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PREWRITING LEADS TO REVISIONSWHICH HELP ELIMINATE LOSING POINTS
ON SILLY ERRORSI.E. SPELLING/GRAMMAR/FLUENCY
RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT STUDENTSWHO PLAN/PREWRITE ESSAYS SCORE HIGHER
THAN THOSE WHO DO NOT.
IN THE THIRD QUARTERALONE ESSAYS
CAN COUNT FOR AS MUCHAS 800-900 POINTS.
DO THEM WRITE NOW AND IT WILLBENEFIT YOU IN THE LONG RUN.
WHEN YOU PROVE TO ME
YOU HAVE MASTERED ESSAYS –YOU ARE DONE
MASTERY IS BASED ON
3 CRITERIA
TWO PICKED BY ME
ONE BY YOU
IDEAS AT A SCORE OF 5
ORGANIZATION AT A SCORE OF 5
NO SPELLING ERRORS
STEP ONE
WHAT IS THE QUESTION TO
BE ANSWERED
WHAT ELEMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE
ARE REPRESENTED IN THE STORIES READ?
STEP TWO
UNDERLINE THE KEY WORDS
WHAT ELEMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE
ARE REPRESENTED IN THE STORIES READ?
THESE ARE THE FOCUS OF THE QUESTION
-THEY MUST BE IN THE THESIS
-DON’T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE
STEP THREEOUTLINE
THESIS:
IDEA 1-
SUPPORT
SUPPORT
IDEA 2-
SUPPORT
SUPPORT
YOU CAN HAVE ANY NUMBER OF IDEAS.
THOSE WHO HAVE MORE TROUBLE WRITING SHOULD LIMIT TO ONE OR TWO.
THOSE WHO ARE BETTER WRITERS CAN HAVE UP TO 5-6.
I EXPECT YOU TO WRITE AS PER YOUR ABILITIES.
STEP FOURTHESIS
ELEMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE ARE REPRESENTED IN THE STORIES:
FOR NOW-SIMPLY TURN THE QUESTION INTO A STATEMENT.
WHAT ELEMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE
ARE REPRESENTED IN THE STORIES READ?
UNACCEPTABLE THESIS STATEMENTS:
IN THIS PAPER I WILL PROVE…
QUESTIONS
THE NATIVE TRADITION OF SELFLESSNESS IS REPRESENTED IN THE
STORIES
STEP FIVEFIND SUPPORT
WHAT ELEMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE
ARE REPRESENTED IN THE STORIES READ?
BRAINSTORM IDEAS:
STEP SIXWHAT ELEMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE
ARE REPRESENTED IN THE STORIES READ?
THESIS:ELEMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE ARE REPRESENTED IN THE STORIES:
IDEA 1-
SUPPORT
SUPPORT
IDEA 2-
SUPPORT
SUPPORT
THESIS:ELEMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE ARE REPRESENTED IN THE STORIES:
IDEA 1-
SUPPORT
SUPPORT
IDEA 2-
SUPPORT
SUPPORT
WITH THE OUTLINE IN PLACE YOU CAN START THE WRITING----BUTTHAT’S FOR ANOTHER DAY
