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COLLEGE WRITING SKILLS WITH READINGSCOLLEGE WRITING SKILLS WITH READINGS
CHAPTER ONE
AN INTRODUCTION TO AN INTRODUCTION TO WRITINGWRITING
THE PROCESS: THE PROCESS: 4 STEPS IN A NUTSHELL4 STEPS IN A NUTSHELL
1. Discover a clearly stated point or thesis.
2. Provide logical, detailed support for your thesis.
3. Organize and connect your supporting material.
4. Revise and edit so that your sentences are effective and error-free.
POINT AND SUPPORTPOINT AND SUPPORT
Any idea that you advance MUST be supported with specific reasons or details.
(What kind? How many? What did it
look/feel/smell/taste/sound like?)
POINT AND SUPPORT IN A
PARAGRAPH
A paragraph usually consists of a topic sentence…
Ex: Although I love the movies, I’ve found that there are drawbacks to moviegoing.
…followed by supporting sentences.
Ex.: On a recent visit, teenagers were throwing popcorn and ice cubes to the left of me. The seats were torn and missing springs, and the floors sticky with spilled soda….
POINT AND SUPPORT IN A
PARAGRAPH
POINT AND SUPPORT IN AN
ESSAY
In an essay, the thesis appears in the introductory paragraph, and the support appears in the paragraphs that follow.
STRUCTURE OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE TRADITIONAL ESSAYTRADITIONAL ESSAY
Parts of an essay:
•Introductory paragraph
•Body (supporting) paragraphs
•Concluding paragraph See Diagram of an Essay on
p. 10
INTRODUCTORY INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHSPARAGRAPHS
SHOULDSHOULD
•attract the reader’s interest;•advance the thesis; and •preview the major points that will support the thesis.
BODY/ SUPPORTING BODY/ SUPPORTING PARAGRAPHSPARAGRAPHS
begin with a topic sentence that states the point to be detailed in that paragraph.
CONCLUDING CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHPARAGRAPH
•briefly restate the thesis and the main supporting points, and •present a concluding thought about the subject of the paper.
BENEFITS OF THE BENEFITS OF THE TRADITIONAL ESSAYTRADITIONAL ESSAY
Mastering the traditional essay will•help make you a better writer,•make you a stronger thinker, and•strengthen your skills as a reader and listener.
WRITING IS A WRITING IS A SKILL!SKILL!
Writing is not a talent. It is a skill that can be mastered through practice and hard work.
WRITING A JOURNALWRITING A JOURNAL
The more you practice writing, the better you will write.
SOME TIPS ON WRITING WITH A SOME TIPS ON WRITING WITH A COMPUTERCOMPUTER
•Save your work frequently.•Keep a backup.•Print out your work at the end of every session.•Copy your file before making major changes – you might want to go back to the original!
THE WRITING PROCESS: THE WRITING PROCESS: PREWRITINGPREWRITING
•Delete ideas you don’t want in your paper and add new ideas that occur to you.•Shuffle supporting ideas around to find the best order.
• Get down as many ideas and details as possible about your subject.
THE WRITING THE WRITING PROCESS: PROCESS: WRITING WRITING YOUR FIRST DRAFTYOUR FIRST DRAFT
•You can write out your first draft by hand and then type it into the computer for revision.•If you compose directly onto the screen, however, you can benefit from the computer’s special features: cut, paste and copy.
THE WRITING PROCESS: THE WRITING PROCESS: REVISINGREVISING
•Substituting, adding, deleting, and rearranging can be done easily on the computer.•If you prefer, print out a hard copy of your file and revise first in longhand.
THE WRITING PROCESS: THE WRITING PROCESS: EDITING AND EDITING AND
PROOFREADINGPROOFREADING
Take sufficient time to carefully review your grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY ACTIVITY 5, PAGES 17-19
GROUP WORK
• Activity 1, p. 5• Activity 2, p. 8• Activity 3, p. 8, 9• Activity 4, p. 9, 10