Advanced Writing Skills

What is Advanced writing?

• Advanced writing courses are designed to
build on skills developed in first-
year writing classes by introducing students to
the disciplinary nature of academic writing.
 What is Advanced writing?
• Also called advanced writing. "In its broadest
sense," says Gary A. Olson,
"advanced composition refers to all
postsecondary writing instruction above the
first-year level, including courses in technical,
business, and advanced expository writing, as
well as classes associated with writing across
the curriculum.
 What is the definition of writing skills?

• Writing skills include all the knowledge and

abilities related to expressing ideas through
the written word. The ability to clearly
communicate ideas through writing is in high
demand for employers in any industry.
 What writing skills are important?

• Writing skills are an important part

of communication. Good writing skills allow
you to communicate your message with clarity
and ease to a far larger audience than through
face-to-face or telephone conversations.
 What is principle of writing?

• Communicate clearly: effective writers use

simple language to make complex ideas more
understandable. Clean up after yourself:
effective writer proofread. Seek feedback:
effective writers ask for advice (four eyes are
better than two) Writing is a craft:
effective writing takes practice.
 Good writing has:

• Ideas that are interesting and important. ...

• Organization that is logical and effective. ...
• Voice that is individual and appropriate. ...
• Word Choice that is specific and memorable. ...
• Sentence Fluency that is smooth and
expressive. ...
• Conventions that are correct and
communicative.
 What are the 5 stages of writing?

• STEPS OF THE WRITING PROCESS

• STEP 1: PREWRITING. THINK AND DECIDE.
Make sure you understand your assignment. ...
• STEP 2: RESEARCH (IF NEEDED) SEARCH.
List places where you can find information. ...
• STEP 3: DRAFTING. WRITE. ...
• STEP 4: REVISING. MAKE IT BETTER. ...
• STEP 5: EDITING AND PROOFREADING.
MAKE IT CORRECT.
• The writing process, according to the EEF's
'Improving Literacy In Key Stage 2' guidance
report, can be broken down into 7 stages:
Planning, Drafting, Sharing,
Evaluating,Revising, Editing and Publishing.
 What is the most important step in the writing process?

• "Brainstorming" is one of the most important

steps in the writing process which you should
never skip. This well-written and informative
site introduces you to thirteen helpful and
applicable techniques.
 What is the hardest step involved in the writing process?

Outlining is the most difficult step of the writing

process.
Outlines don’t fit the natural flow of writing.
They’re written vertically, which causes to shift
gears when going from the outline to the article.
New concepts may be introduced or may re-
arrange ideas while writing and forget to update
outline. An outline can easily become outdated and
hard to manage once writing begins.
 What are the 4 basic types of writing?

• While there are many reasons why you might

be putting pen to paper or tapping away on
the keyboard, there are really only four main
types of writing: expository, descriptive,
persuasive, and narrative. Each of these four
writing genres has a distinct aim, and they all
require different types of writing skills.
 Difference between Descriptive and
Narrative writing

• The key difference is that a narrative essay

is designed to tell a complete story, while
a descriptive essay is meant to convey an
intense description of a particular place,
object, or concept.
 Difference between Expository and
Persuasive writing

• The writing in an expository essay is more

fact-based as it aims to inform or explain
something to the reader whereas the
writing in a persuasive writing aims to
convince and persuade the reader with an
argument, based on personal opinion.