Limit/Length

Reason for writing;

checklist= Do you want to express feelings, inform, or persuade? Are there guidlines given about your purpose?

Who are you writing to?;

Checklist= Is it a group or individual? Specialized or General audience? How much background knowledge do readers have? How much interest to readers have?

Subject=Broad; Topic=Narrow

Probing Questions= What? Where? When? Who? Looks? How? Cause? Effect? Logical Order? Limit?

Informal= List of major points

Formal= Major divisions and Subdivisions

Main idea of essay; Good thesis= Clearly expresses main idea, communicates purpose, clearly worded.

Implied-suggested through selection and arrangement of details.

The Different ways to write an introduction=

background info; Definition; anecdote; question; quote; surprising statement; contradiction; fact/statistic

Developes thesis

Must be UNIFIED-relates directly to main idea; COHERENT- sentences are smoothly and logically connected; WELL DEVELOPED-Support through examples, reasons, etc.

Different types of conclusions=

restate key points; recommend course of action; make prediction; relevant quote

Steps for Drafting=

1. write body first

2. Take breaks

3. leave time to revise

Steps for Revising=

1. Wait a while          

2. Work from typed draft

3. Get Feedback

Subject- Verb agreement?

Verb tenses match?

Parallelism?

Correct PUNCTUATION?

Any typos?

Confused words?

Sentence fragments?

Run on sentences?