Transcript The Writing Process PPT

The Writing Process
What is it?
• Have you heard this phrase before?
• What do you know about the
writing process?
It’s not simple!
• The writing process
isn’t linear. It doesn’t
go from point A to
point B like a nice,
straight line…
• Think of it as
something more
circular... like a
roller coaster.
But before you get on the ride-• Stop!
• Go back!
• Read the
assignment at
least two times
and be sure that
you understand it.
Next:
• Write a (tentative) thesis statement.
• A thesis statement is the main idea for
the entire paper. Everything else in the
paper is connected to your thesis
statement (or “thesis”) in some way.
We’ll work on these in class.
• Your thesis might change a bit as you
write. That’s okay!
Know your audience
• In college, you are usually writing for an
“academic” audience.
• You need to use academic language.
• No contractions.
• No “gonna”, “wanna”, spoken English.
• You need to be careful about spelling,
capitalization, and punctuation.
Organize your ideas
• Make some kind of outline
• Have an idea of where your paper
will go before you start writing
Finally!
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Write your first draft.
Write it fast.
Get your ideas down.
(This is not the paper you will turn
in.)
Take a break.
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Go away.
Take a walk.
Call a friend.
Watch a movie.
Distract yourself.
Then come back!
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Read your paper.
Does it make sense?
Where can you make it clearer?
Check your grammar.
Check your spelling.
Check your punctuation.
Make changes.
THIS…
• … is the first draft you will bring to
class for peer review.
• It should be something you’re
happy with.
• It should be something you’ll get a
passing grade for.