英语写作指导----TheWritingProcess.pptVIP

The Writing Process The steps for writing an effective essay Let’s go over the essay writing process again: 1. Discovering a ________ 2. Developing solid _________ for the thesis 3. Organizing the thesis and supporting material to ensure Coherence 4. Revising and then editing (also know as ________________) carefully thesis support Proof-reading Unity Support Organization Sentence Skills THE HARDEST PART OF WRITING For me the hardest part is… We’re going to go over five techniques called “prewriting techniques” Prewriting techniques are used to help you: Think about your topic Develop a thesis Get some freakin’ words on the paper!! The five prewriting techniques - Freewriting Questioning Making a list Diagramming Preparing a Scratch Outline “I wonder if these BOLD red-colored words will be important in this class?!” HINT They will… Freewriting JUST WRITE! NO! DON’T THINK! JUST WRITE!!! Freewriting is just writing everything that comes to your mind. Sometimes it’s whole sentences, sometimes it’s a phrase, and other times it’s just random words Grammar, spelling, organization mean nothing during this process! Don’t worry about accuracy at all... JUST WRITE!! WRITE!! WRITE!! WRITE!! WRITE!! Freewriting An example of freewriting Topic: What Annoys You There are lots of things I get annoyed by. One of them that comes to mind is fast food resturants, in fact I am so annoyed by them that I don’t want to say anything about them the last thing I want is to write about them. Another thing that bothers me are people who keep complaining about everything. If you’re having trouble, do something about it dont just keep complaining and just talking. I am really annoyed by traffic. I am really bothered when I have to drive to the movies all the congestion along the way plus there are just so many cars there at the mall. No space even though the parking lot is huge it just fills up with cars. Movies are a bother anyway because peo