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©2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. College Writing Skills/ College Writing Skills with Readings, 5E
The Writing ProcessThe Writing Process
College Writing SkillsCollege Writing Skills, 5E , 5E and and
College Writing Skills with ReadingsCollege Writing Skills with Readings, , 5E5E
John LanganJohn Langan
Chapter Two
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Prewriting Techniques
•Freewriting•Questioning •Making a List•Diagramming•Preparing a Scratch Outline
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Freewriting• Write nonstop for ten minutes and jot down in Write nonstop for ten minutes and jot down in
rough sentences or phrases rough sentences or phrases everythingeverything that that comes to mind about a possible topic.comes to mind about a possible topic.
There are lots of things I get annoyed There are lots of things I get annoyed by. One of them is politishans, in fact by. One of them is politishans, in fact I am so annoyed by them the last I am so annoyed by them the last thing I want is to write about them. thing I want is to write about them. Another thing that bothers me is noisy Another thing that bothers me is noisy people at the movies. I used to love people at the movies. I used to love the movies….the movies….
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Freewriting
•Do not worry (yet) about spelling or punctuation.
[. . .] There are lots of [. . .] There are lots of things I get annoyed by. things I get annoyed by. One of them isOne of them is politishanspolitishans. . [. [. . .]. .]
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Questioning ???????????• Ask as many questions as you can Ask as many questions as you can
think of about your subject.think of about your subject.•Why?Why?•When?When?•Where?Where?•Who?Who?•How?How?
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Making a List((akaaka “brainstorming”) “brainstorming”)
• Collect a Collect a list of ideaslist of ideas and details that relate to and details that relate to your subject.your subject.
• Do not worryDo not worry about the order of the list. about the order of the list.– Traffic is bad between my house and theatreTraffic is bad between my house and theatre– Noisy patronsNoisy patrons– Don’t want to run into JeremyDon’t want to run into Jeremy– Hard to be on a dietHard to be on a diet
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DiagrammingDiagramming(aka “clustering” or “mapping”)(aka “clustering” or “mapping”)
• WriteWrite your your subjectsubject in the center of a blank in the center of a blank sheet of paper.sheet of paper.
• Jot down ideasJot down ideas and and detailsdetails around the around the subject.subject.
• Use lines, boxes, arrows and circles to Use lines, boxes, arrows and circles to showshow
relationshipsrelationships among ideas and details. among ideas and details.
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Diagramming
Movies
Might see old boyfriend
Noisy People
Adults
Coughing and sneezing
Telling Plot
Teenagers
Showing offYelling
Too many people
Line at box office
Traffic getting to theater
Temptations
PopcornChocolate bars
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Preparing a Scratch Outline• Think Think carefullycarefully about: about:
• The The pointpoint you are making you are making
• The The supporting itemssupporting items for that for that pointpoint
• The The orderorder in which you will in which you will arrange those itemsarrange those items
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Writing a First Draft
Your Your Goals:Goals:• State your thesis State your thesis clearlyclearly..• Develop the content of paper Develop the content of paper
with plenty of with plenty of specific detailsspecific details..
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Revision• Set your draft aside for a while.Set your draft aside for a while.
• Work from typed or printed text.Work from typed or printed text.
• Read your draft aloud.Read your draft aloud.
• Add your thoughts and changes Add your thoughts and changes above the lines or in the margins of above the lines or in the margins of your paper.your paper.
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3 Stages to the Revising Process
•Revising contentRevising content
•Revising sentencesRevising sentences
•EditingEditing 33
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Revising Content
Unity• ThesisThesis must be clearly stated
in introductory paragraph.
• Supporting paragraphs must back up thesis.
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Revising Content
SupportSupport• At leastAt least three separate pointsthree separate points
must support the thesis.must support the thesis.
• Plenty of specific evidencePlenty of specific evidence must be provided for each must be provided for each supporting point.supporting point.
Must havesupport...
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Revising ContentMake sure you have:Make sure you have:
•an interesting introductionan interesting introduction•a solid conclusion a solid conclusion •an accurate titlean accurate title•a clear method of organizationa clear method of organization•transitions and connecting transitions and connecting
wordswords
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Revising SentencesUseUse to to balancebalance words and words and
ideas: ideas:
Correct: The mugger jumped out and scared her.Incorrect: The mugger jumped out and scares her.
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Revising SentencesKeep Keep voicevoice and and tense tense consistentconsistent..
– Jean Jean punched down the risen yeast down the risen yeast dough in the bowl. Then dough in the bowl. Then you dumpyou dump it it onto the floured work table and onto the floured work table and kneadknead it into a smooth, shiny ball.it into a smooth, shiny ball.
Jean Jean punched punched down the risen yeast dough in the bowl. down the risen yeast dough in the bowl. Then Then she dumpedshe dumped it onto the floured it onto the floured work table and work table and
kneaded kneaded it into a smooth shiny ball.it into a smooth shiny ball.
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Revising Sentences
• Avoid Avoid slang, slang, clichés, clichés, pretentious pretentious language, language, and and wordiness.wordiness.
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Revising SentencesUse verbs.Use verbs.• PassivePassiveThe car The car was crashedwas crashed
by me.by me.
• Active Active I I crashedcrashed the car. the car.
Forms ofForms of to beto be::
is is am am arearewas was were were beenbeen
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Revising Sentences
The truck was speeding. The truck was speeding. The truck was brown. The truck was brown.
The truck skidded on some ice. The truck skidded on some ice. The truck almost hit a police officer. The truck almost hit a police officer.
The police officer was startled.The police officer was startled.The police officer was young.The police officer was young. The brown speeding truck The brown speeding truck
startled the young police officer startled the young police officer as it skidded on some ice as it skidded on some ice
and almost hit him.and almost hit him.
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Editing
–grammargrammar–punctuationpunctuation –spellingspelling
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