DRAFTING - writer puts his ideas into complete thoughts, such as sentences and paragraphs.
The writer
organizes his ideas in a way that allows the reader to understand his message. During drafting, the writer
will compose an introduction to the piece and develop a conclusion for the material. At the end of this
step of the writing process, the author will have completed a “rough draft.”
INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT
IDEA LESS IMPORTANT
HOW TO WRITE TOPIC SENTENCE AND THESIS STATEMENTS
- TOPIC SENTENCE are often the first sentence of each paragraph and summarize that paragraph's
main idea.
- Your thesis statement, which sums up your paper's argument, is usually placed in the
introductory paragraph.
- The thesis unifies the entire essay.
- Topic sentences unify individual paragraphs
THESIS STATEMENT
- Effective thesis statements narrow the subject to a specific topic and state a claim that can be
defended.
- Thesis statements sometimes list specific points that the paper will develop.
- Writing your thesis statement first can make it easier to outline and draft your paper.
TYPES OF SUPPORT
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE – tell about a personal experience that supports your argument
EXPERT OPINIONS – research what the experts are saying, can they back you up?
EXAMPLES – cite examples of what point you’re making.
ANALOGY – compare your situation to another similar situation that supports your argument
FACTS AND STATISTICS – research sources that might provide supporting data.
REASONS- cite specific reasons (logic) for support
1. INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH
- A HOOK
- BACKGROUND INFORMATION
- A THESIS STATEMENT
Do you want people to feel excited when they read your essay?
Get your audience interested in reading your essay by making the first part of your introduction
intriguing. The best way to do that is by using attention-grabbing essay hooks.
ESSAY HOOKS
- Interesting Question Hook
- Declaration Hook
- The Metaphor / Simile Hook
- The Quotation Hook
2. THESIS STATEMENT
3. BODY PARAGRAPHS
TOPIC SENTENCES
4. CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
EDITING
When editing, you want to ensure your text is clear, concise, and grammatically correct. You’re looking
out for:
- Grammatical errors.
- Ambiguous phrasings.
- Redundancy and repetition.
PROOFREADING
- Proofreading means: Carefully checking for errors in a text before it is published or shared.
- It is the very last stage of the writing process, when you fix minor spelling and punctuation
mistakes, typos, formatting issues and idea inconsistencies.
- When proofreading, first look out for typos in your text:
SPELLING ERRORS
- Missing words.
- Confused word choices.
- Punctuation errors.
- Missing or excess spaces.
Revising, proofreading, and editing are different stages of the writing process.
[REVISING] is making structural and logical changes to your text—reformulating arguments and
reordering information.
[EDITING] refers to making more local changes to things like sentence structure and phrasing to make
sure your meaning is conveyed clearly and concisely.
[PROOFREADING]involves looking at the text closely, line by line, to spot any typos and issues with
consistency and correct them.
