Writing: A Work in Progress

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Writing A Work in Progress

• British Literature
• Mrs. Lewis
• Information from Donna Gessell
• NGCSU

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Text
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Each time you write, ask yourself

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• Who is my audience?
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• What is my context?

You must be ____________ about what you write.
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Basic Aspects of Writing

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• Rhetorical questions
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Writing Register
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Writers must learn to recognize the register in
writing. Writers use the extremes and everything
in between when they write. Each type of writing
represents a different style. This is why you
must know your audience before you begin writing
anything.
Official Ceremony
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Meeting
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Social
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Intimate
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Writing is a Jigsaw Puzzle
Sometimes you must ________________ to make
them fit.
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3 Components of Good Writing

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• _________
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Assertion
What _________are you making about your topic?
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Evidence
What ________ exists to ______ your claim?
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Evaluation

• ____________________
• ____________________
• ____________________
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Outline or Plan?

• A _____ is more effective than an ______
• A _____ is __________
• A plan is __________
• based on _______ for the writer

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Types of Plans

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• Hypothesize
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• Summarize and Evaluate
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• Metaphor/Interpretation
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• Categorize

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The Process of Writing

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Brainstorming

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• Cascading Style
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• Mapping
• ___________________

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Writing

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• Dont ____________________
• _____ your ______________ to take over

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Revision

• ______________
• Make sure ____________
• A _____ _______ may work here better ______ it
  _____ have in the _______________
• Really _______ what you are trying to say

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Editing/Proofreading

• This is the ______ _______
• Check_______ (computer isnt always write)
• Proofread ________
• Have ______ _____ your paper
• Read your paper ________ (sounds weird, but it
  really works)

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Publishing

• This can _____ _______ ______ processing
• _______ is publishing
• ___________ presentations are a form of
  publishing
• Formats can be _______ or ___________

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Course Requirements

• __________________________
• Size ____ type style
• ________________ body
• Header consists of _________ and a
  _________________
• Lewis 4

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MLA Style Guide

• Requires specific information
• ___________ ___________
• __________ ___________
• ____________ __________
• ___________ 6 January 2006

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F-Words

• Certain words ____________ in any essays for this
  course
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• ____________________
• _____________________
• _______________________

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Passive Voice

• Students _______ write in ______ voice
• Example
• The ball was hit by John.

This is a be verb Avoid them like the plague
am, is, are, was, were, be, been, being
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Active Voice

• Students ____ learn to write in _______ voice
• Example
• John hit the ball.

This is a better verb choice because it is
specific.
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Contraction

• It is important not to write with ___________
• More easily ____________
• More ___________
• More ____________
• College writing suggests limited use of
  contractions

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Readability

• I require _________ print outs for all __________
• This serves as your ______ _______
• Use of readability will greatly ______ your
  writing ability
• Use of readability will provide ________ feedback
  of improvements