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Organizing and Revising Essays The Writing Process
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Date | 03.05.2017 | Size | 4.76 Kb. | | #18808 |
| The Writing Process - Planning
- Shaping
- Drafting
- Revising
- Editing
- Proofreading
Planning: Research and Note Taking - Generate ideas
- Freewriting and brain storming
- (Focus on your topic if you have one)
- 5 W’s and an “H”
- Make a list of topical thoughts/questions
- Take notes
Shaping: Organizing Your Information - Grouping Information
- Outlines
- Working outline
- Sentence outline/topical outline
- Clustering
- Introduction
- Grabs audience’s attention
- Contains the thesis
- Thesis
- States essay’s topic, purpose, point of view
- May change during revision process
Drafting: Writing the Essay (cont.) - Body paragraphs
- Claim/argument
- Counterclaim/counterargument
- Conclusion
- Ties essay together
- May restate thesis (not verbatim)
- May restate main points of essay (not verbatim)
- Gives a satisfying ending
- Furthers introduction
Revising: Reviewing the Draft - Catchy introduction?
- Clear and specific thesis?
- Transitions
- Transitions for each paragraph?
- Smooth and free flowing?
- Tie contiguous paragraphs together?
Revising: Reviewing the Draft (cont.) - Topic sentences
- Make sense when read together?
- Support thesis?
- Logical order?
- Supporting sentences
- Support topic sentence?
- Logical order?
Revising: Reviewing the Draft (cont.) - Conclusion
- Complements introduction when read together?
- Furthers ideas in essay?
- Ties essay together?
- Provides a satisfying ending?
Revising: Reviewing the Draft (cont.) - General tips
- REVISION TAKES TIME!
- Plan to write at least three drafts
- 1st draft… Focus on the BIG stuff
- Overall organization of essay
- May revisit this step several times
- 2nd draft… Concentrate your efforts
- 3rd draft… Get nitpicky
Editing: Punctuation, Grammar, Spelling, Mechanics - Check:
- Spelling
- Grammar
- Subject/verb agreement
- Search for PERFECT word
- Search for strong verbs
- Cut extraneous material
Proofreading: Final Check - Take a break before proofing.
- Do not rush it.
- Read your essay aloud.
- Read your essay slowly.
- Have an unbiased pair of eyes look your essay over. (The CTL!)
- Always take time between revision sessions to distance yourself from your work.
- Ask instructors/unbiased readers (CTL) what mistakes YOU commonly make and then LOOK FOR THOSE when revising.
- Use hard copies to revise.
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