ENC 1102

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ENC 1102

• Reading and Writing Process

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Three Categories of Writing

• Exposition
• Informative
• Argument
• Persuasive
• Expressive
• Emotional and Pensive

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The Communications Triangle
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Reading as Re-creation

• Meaning
• The authors intended meaning
• Significance
• The particular relevance for each reader.

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Inferences

• Indeterminacies
• Passages open to various interpretations.
• Gaps
• Things left unsaid in the story.
• Consistency building
• The process of compiling details to make sense of
  them.

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Close Readings

• Read with a pen or pencil in hand.
• Make notes in the margins as you read.
• Underline words you do not know.

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Identifying your Audience and Purpose

• Audience
• For whom is the author writing?
• Is the audience familiar with the work?
• Purpose
• Why has the author written a piece of literature?
• Is it meant to entertain, inform, or persuade?

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Brainstorming

• Focused Free Writing
• Listing
• Asking Questions
• Keeping a Journal
• Arguing with Yourself Critical Thinking
• Arguing a Thesis

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Drafting Your Argument

• Take notes
• Organize them into an outline
• Revising an Argument
• Unity
• Organization
• Clarity
• Polish
• Editing
• Outline an Argument
• Peer Editing

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Overview of the Final Draft

• Title
• Introductory paragraph
• Organization
• Brief quotations
• Analysis
• Present tense
• Concluding paragraph
• No typographical errors