Lecture 1 Lecture 1- - EAS EAS -- Social Sciences Social Sciences

An Introduction to Writing An Introduction to Writing

Objectives
To understand the importance oI supporting
a point in writing
To recognize the structure oI the traditional
essay
To review the beneIits oI writing the
traditional essay
%e Process: 4 Steps in a %e Process: 4 Steps in a
Nutsell Nutsell
1. Discover a cIearIy stated point or cIearIy stated point or
thesis thesis.
2. Provide IogicaI, detaiIed support IogicaI, detaiIed support for
your tesis.
3. 3. Organize and connect Organize and connect your
supporting material.
4. 4. Revise and edit Revise and edit so tat your sentences
are effective and error-free.
Point and Support Point and Support
Any idea tat you advance MUS% be
supported wit specific specific
reasons reasons or details details..
{Whut kind? How muny? Whut did it {Whut kind? How muny? Whut did it
Iook/feeI/smeII/tuste/sound Iike?} Iook/feeI/smeII/tuste/sound Iike?}
Point and Support in a Point and Support in a
Paragrap
A paragraph paragraph usually consists of a
topic sentence. topic sentence.
Ex: Ithough I Iove the movies Ithough I Iove the movies
I've found thut there ure I've found thut there ure
druwbucks to moviegoing, druwbucks to moviegoing,
Point and Support in a Point and Support in a
Paragrap Paragrap
.followed by supporting supporting
sentences sentences..
Ex.: n u n u recent visit teenugers were recent visit teenugers were
throwing popcorn und ice cubes to the Ieft throwing popcorn und ice cubes to the Ieft
of me, The seuts were torn und missing of me, The seuts were torn und missing
springs und the fIoors sticky with spiIIed springs und the fIoors sticky with spiIIed
sodu, [, , ,j sodu, [, , ,j
Point and Support in an Point and Support in an
Essay Essay
In an essay essay, te tesis tesis appears in
te introductory purugruph introductory purugruph,
and te support support appears in te
purugruphs purugruphs thut thut foIIow foIIow..
Structure of te %raditional Essay Structure of te %raditional Essay
Parts of an essay:
W W ntroductory ntroductory paragrap
W W ody ody supporting) supporting)
paragraps
W W oncIuding oncIuding paragrap
Introductory Paragraps Introductory Paragraps
84:/ 84:/
W Wattract attract te reader`s interest; interest;
advance advance te tesis; and
preview preview te major points tat
will support te tesis.
ody/ Supporting ody/ Supporting
Paragraps Paragraps
84:/
-egin -egin wit a topic topic
sentence sentence tat states te
point to be detailed in tat
paragrap.
oncluding Paragraps oncluding Paragraps
W W -riefIy restate -riefIy restate te tesis tesis and te
main supporting points supporting points,, and
W W present present a concluding concluding
tougt tougt about te subject of te subject of te
paper. paper.
%e End
%e Writing Process: %e Writing Process:
Prewriting Prewriting
W W eIete eIete ideas you don`t want in your
paper and add add new ideas tat occur to
you.
W W $huffIe $huffIe supporting ideas around to
find te best order.
W W et down et down us muny us muny ideas ideas
and detaiIs and detaiIs us possibIe us possibIe
about your subject.
%e Writing Process: %e Writing Process:
Writing Your First Draft Writing Your First Draft
You can write out your first draft
by hund by hund and ten type it into te
computer for revision revision..
If you compose directly onto te
screen, owever, you can benefit
from te computer`s special
features: cut, cut, paste paste and copy copy..
%e Writing Process: %e Writing Process:
Revising Revising
W W $u-stituting, $u-stituting, adding, adding,
deIeting, deIeting, and and rearranging rearranging
can be done easily on te can be done easily on te
computer. computer.
If you prefer, print out a If you prefer, print out a hard hard
copy copy of your file and of your file and revise revise
first in Ionghund first in Ionghund. .
%e Writing Process: %e Writing Process:
Editing and Proofreading Editing and Proofreading
%ake sufficient time to
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your grammar grammar,
punctuation punctuation, and
spelling spelling.
What do we have to consider
when tackling a term paper?
What kind oI paper is expected?
Summarizing other people`s ideas?
A comparison oI ideas?
An argumentative writing?
How long?
Important onsiderations in Essay
Development
Understanding te Iength Iength and nature nature
of the assignment of the assignment
nowing your su-ect su-ect
nowing your purpose purpose and
audience audience
Determining your point of view point of view
%e Lengt and Nature of te
Assignment
Wat ind ind of paper does te
instructor ave in mind?
W W Research summary? Research summary?
W W omparison? omparison?
W W OriginaI wor? OriginaI wor?
W W $omething eIse? $omething eIse?
W W How Iong How Iong sould te paper be?
Subject of te Paper
%ry to write on someting tat
interests interests you -- if possible,
make it a subject you already
now something now something about.
Purpose
Most writing as one of tree
purposes purposes:
W Wto to inform inform, ,
W Wto to persuade persuade, , or or
W Wto to entertain entertain..
In order to acieve your purpose, you will
need to know your audience audience.
Audience
Your instructor and classmates stand in
for a generaI audience generaI audience: educated educated
adult readers adult readers.
You will need to practice writing for
more specific audiences specific audiences, as well -
an employer, a curc group, te ity
ouncil, etc.
Any questions...? Any questions...?