Major purposes of writing:
to express yourself
to inform a reader
to persuade a reader
to create a literary work
Steps to complete:
What are the assignment particulars?
Choose a possible topic.
Do some beginning research to make sure topic
will work.
What is the question you are trying to answer?
You have to have a topic and a question.
If your research requires interviews or field
research, schedule time.
Do your research.
Develop thesis statement and outline.
Write draft.
Get response. Other people do not do the editing
for you. They can point out that there are
problems with grammar. They can tell you it doesn’
t flow well, but you have to reread the paper and
find the specific problems yourself. In the real
world, you can get the specifics from them, but if
you get it for your coursework, it is NOT your
own work.
Do any additional research.
Revise your draft.
Prepare works cited list.
Edit.
Proofread.
All done.
to express yourself
to inform a reader
to persuade a reader
to create a literary work
Steps to complete:
What are the assignment particulars?
Choose a possible topic.
Do some beginning research to make sure topic
will work.
What is the question you are trying to answer?
You have to have a topic and a question.
If your research requires interviews or field
research, schedule time.
Do your research.
Develop thesis statement and outline.
Write draft.
Get response. Other people do not do the editing
for you. They can point out that there are
problems with grammar. They can tell you it doesn’
t flow well, but you have to reread the paper and
find the specific problems yourself. In the real
world, you can get the specifics from them, but if
you get it for your coursework, it is NOT your
own work.
Do any additional research.
Revise your draft.
Prepare works cited list.
Edit.
Proofread.
All done.
What are the assignment particulars?
Purpose of the essay.
Audience.
Genre: report, profile, narrative, literary analysis,
etc.
Stance: attitude to topic.
Media: written, oral, electronic, accompanying
graphics
Purpose of the essay.
Audience.
Genre: report, profile, narrative, literary analysis,
etc.
Stance: attitude to topic.
Media: written, oral, electronic, accompanying
graphics