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Writing process

  1. Invention – (research!/notes!)
  2. Planning – (outline!)
  3. Drafting
  4. Revising
  5. Editing

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WRITING LOGICAL PARAGRAPHS

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WHAT MAKES A PARAGRAPH A PARAGRAPH

*Hint! It’s not a set number of sentences.

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Qualities of a paragraph

  • UNITY: has one focus�
  • COHERENECE: has logical flow and order�
  • DEVELOPMENT: Adequately describes, explains and supports the topic sentence main idea and examples (evidence)

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  • NOT # of sentences

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Structure in writing

  1. Claim - Your main idea (1-2 sentences)
  2. Evidence – examples that support reason/claim (1-2 sentences)
  3. Reasoning – statement that supports your claim (3-6 sentence)

Verbs to watch out for!

Analyze

Interpret

Explain

Evaluate

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DRAFTING, LIKE A SKETCH

  • Putting words, sentences, and paragraphs to paper… well

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  • Not polished, finished, but early

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DRAFTING TIPS

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Time management

  • Set aside time to write TWO full length papers
  • This won’t be a perfect guess
  • After you finish your first attempt, you can evaluate if your writing is working?
    • YES? – GOOD!
    • NO? – You’ve still got time to start over.

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Freewriting Draft

  • Write quickly, not necessarily for accuracy.

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  • Helps give shape to ideas, like a sketch

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  • Don’t worry about word choice, formal language, or grammar yet.

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  • Leave notes to yourself! ***MORE HERE***

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BALANCE

  • Getting ideas down quickly, not getting stuck

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  • Writing enough to make revision easier