees?

4
The Writing Process
  • Choosing a Topic-
  • Select a topic that can be dealt with
    intelligently in the required number of words.
  • Select a topic that you know something about.

5
The Writing Process
  • Methods for finding a topic include.
  • Reading and Observing
  • Keeping a Journal
  • Freewriting and Focused Freewriting
  • Brainstorming
  • Clustering
  • Asking Journalistic Questions

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The Writing Process
  • Once the topic has been discovered, it must be
    narrowed so it can be written about
    intelligently. A topic that covers too much
    information wont be able to go into enough depth
    to be useful or interesting. A topic that is too
    narrow will lack enough information to achieve
    its purpose.

7
The Writing Process
  • Potential Topics for a Descriptive Essay
  • Cars
  • Household Chores
  • Dogs
  • Vacations
  • Food
  • Restaurants

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The Writing Process
  • Narrowed the subject to Dogs, what kind of dogs?
    Remember to write about what you know, so the
    list becomes Dogs Ive Known.
  • Muffin, Taco, Missy, Bandit, Coco

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The Writing Process
  • Missy

10
The Writing Process
  • Preparing an outline
  • An outline is a tool for organization which
    makes the writers job easier.
  • An outline adds
  • Organization, Develops Content, Shows
    Relationships Between Ideas, Helps to Plan
    Length, Reveals Weak Points

11
The Writing Process
  • Preparing an outline will give an essay unity,
    coherence, and emphasis. It will make the essay
    easier for the writer to write and for the reader
    to read.

12
The Writing Process
  • When outlining use a consistent system of
    notation. It doesnt matter what that system is.
  • 7 I.
  • 9 A.
  • 2 a.
  • Remember to indent each level.

13
The Writing Process
  • Begin outlining by dividing the subject into
    major points.
  • Missy
  • I) Appearance
  • II) Personality
  • III) History

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The Writing Process
  • III) History
  • A) Pound Puppy
  • B) Met Former Owner
  • Next Fill in the topic sentences. This will
    sub-divide the topics.
  • I) Appearance
  • A) Terrier-Cocker Mix
  • B) Small Dog
  • II) Personality
  • A) Playful
  • B) Barks when wants something

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The Writing Process
  • Next Fill in the Supporting Details. This will
    sub-divide the topics again.
  • I) Appearance
  • A) Terrier-Cocker Mix
  • a) brown fur
  • b) fluffy ears
  • B) Small Dog
  • a) weighs 18lbs
  • b) high pitched bark
  • II) Personality
  • A) playful
  • a) likes to be chased
  • b) wants to play all the time
  • B) Barks when wants something
  • a) barks to go out
  • b) barks to play
  • c) barks to get chicken
  • III) History
  • A) Pound Puppy
  • a) followed mom
  • b) good personality
  • B) Met former owner
  • a) too many cats
  • b) good dog

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The Writing Process
  • Once the outline is completed, it is time to
    develop a thesis. The best way to do this is to
    utilize the main points of the outline to develop
    the format for the thesis.
  • Missy is a small bundle of brown playfulness who
    began her life with us as a pound puppy, but
    became a member of the family.

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The Writing Process
  • A Thesis Statement narrows the subject to a
    single central idea.
  • A Thesis Statement names the topic and asserts
    something specific and significant about it.
  • A Thesis Statement often provides a preview of
    how the ideas in the essay will be arranged.
  • A Thesis Statement is what the essay intends to
    prove.

18
The Writing Process
  • There are twenty brown bears in Yosemite National
    Forest.
  • Some dogs bite people while others only bite
    fleas.
  • Correctly changing a diaper requires a well
    stocked diaper bag, a flat clean surface, and
    nimble fingers.

19
The Writing Process
  • Now that the thesis is completed, begin writing
    the essay. Remember that the thesis and the
    outline are not carved in stone, but etched in
    Jello. Changing the outline or thesis while
    writing a draft is a normal part of the writing
    process.

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The Writing Process
  • Dont feel that you must start with writing the
    introduction. It is often easier to write the
    body paragraphs first, then go back and write the
    introduction.
  • Remember the introduction must include your
    thesis statement.

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The Writing Process
  • Once the body paragraphs and the introduction
    have been written, it is time to write the
    conclusion.
  • This is another time when having a good outline
    pays off. To write a good conclusion, simply
    condense the main points of your outline into one
    paragraph.

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The Writing Process
  • I) Appearance
  • A) Terrier-Cocker Mix
  • B) Small Dog
  • II) Personality
  • A) Playful
  • B) Barks when wants something
  • III) History
  • A) Pound Puppy
  • B) Met Former Owner

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The Writing Process
  • To revise the essay, utilize the checklist on
    pages 27 and 28 of The Brief Handbook.
  • Read the paper backwards, checking for errors.
  • Ask someone else to read it.

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The Writing Process
  • Following these steps will Make the task of
    writing easier and prevent damage to the
    cranium.
  • The End
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