Lecture 1

Process of Writing

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Six Steps of Writing Process

1. Choose a topic

2. Gather ideas

3. Organize

4. Write

5. Review structure and content

6. Revise

a) Proofread

b) Make corrections

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Pre Writing

1. Choosing and narrowing a topic

2. Brainstorming

a) Gather ideas

b) Make a list

i. Write words, phrases or sentences

c) Do freewriting

d) Map your thoughts and ideas

e) Edit your ideas/list/map

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Structure of a Paragraph

1. Group of sentences about a single topic.

2. Represents author’s idea

3. Five to Ten sentences

4. Organization

a) Topic sentence

b) Supporting sentences

c) Concluding sentences

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Development of a Paragraph

1. Give details (are specific points telling more about topic sentence)

2. Give explanation (tells what something means or how it works)

3. Give examples (specific person, place, thing or event that supports idea)

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Concluding sentences

1. Ending a paragraph

2. The final sentence of a paragraph is called the concluding sentence.

3. Sums up the main points or restates the main idea in a different way

4. A concluding sentence should not introduce a new point.

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Peer Editing

1. Show your work to others

2. Get a reader's opinion about your writing.

3. Add more details or explanation.

4. Reorganize clearly.

5. Remove information that is not relevant. (there is something that is hard to understand.)

6. Peer reviewers comments help to write next draft.

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