LE-II-III – EFFECTIVE WRITING LE-II-III – EFFECTIVE WRITING SKILLSSKILLSOBJECTIVES:OBJECTIVES:

1.1. LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE FOR LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE FOR WRITING.WRITING.

2.2. STATE THE IMPORTANCE OF AUDIENCE ANALYSIS.STATE THE IMPORTANCE OF AUDIENCE ANALYSIS.3.3. UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONDUCTING UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONDUCTING

RESEARCH.RESEARCH.4.4. LEARN METHODS TO SUPPORT IDEAS IN WRITING.LEARN METHODS TO SUPPORT IDEAS IN WRITING.5.5. DEVELOP ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES IN WRITING.DEVELOP ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES IN WRITING.6.6. UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING AN OUTLINE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING AN OUTLINE

TO AID IN THE WRITING PROCESS.TO AID IN THE WRITING PROCESS.7.7. LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF EDITING AND GETTING LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF EDITING AND GETTING

FEEDBACK.FEEDBACK.8.8. ORGANIZE A PARAGRAPH.ORGANIZE A PARAGRAPH.

OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF WRITINGPURPOSE OF WRITING AUDIENCEAUDIENCE RESEARCHRESEARCH SUPPORT YOUR IDEASSUPPORT YOUR IDEAS ORGANIZEORGANIZE OUTLINEOUTLINE DRAFT AND EDITDRAFT AND EDIT GET FEEDBACKGET FEEDBACK ORGANIZE A PARAGRAPHORGANIZE A PARAGRAPH PARTS OF A SENTENCEPARTS OF A SENTENCE CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

GOOD WRITING TAKES PRACTICE!GOOD WRITING TAKES PRACTICE! COMMUNICATION MINIMIZE CONFUSION

PURPOSE OF WRITINGPURPOSE OF WRITING

TO DIRECT – WHAT TO DOTO DIRECT – WHAT TO DO TO INFORM – HOW TO DO ITTO INFORM – HOW TO DO IT TO PERSUADE OR MOTIVATE – WHY TO TO PERSUADE OR MOTIVATE – WHY TO

DO IT – TO GET A GROUP TO ACTDO IT – TO GET A GROUP TO ACT MOST WRITTEN WORKS HAVE A MOST WRITTEN WORKS HAVE A

COMBINATION OF THESE PURPOSES.COMBINATION OF THESE PURPOSES.

AUDIENCEAUDIENCE

HOW DO WE WANT RECIPIENTS TO REACTHOW DO WE WANT RECIPIENTS TO REACT IS THE AUDIENCE RECEPTIVE, SKEPTICAL, IS THE AUDIENCE RECEPTIVE, SKEPTICAL,

OR HOSTILE?OR HOSTILE? HOW MUCH DO THEY KNOW ABOUT THE HOW MUCH DO THEY KNOW ABOUT THE

SUBECTSUBECT WHAT TONE IS APPROPIATE? WARM? WHAT TONE IS APPROPIATE? WARM?

STERN?STERN? FRIEND, TEACHER, CONGRESSMAN, FRIEND, TEACHER, CONGRESSMAN,

NEIGHBOR?NEIGHBOR?

CONDUCT RESEARCHCONDUCT RESEARCH

YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT.WRITING ABOUT.

FOUNDATION OF INFORMATIONFOUNDATION OF INFORMATION FORMULATE YOUR GOALFORMULATE YOUR GOAL RESEARCH PLAN – A LIST OF QUESTIONS YOU WANT RESEARCH PLAN – A LIST OF QUESTIONS YOU WANT

ANSWEREDANSWERED SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS – NEED PROOFSUPPORT YOUR IDEAS – NEED PROOF EXAMPLES, STATISTICS, TESTIMONY, COMPARE AND EXAMPLES, STATISTICS, TESTIMONY, COMPARE AND

CONTRAST, EXPLANATION, KEEP IT SIMPLE!CONTRAST, EXPLANATION, KEEP IT SIMPLE!

ORGANIZEORGANIZE

INTRO – BODY – CONCLUSION. 3 INTRO – BODY – CONCLUSION. 3 partsparts

INTRO – CAPTURE YOUR INTRO – CAPTURE YOUR ATTENTION, GIVE THE PURPOSEATTENTION, GIVE THE PURPOSE

BODY – EFFECTIVE SEQUENCE OF BODY – EFFECTIVE SEQUENCE OF IDEASIDEAS

CONCLUSION – SUMMERIZE THE CONCLUSION – SUMMERIZE THE BODYBODY

OUTLINEOUTLINE

TIME SAVER, VICE TIME WASTER.TIME SAVER, VICE TIME WASTER. FORM IS NOT IMPORTANT – YOU JUST FORM IS NOT IMPORTANT – YOU JUST

NEED TO MAKE A STRUCTURE.NEED TO MAKE A STRUCTURE. YOU WILL FIND YOUR PERSONAL YOU WILL FIND YOUR PERSONAL

APPROACH.APPROACH. EVERY WRITER IS DIFFERENT.EVERY WRITER IS DIFFERENT. THE MORE YOU PRACTICE, THE THE MORE YOU PRACTICE, THE

BETTER YOU WILL BE.BETTER YOU WILL BE.

DRAFT AND EDITDRAFT AND EDIT

USE YOUR BEST WRITING. NO USE YOUR BEST WRITING. NO GRAMMER OR SPELLING ERRORS.GRAMMER OR SPELLING ERRORS.

GET FEEDBACK FROM FRIENDS, CADET GET FEEDBACK FROM FRIENDS, CADET LEADERSHIP AND INSTRUTORS.LEADERSHIP AND INSTRUTORS.

IN THE JROTC, IT IS A GREAT WAY TO IN THE JROTC, IT IS A GREAT WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH GRADES!IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH GRADES!

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

BE LOGICAL – PRACTICE – HAVE CLEAR BE LOGICAL – PRACTICE – HAVE CLEAR IDEAS AND OUTLINESIDEAS AND OUTLINES

PROJECT: ESSAY ON A FAMOUS PROJECT: ESSAY ON A FAMOUS MARINE CORPS BATTLE – THE JUNIORS MARINE CORPS BATTLE – THE JUNIORS AND SENIORS WILL GIVE AN ORAL AND SENIORS WILL GIVE AN ORAL PRESENTATION AS WELL.PRESENTATION AS WELL.