PSF Writing Program EFL/ESL Students

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Prof. Josadac FloresUVM Campus Guadalajara Norte

WRITING PROCESS SIMPLIFIED

Process

1. Brainstorming2. Outline3. Rough Draft4. Peer Reviewing5. Final draft

WRITING PROCESS

Brainstorming

BRAINSTORMING

Thesis statement:

Violence is a social problem and it causes a lot of damage in México.

Topic sentence 1:

Violence it’s one of the most important problems in México.

Topic sentence 2

The damages that violence causes are physical, psychological and emotional.

damage

Aggressive.

Problem.

Violence.

STUDENT´S SAMPLE

Purpose:

Focuses your ideas• Write the THESIS STATEMENT *• Write TOPIC SENTENCE 1• Write TOPIC SENTENCE 2

* The most focused and important sentence in your essay.

WRITING PROCESSESBRAINSTORMING

Outline

OUTLINE

Violence in Mexico.

Introduction.

1. Violence is an action when someone hurts another person intentionally, the majority of victims are women.

2. The domestic violence is the most common in our country.

3. More than 133 thousand women in Mexico were victims of violence last year.

4. Violence is a social problem and it cause a lot of damages. 5. In México we need new laws to try to prevent and eliminate violence.

Body Paragraph 1

1. Violence it’s one of the most important problems in México. 2. For example, “Violence can range from physical abuse within the family to revenge killings”.

Jose Luis Lacarriere (Dnonald, 2011). 3. I think that we need to improve the security in every place and try to make campaigns against

violence.

4. We should be more respectful with other people, try to control ourselves to prevent violence. 5. Violent people are like that because they want to feel more powerful than others hurting people.

Body Pargraph 2

1. The damages that violence cause are physical, psychological and emotional. 2. For example, “In Mexico, one in every seven families have been victim of violence or at least

one member of the family has been victim of a crime” (Pereyra & Luis, 205). 3. Any kind of violence it’s an abuse, and you have to tell the authorities about that, if every

person do that we can control this problem. 4. To eliminate this social problem we don’t have to tolerate any violence. 5. We have to be a united and strong country to fight against this big problem.

Conclusion

1. The violence is a social problem and it cause a lot of damages in México. 2. We need to be united to destroy the problem. 3. This problem almost always starts at home with the parents. 4. In México it’s more common because here the “machismo” is too strong. 5. Most of the women that are abuse don’t present charges because they’re afraid.

STUDENT´S SAMPLE

Purpose:

Structure and visuallyorganize your ideas.

Writing ProcessesOutline

Rough Draft

Violence in Mexico

Violence is an action when someone hurts another person intentionally, the majority of

victims are women. The domestic violence is the most common in our country. More than 133

thousand women in Mexico were victims of violence last year. The violence is a social problem and

it cause a lot of damages. In México we need new laws to try to prevent and eliminate violence.

Violence it’s one of the most important problems in México. For example, “Violence can

range from physical abuse within the family to revenge killings” (Dnonald, 2011). I think that we

need to improve the security in every place and try to make campaigns against violence. We should

be more respectful with other people, try to control ourselves to prevent violence. Violent people

are like that because they want to feel more powerful than others hurting people.

The damages that violence cause are physical, psychological and emotional. For example,

“In Mexico, one in every seven families have been victim of violence or at least one member of the

family has been victim of a crime” (Pereyra & Luis, 205). Any kind of violence it’s an abuse, and

you have to tell the authorities about that, if every person do that we can control this problem. To

eliminate this social problem we don’t have to tolerate any violence. We have to be a united and

strong country to fight against this big problem.

The violence is a social problem and it cause a lot of damages in México. We need to be

united to destroy the problem. This problem almost always starts at home with the parents. In

México it’s more common because here the “machismo” is too strong. Most of the women that are

abuse don’t present charges because they’re afraid.

STUDENT´S SAMPLE

Purpose:

Have a draft for revision in order to improve it.

Writing ProcessesDraft

Peer Reviewing

Share your workBe open to Criticism

Listen to what your readers have to say.

Writing ProcessesPeer Review

Violence in Mexico

Violence is an action when someone hurts another person intentionally, the majority of

victims are women. The domestic violence is the most common in our country. More than 133

thousand women in Mexico were victims of violence last year. The violence is a social problem and

it cause a lot of damages. In México we need new laws to try to prevent and eliminate violence.

Violence it’s one of the most important problems in México. For example, “Violence can

range from physical abuse within the family to revenge killings” (Dnonald, 2011). I think that we

need to improve the security in every place and try to make campaigns against violence. We should

be more respectful with other people, try to control ourselves to prevent violence. Violent people

are like that because they want to feel more powerful than others hurting people.

The damages that violence cause are physical, psychological and emotional. For example,

“In Mexico, one in every seven families have been victim of violence or at least one member of the

family has been victim of a crime” (Pereyra & Luis, 205). Any kind of violence it’s an abuse, and

you have to tell the authorities about that, if every person do that we can control this problem. To

eliminate this social problem we don’t have to tolerate any violence. We have to be a united and

strong country to fight against this big problem.

The violence is a social problem and it cause a lot of damages in México. We need to be

united to destroy the problem. This problem almost always starts at home with the parents. In

México it’s more common because here the “machismo” is too strong. Most of the women that are

abuse don’t present charges because they’re afraid.

Underline your Thesis statement

STUDENT´S SAMPLE

Purpose:

Receive feedback from classmates in order to improve your essay.

Writing ProcessesPeer Review

Final Draft

Violence in Mexico

Violence is an action when someone hurts another person intentionally, the majority of

victims are women. The domestic violence is the most common in our country. More than 133

thousand women in Mexico were victims of violence last year. The violence is a social problem and

it cause a lot of damages. In México we need new laws to try to prevent and eliminate violence.

Violence it’s one of the most important problems in México. For example, “Violence can

range from physical abuse within the family to revenge killings” (Dnonald, 2011). I think that we

need to improve the security in every place and try to make campaigns against violence. We should

be more respectful with other people, try to control ourselves to prevent violence. Violent people

are like that because they want to feel more powerful than others hurting people.

The damages that violence cause are physical, psychological and emotional. For example,

“In Mexico, one in every seven families have been victim of violence or at least one member of the

family has been victim of a crime” (Pereyra & Luis, 205). Any kind of violence it’s an abuse, and

you have to tell the authorities about that, if every person do that we can control this problem. To

eliminate this social problem we don’t have to tolerate any violence. We have to be a united and

strong country to fight against this big problem.

The violence is a social problem and it cause a lot of damages in México. We need to be

united to destroy the problem. This problem almost always starts at home with the parents. In

México it’s more common because here the “machismo” is too strong. Most of the women that are

abuse don’t present charges because they’re afraid.

Purpose:

Present the revised version of the Rough Draft.

Writing ProcessesFinal Draft

Process