The Writing Process

The Writing Process Nancy Marenick The Writing Centre 867-5221

Stages of the Writing Process Planninghttp://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator Researching http://www.stfx.ca Organizinghttp://www.stfx.ca/resources/writingcentre Writing Rewriting Editing Proofreading

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuhYsbT7Kq4&NR=1 Twist of …..

Simple (working) Thesis Statement: Make a statement: A deep understanding of other faiths is important BECAUSE Argue, Defend, or Support your statement: 1) 2) 3)

Introduction • Clear and Concise • Thesis statement • 10 percent of length

Essential Components

Quote judiciously Always cite quotations or paraphrases Document accurately Supporting Evidence

Avoiding Plagiarism But I didn’t realize…” Unintentional Intentional http://libmain.stfx.ca/integrity/student/Plagiarismforstudents.htm

Chicago Style Documenting http://www.stfx.ca/

Smith concludes, “The solution is elusive; years of research are still required.” 1 Introducing Quotations Use a comma after a verb that introduces a quotation.

Smith emphasizes the need for patience, noting that “. . . years of research are still required.” 2 Introducing Quotations Use NO punctuation if the introductory phrase ends with “that.”

Smith implies that the answer will not come quickly: “The solution is elusive; years of research are still required.” 3 Introducing Quotations Use a colon after a complete sentence that introduces a quotation.

The Duke, disguised as a friar, gets a woman named Mariana to take Isabel’s place. This is one example of how the Duke plans just as a director would do. The Duke, disguised as a friar, gets a woman named Mariana to take Isabel’s place. 4 Here the Duke acts like a skilled director. Integrating Sharper, less wordy

The narrator refers to the Squire as “ A lovere and a lusty bachelor.” 5 Integrating Quote fragments and integrate into the text.

Conclusion • Relevance today • Message • Reflect • Project

Planning  Researching  Organizing  Writing  Rewriting Editing Proofreading Writing Process

Run-ons and Comma Splices This is not the result of accident, it is the fruit of deliberation and reflection on the part of the author.

 __________________ . _________________ __________________ , and ______________ __________________ ; _________________ __________________ ; however, _________ Complete sentence Complete sentence

Sentence Structure • According to a well-established tradition. • According to a well-established tradition, he wrote primarily for the Gentiles or the Hellenistic Jews.

Sentence Structure They came with a proposal for the new research project. A proposal too good to refuse. They came with a proposal for the new research project, a proposal too good to refuse.

There is. . . Put it there. They argued their case. Expletive construction and not the subject of the sentence In that place Possession, belongs to There/Their

Then/Than _____ she went to the store. Then she went to the store. He is faster____ his friend. He is faster than his friend.

Would have / Would of I ___________ gone to class, but I was sick. I would have gone to class, but I was sick.

Its/It’s (it is) _____ your turn to present your proposal. It’s your turn to present your proposal. The dog wagged ___ tail. The dog wagged its tail.

Affect/Effect Affect = Action = Verb The researchers’ results affected later studies. Effect = Result = Noun The effect of the drums added suspense.

Apostrophes and Possessives In the 1990’s, In the 1990s The Bibles words The Bible’s words The childrens storiesThe children’s stories

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The Writing Process