Nancy Marenick

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The Writing Process

• Nancy Marenick
• The Writing Centre
• 867-5221

http//people.stfx.ca/nmarenic/
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Twist of ..

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Stages of the Writing Process
Planning http//www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator
Researching http//www.stfx.ca
Organizing http//www.stfx.ca/resources/writingcen
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Writing Rewriting Editing Proofreading
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Introduction

• Clear and Concise
• Purpose

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Essential Components
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ASA Style

• The mass medias role . . . and by men
  (Gallagher 198130).

• The mass media plays an important role in shaping
  our social and cultural identities that are most
  often created by men, often at their advantage
  (Gallagher 198130).

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ASA Style

• Tracey Owens Patton (2006) suggests that it is
  fair to .. class woman (30).

• Tracey Owens Patton (2006) explains that the
  U.S.. . . , tall, thin, and youthful appearance
  (30).

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ASA Style

• Tepperman and Richardson (1991) explain that the
  socialization of children

• Parents have specific individual goals and
  expectations influenced by these goals
  (Tepperman and Richardson 1991105).

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ASA Style

• Androgynous individuals have been found to have
  higher self-esteem, higher levels of identity
  achievement, and more flexibility in dating and
  love relationships (Witt n.d.255).

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Transitions

• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/574/01/

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Supporting Evidence

• Quote judiciously
• Always cite quotations
• or paraphrases
• Document accurately

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Avoiding Plagiarism

• But I didnt realize
• Unintentional Intentional

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Conclusion

• Relevance today
• Message
• Reflect
• Project

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Sentence Structure

• I called to my roommates to help this woman look
  for her cat, however, they were not interested.

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• __________________ . _________________
• __________________ , and ______________
• __________________ _________________
• __________________ however, _________

Complete sentence
Complete sentence
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Sentence Structure

• According to a well-established tradition.
• According to a well-established tradition,
  parents .

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There/Their

• Expletive construction and not the subject of
  the sentence
• In that place
• Possession, belongs to

• There is. . . ?
• Put it there. ?
• They argued their case. ?

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Good, Better, Best

• There are many ways to view the dropping off
  effect. They are .
• The dropping off effect is described as ..
• Smith described the dropping off effect as .

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Then/Than

• _____ she went to the store.
• Then she went to the store.
• He is faster____ his friend.
• He is faster than his friend.

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Would have / Would of

• I ___________ gone to class, but I was sick.
• I would have gone to class, but I was sick.

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Its/Its (it is)

• _____ your turn to present your proposal.
• Its your turn to present your proposal.
• The dog wagged ___ tail.
• The dog wagged its tail.

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Affect/Effect

• Affect Action Verb
• The researchers results affected later studies.
• Effect Result Noun
• The effect of the drums added suspense.

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The Writing Centre

• To make an appointment
• Call
• 867-5221

http//people.stfx.ca/nmarenic/