WRITING OVERVIEW, EXPLORING TOPICS and WRITING TOPIC

SENTENCES

By: JC Santos

Parts of a Paragraph

WRITING PROCESS

• PREWRITE – Exploring possible topics; write the topic sentence and supports

• DRAFT – Arranges ideas • REVISE – Add, delete or change the sentence• EDIT – Find and correct errors in grammar

(word use, spelling and error)

Narrowing a Topic

STEPS

• GENERAL TOPIC: Something you find stressful.• NARROWED TOPIC: Oral Presentation

FREEWRITING:

• I can’t stand giving them. I avoid doing them until the last minute, why do people assign them anyway? Everyone hates them. When I’m up there I feel like an idiot and my face is all red. Sometimes I get short of breath. I sound stupid. I just want to sit down. It’s the most stressful thing I can think of.

MAIN POINT

• MAIN POINT:• I get nervous when I have to give an oral

presentation.

TOPIC SENTENCE

TOPIC SENTENCE

Topic Sentences

• Most people take vacations because they need relaxation.

• Most people take vacations.• Many people drink coffee.• Many people are addicted to drinking coffee.