The main contents of the chapter consist of the following: Writing styles: formal writing, informal writing; writing efficiently: conciseness, coordination and subordination, parallelism; writing exercise (pre-assignment).
Lecture The Writing Process Recap • • • Writing Styles – Formal writing – Informal Writing Writing Efficiently – Conciseness – Coordination and Subordination – Parallelism Writing Exercise (Pre-Assignment) During our review of the writing process… Make sure to keep your work organized in your writing folder Topic Highlights • • The three Writing Stages – Pre-writing – Writing – Re-writing Exercise Three Stages of the Writing Process • Pre-writing - Planning • Writing - • Re-writing - Finishing Drafting, Editing, Revising Prewriting Unearthing Ideas There is no need to think about order or correctness The objective is to produce as many ideas as possible Prewriting • • • • The first stage of the writing process is a time of discovery – you unearth ideas Prewriting can condense swirling mists of thoughts into words on paper You uncover raw material to shape and polish later There is no need to think about order or correctness Prewriting Invention Techniques Research work Free writing Questioning Clustering Brainstorming Keeping a Journal List Making & Scratch Outlining Free writing • • • Free writing is uncensored writing, often in sentence form Free writing enables anyone to start writing immediately To write free , just empty whatever bits and pieces of ideas are in your mind out onto the paper Brainstorming • • • • Brainstorming captures ideas as they flit by, either as words, phrases, or fragments You can use this technique in a group or alone The secret of success in brainstorming is to think fast In brainstorming, all ideas are respected and recorded, no matter how wild WRITING Editing… • Insert • Indent/shuffle • Check spelling • Delete • Capitalize WRITING • Your writing has come a long way After fixing the error you may either choose to type your writing or hand write it on paper RE-WRITING Typing your work… – Sign up for a time to get on the computer – Be sure to reread your work Spell check is not always reliable – Look in your writing folder for requirements when typing your work RE-WRITING Handwriting your work… – If you are given a certain type of paper to write on, make sure you have it – There should be no errors in your work Erase all mistakes so that you cannot see them – Use your best handwriting – Be sure to reread your work before turning lWhat you write and how you write are very important lTake the necessary time to revise, edit, and proofread your writing lStudents often prepare a draft and then submit it lYou MUST take the time to revise, edit, and proofread your writing! COMPARISON • Reread the paragraph you wrote without going through the process and compare it to the “processed” one • How they differ? • Which one is • If the “processed” paragraph is better, which phase of the process helped you most? GRANT WOOD’S AMERICAN GOTHIC P r e p• a r e t o u s e AMERICAN GOTHIC: WRITING AS PROCESS EXERCISE Look carefully at the picture provided of American Gothic, the famous painting by artist Grant Wood (1892-1942) Notice the details and mood of the composition R PLANNING AND SHAPING e v i • Use single words or phrases to describe e the following aspects of the painting: w y o u r l i – Background/ sky/ house/ shed – People/ facial expressions/ hair/ eyes/ hand – How are the people similar? Different? What is their relationship to each other? DRAFTING • • • Write your sentence out at the top of a new sheet of paper Write a draft of a paragraph supporting your sentence Include as many details from your list as you can REVISING • • • DETAIL: How have the details you mentioned help create the central impression of the painting? ORGANIZATION: Is your paragraph organized? Coherent? Does it support your core sentence? WORD CHOICE: Are your words precise? Replace any fuzzy words with more precise ones EDITING • • Review your paragraph for correctness of sentence structure, grammar, spelling and punctuation Make any necessary changes • Remember, Writing is a Processis practice for Every writing assignment the next one • Writing takes time • Go through every step of the process • Focus on your ideas first • Focus on grammar and spelling last • Get feedback from a peer, instructor, or tutor Summary • • We will not exhaust every aspect of writing Process We will focus on the overall process of writing • We will not focus on rules • We will instead focus on strategies References • • Alisa Cooper, South Mountain Community College Technical Writing Skills by Gerson and Gerson, Edition-III ... the Writing Process • Pre -writing - Planning • Writing - • Re -writing - Finishing Drafting, Editing, Revising Prewriting Unearthing Ideas There is no need to think about order or correctness The objective is to produce as many ideas as possible... the writing process Make sure to keep your work organized in your writing folder Topic Highlights • • The three Writing Stages – Pre -writing – Writing – Re -writing Exercise Three Stages of the. .. wrote without going through the process and compare it to the “processed” one • How they differ? • Which one is • If the “processed” paragraph is better, which phase of the process helped you most?