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Finding Your Focus:The Writing Process
A presentation brought to you by the Purdue University Writing Lab
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Why do you need a writing process?
• It can help writers to organize their thoughts.
• It can help writers to avoid frustration and procrastination.
• It can help writers to use their time productively and efficiently.
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Writing process
• Invention• Collection• Organization• Drafting• Revising• Proofreading
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Invention: coming up with your topic
• Brainstorming:– Getting your ideas on
paper so you can give yourself the widest range of topics possible
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Brainstorming: coming up with ideas that interest you
Listing:Political apathyAnimal abuseNFL instant replayAir pollutionTelemarketing scamsInternet censorshipNBA salary caps
Paper Topics
Brainstorming
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Clustering: mapping out ideas
MEInternet censorship
telemar-ketingscams
NFL instantreplay
NBA
politicalapathy
three-partysystem
salarycaps
sportsmanship
animalabuse
First Amendment
Flag Burning Amend-
ment
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Creating a Title
• Try to grab attention by– offering a provocative
image– picking up on words or
examples offered in the body or conclusion of the paper
– asking a question• Avoid titles that are too
general or lack character
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Considering Titles
Imagine you just wrote a paper offering solutions to the problem of road rage. Which do you consider to be the best
title?Road Rage
Can’t Drive 55Road Rage: Curing Our Highway Epidemic
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Title--why do you need one?
• Introduces the topic of discussion to the audience
• Generates reader interest in the argument
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Collection
• Gathering ideas• Locating and
evaluating research• Conducting
interviews
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Organizing: putting information in an outline
OUTLINEI. Introduction
A. Grab attentionB. State the problem
II. BodyA. Build pointsB. Develop ideasC. Support main claim
III. ConclusionA. Reemphasize main idea
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What is an introduction?
• Acquaints the reader with the topic and purpose of the paper
• Generates the audience’s interest in the topic
• Offers a plan for the ensuing argument
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What is a statement of the Problem?
• The MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE in your paper
• Lets the reader know the main idea of the paper
• Answers the question: “What am I trying to prove?”
• Not a factual statement, but a claim that has to be proven throughout the paper
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Role of the statement of the Problem
• The problem statement should guide your reader through your argument.
• The problem statement is generally located in the introduction of the paper.
• A problem statement may also be located within the body of the paper or in the conclusion, depending upon the purpose or argument of the paper.
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Drafting
• Give yourself ample time to work on your project.
• Find a comfortable place to do your writing.
• Avoid distractions.• Take breaks.
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Revising: reviewing ideas
• Review higher-order concerns:– Clear communication of
ideas – Organization of paper– Paragraph structure– Strong introduction and
conclusion
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Proofreading
• Review later-order concerns:– Spelling– Punctuation– Sentence
structure– Documentation
style
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Which problem statement is the most effective for an argument about the need for V-chips in television sets?
• Parents, often too busy to watch television shows with their families, can monitor their children’s viewing habits with the aid of the V-chip.
• To help parents monitor their children’s viewing habits, the V-chip should be a required feature for television sets sold in the U.S.
• This paper will describe a V-chip and examine the uses of the V-chip in American-made television sets.