1Process
Steps to complete an action
2The Plan
How will you approach the assignment/essay to address the topic
3Subject
The thing you are writing about
4What are the threee most important questions about your subject that must have the answer of "yes"?
Do I like the subject? Do I have enough information? Can I engage my reader?
5Genre
The type of writing your assignment requires
6What type of genres are there?
A report, proposal, analysis of data, or an essay
7What aspects do you look at to determine a genre if it is not assigned?
Subject, purpose, and audience
8Where can information come from
Reading, research, direct observation, interviews, questionnaires
9What documentation styles are there?
MLA, APA, and CMS (chicago)
10What aspects of writing should your evidence suit?
Your subject, purpose, audience, and genre
11When determining purpose and audience, what two questions do you ask?
Why are you writing? and, Who are your readers?
12What can be the purpose of your writing?
To inform, persuade, or call to action
13Task
What is being asked of you
14Process
Steps to complete an action
15Explain
Make clear: interpret, make plain; tell 'how' to do; tell the meaning of
16Process
Steps to complete an action
17Analyze
study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts. Resolve the complex into the simple by taking apart the whole
18Argue
state a position on an issue and provide reasons that support it
19Prewriting
Before-writing
20Strategy
The overall plan and action of an operation
21Generate
coming up with ideas
22What are ways to generate ideas?
Observe, imagine, map, read, discuss, freewrite, sketch, or brainstorm
23What is UCD?
Unity, coherence and development; the three ingredients to effect writing
24What happens if you don't have a thesis
You won't have focus
25What happens if you don't have an outline
You won't be coherent
26What type of statement is a thesis?
An arguable statement
27Where is a thesis usually stated?
In the introduction
28What kind of idea is a thesis?
A single idea with a narrow focus
29What is not a thesis?
A question, announcement of a purpose, simply a topic, or a fact
30What are the two components of a thesis?
Topic and opinion
31Opinion
what the writer thinks about the main subject to be discussed (the topic)
32What does SOLO stand for?
Specific subject
One idea
Limiting the idea
Opinion
33What type of outlines are there?
Topic, jotted, sentence, and paragraph
34What makes up a topic outline?
Topic sentence
Thesis
Roman Numerals
Letters
Numbers
35What must you have for every idea in your essay?
You must always have two main points and two supporting points for each of those points
36Jotted Outline
Simply listing the points you will make in your essay
37Sentence Outline
Similar to topic outline; used for research papers
38What is a paragraph outline used for?
Dissertations and books
40What is the SEE method and what does SEE stand for?
A method to help you develop your writing; Statement, Example, and explain
41What does the 'easy as 1 2 3' part of SEE stand for?
1 statement, 2 examples, and 3 explanation sentences
42Statement (SEE)
topic sentence
statement you are making about the topic
43Example (SEE)
support for the statement
should be at least two examples
44Explanation
Your ability to explain or discuss the supporting details in at least three sentences
45What is the difference between an essay and paragraph outline?
Essay Outlines use the roman numeral system, while paragraph outlines use ABCs and numbers
46Recreate the Essay outline structure?
Thesis
I. Main point of discussion to support thesis
A. Supporting Information
B. Supporting Information
II. Main point of discussion to support thesis
A. Supporting Information
B. Supporting Information
III. Main point of discussion to support thesis
A. Supporting Information
B. Supporting Information
47What is the structure of the intro paragraph?
General Idea
Hook
Topic
Background
Subject
Thesis
48Hook
First sentence that grabs the reader's attention
49What could a hook be?
Question, anecdote, commentary, historical background, definition, quote, statistic, or ovation
50Topic
The general area you writing about
51Background
Context to the topic
52What does COPS stand for?
Capitalization
Omission
Punctuation
Spelling
53What does STAR stand for?
Substitute words, phrases, and sentences
Take away words, phrases, and sentences
Add words, phrases, and sentences
Rearrange
54What does CLUESSS stand for?
- Coherence (transitions)
- Language (diction, audience)
- Unity (focus on thesis)
- Emphasis (key words in thesis)
- Support (evidence, development)
- Structure (introduction body conclusion)
- Sentences (syntax, variety)