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Part One:Introduction to Reading and Writing
Chapter 2:An Overview of the Writing Process
PowerPoint by Sarah Gilliam, Instructor of English
Mountain Empire Community College
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In Concert:An Integrated Reading and Writing Approach
by Kathleen T. McWhorter
Chapter 2: An Overview of the Writing ProcessIn this chapter, you will learn how to:
Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 5
Goal 4
Use the writing process
Generate ideas
Organize your ideas
Develop a first draft
Revise and rewrite
Proofread for correctnessGoal 6
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Goal 7 Consider your audience and purpose
The Five Steps in the Writing Process:
1. Generate Ideas
2. Plan and Organize Ideas
3. Write a First Draft
4. Revise
5. Proofread
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Goal 1: Use the Writing Process
How do I decide what to write about?
Four Techniques for Generating Ideas :
1. Freewriting
2. Brainstorming
3. Branching
4. Questioning
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Goal 2: Generate Ideas
In what order should I put my ideas?
Helpful Tip:Ideas should progress logically
from one to the next.
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Goal 3: Organize Your Ideas
Organization Technique:
Use an idea map to organize the ideas for your paragraphs.
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Goal 3: Organize Your Ideas
Paragraph Topic: Reasons to Attend College
Gain Knowledge/Better Self
Become a Nurse
Start a Career
Financially Support Self & Family
A draft is a way of trying out ideas to see if they will work. Drafts are written in sentence and paragraph form, focusing on expressing and developing each idea.
What are some effective drafting techniques?
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Goal 4: Develop a First Draft
Revising means to reexamine each part and idea of your draft. Revising focuses on the
content and organization of the essay.
Helpful Tip:Remember that revising is reexamining ideas
and organization, NOT checking spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
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Goal 5: Revise and Rewrite
Peer Review
Peer review is one technique used to revise and rewrite an essay. Peer review is having one or more classmates read and commenton your paper.
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Goal 5: Revise and Rewrite
Proofreading is the final reading of a paper for errors. Proofreading should check for errors in:
• Sentence Structure (Fragments or Run-ons)
• Grammar
• Spelling
• Capitalization
• Punctuation
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Goal 6: Proofread for Correctness
Considering the Audience:
• Who will be reading what I write?
• How should I express myself so these readers understand what I write?
Helpful Tip:What is appropriate for one audience is not
always appropriate for another.
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Goal 7: Consider Your Audience & Purpose
Considering the Purpose:
• Good writing should achieve the intended purpose.
• What is the reason for writing this essay?
Helpful Tip:The reader should be able to follow and
understand your reasoning, even if he or she is not swayed to your point of view.
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Goal 7: Consider Your Audience & Purpose
Goal 1: Use the Writing Process
Review QuestionsWhich of the following is NOT one of the five steps in the writing process?
A. Coming up with ideas about what to write
B. Putting the ideas you want to write about in order
C. Writing one version of the paper
D. Checking to make sure your spelling is correct
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Goal 1: Use the Writing Process
Review QuestionsWhich of the following is NOT one of the five steps in the writing process?
A. Coming up with ideas about what to write
B. Putting the ideas you want to write about in order
C. Writing one version of the paper
D. Checking to make sure your spelling is correct
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Goal 2: Generate IdeasReview Questions
True or False:
Brainstorming and Freewriting are the same thing.
True or False:
Branching is a visual way of generating ideas.
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Goal 2: Generate IdeasReview Questions
True or False:
False: Brainstorming and Freewriting are the same thing.
True or False:
True: Branching is a visual way of generating ideas.
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Goal 3: Organize IdeasReview Questions
Discuss how you organize ideas. How do you plan the order in which you do things? How do you prioritize your ideas?
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Goal 3: Organize IdeasReview Questions
Discuss how you organize ideas. How do you plan the order in which you do things? How do you prioritize your ideas?
Discuss different ideas with the class.
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Goal 4: Develop a First Draft
Review QuestionsThe difference between drafting and brainstorming is:
A. Drafting is done in sentence form. Brainstorming involves making a list.
B. Brainstorming does not involve organization like drafting does.
C. Drafting must be revised. Brainstorming is used to create ideas.
D. All of the above.
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Goal 4: Develop a First Draft
Review QuestionsThe difference between drafting and brainstorming is:
A. Drafting is done in sentence form. Brainstorming involves making a list.
B. Brainstorming does not involve organization like drafting does.
C. Drafting must be revised. Brainstorming is simply used to create ideas and does not need revision.
D. All of the above.
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Goal 5: Revise and RewriteReview Questions
True or False:
Revision means to edit a draft for correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
True or False:
Ensuring the thesis statement or a topic sentence is clear is one step in the revision process.
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Goal 5: Revise and RewriteReview Questions
True or False:
False: Revision means to edit a draft for correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
True or False:
True: Ensuring the thesis statement or a topic sentence is clear is one step in the revision process.
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Goal 6: Proofread for Correctness
Review QuestionsWhich of the following does proofreading NOT check for?
A. Spelling
B. Idea Organization
C. Punctuation
D. Grammar
E. Sentence Structure
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Goal 6: Proofread for Correctness
Review QuestionsWhich of the following does proofreading NOT check for?
A. Spelling
B. Idea Organization
C. Punctuation
D. Grammar
E. Sentence Structure
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Goal 7: Consider Your Audience and Purpose
Review QuestionsWhich of the following is a consideration for audience?
A. Who will be reading this essay?
B. What details should be included?
C. What does the audience know?
D. What does the audience need to know?
E. All of the above
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Goal 7: Consider Your Audience and Purpose
Review QuestionsWhich of the following is a consideration for audience?
A. Who will be reading this essay?
B. What details should be included?
C. What does the audience know?
D. What does the audience need to know?
E. All of the above
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