Writing is...

Evidence of your thinking

Meant to be read and
understood
Unique to each individual
A process
Writing evidences your thinking

One can glean information

about you through your writing
outputs.
Writing evidences your thinking
The hallmarks of good writing
A - accuracy, appropriateness,
attentiveness to your audience, avoidance
of ambiguity
B - brevity or conciseness, brightness or
buoyancy
C – correctness (of usage and grammar),
clarity, consistency, concreteness
?? it is one of the major conclusions and recommendations of
this paper that the importance of the work of the accountancy
profession and the challenges of the impact of change are both
such as to require, firstly, in the public interest, that it is clear to
members of the public (who use, or who have to rely on, or who
are dependent on the quality of the services of the profession)
who it is who are the members of the profession, who are
subject to regulation, supervision and discipline and of whom
certain standards of skill, competence, experience and integrity
can be expected, and secondly, in both the professional and
public interest, that the challenges of the impact of change are
faced as a single profession acting in unison. – a university
professor, report on the accountancy profession.
Writing is meant to be read and
understood

It violates two very broad and

very obvious principles of good
writing – audience and
avoidance of ambiguity
Writing is unique to each
individual

The “writer’s block”

- Reflection
- Discussion
- Research
Writing is a process
PRE-WRITING

DRAFTING

REVISING

EDITING

PUBLISHING
 PRE-WRITING STAGE

Topic selection
Thesis statement formulation
Outlining
 PRE-WRITING STAGE

Topic selection
1. Your interest in the topic
2. The availability of the data on
the topic
3. Your ability to handle the
topic
4. The relevance of the topic
 TOPICS ARE YOU CAN YOU DO YOU HAVE
REALLY GET THINK YOU GOT
INTEREST RESEARC THE TOPIC ENOUGH
ED IN H DATA? IS TIME TO
THE RELEVANT WORK
TOPIC? ? ON IT?

The Filipino as a migrant: what

makes them strive and thrive in
host countries.
How stressful is it to be an
international student in another
country?
What are the effects of
economic development of the
environment?
The impact of globalization on
cultural identity formation.