Sally caught the ball. The long-haired, athletic Sally gathered up all her strength and stretched, like Stretch Arm Strong, to grab that ball right out of the sky above. Which one sounds better? Which one would you rather have in your paragraph? With some simple things to keep in mind, you too can write better. The book entitled, The Process of Writing: Composing through Critical Thinking, by Roberta Allen and Marcia Mascolini, taught you everything from thinking before you write to putting things together, all the way to how to prepare specific forms of essays. It's definitely something you should read before even thinking about another paper.
First of all, before you can write and actual paper, you must first go through
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Written messages that someone else asks you to write are called reader-initiated messages, and messages that you decide to write by yourself are called writer-initiated messages. Make sure you are on the right track at the very beginning, and this process will flow much easier. After you have made sure all of these elements are in order, you are ready to begin to put things on paper. There are three techniques for generating ideas: brainstorming, mapping, and free writing. When brainstorming, there are a few things to try so you get the best results. Try focusing on your topic for about 10-15 minutes without interruptions, and jot down every idea that flows through your mind, and don't stop to correct things, it's supposed to be sloppy. Try not to criticize yourself and just get out as many ideas as you can, even if they are not connected to your topic, just whatever is going through your mind. After that you can go back and evaluate your thoughts, cross out things that have nothing to do with your topic and things like that. The second technique is mapping, to do this just draw circles and lines connecting ideas to each other. The idea of this is to get your mind to make connections with things so that you can make paragraphs and you have support. The last one is free writing, and it's kind of like brainstorming. Give yourself a goal of a certain
The Norton Field Guide to Writing covers topics about writing and composing. Several of which I was already familiar with. In chapter 2, Bullock and Weinberg express how “Many readers find it helps to annotate as they read…” (16). I have become very familiar with annotating over the years. I often use this writing method to help me understand and summarize text I come across.
In the 2011 article “Helping Students Meet the Challenges of Academic Writing”, educators Linda Fernsten and Mary Reda offer innovative self-reflective writing exercises that post-secondary instructors can employ to help students improve writer self-image and academic writing. The authors’ rationale for reflective and practical writing strategies were developed from direct classroom experience, and are based on four (4) assumptions. Their claim that self-reflective writing can aid student writers in overcoming conflict (due to dominant culture, upbringing, former writing experiences, gender, and other marginalizing factors) to improve writer self-identity is plausible. However, their argument that cross-curriculum academic writing can be improved through self-directed, self-reflective writing requires further investigation.
Secondly, writing ideas is the other skill I learned in the process of writing my paper. My lecture advised me to write the ideas about the topic I choose. Then I started writing them whenever I get ideas which are may be right or wrong but, this step and skill helped me to analyses and evaluate
The first thing you need when you write a paper is a strong foundation. Everything must start at the bottom and be built up. This applies to everything. It all starts with an idea. So start your paper with an idea, write them all down and
Chapter four from Writing and Revising talks about strategies for generating ideas. Some of these ideas include brainstorming, freewriting, seeking motives, and even brainstorming with a group. Brainstorming with a group works much like brainstorming alone. When you brainstorm alone you start with an idea or a phrase and then proceed to write down anything you could possibly think of that goes with that idea or phrase; however, brainstorming with a group allows you to compare and contrast your ideas with a group of people. This group activity will allow you to see how others brainstorm their ideas and could help you with your next assignment. Freewriting is another strategy for generating ideas. When using freewriting as a way to generate ideas
Two resources that I would use to improve my writing are the Writing Lab (within the College) and the Amherst Online Resources for Writers. These two resources can assist me in proofreading my work, to identify where my strengths and weakness are and assist me with improving my writing skills. The Amherst Online outline and explained with the assistance of a directory of web pages, the specifics of College Essays. I also needed to proofread and ensure that I do not have any grammatical errors.
As a writer, I can adopt a system of writing that I can use most of the time. To be involved through all the composing process, I need to gather all the tools that I need such as paper and a pen, a typewriter, or a computer. I must also choose a suitable writing environment or place, and then apply my writing techniques and skills. The writing process has different ways and steps, allowing each writer to develop his or her writing in his or her own way. By describing all the steps I go through when writing, I really show my unique style of writing which can be different from the style used by others.
I would think about what I wanted to write, but it took a very long time to develop my thoughts and then put those thoughts on paper. In our first week of WRTG 101 we covered this in Section 8.1 of Writing for Success (2013); I found that using experiences and observations or freewriting is a great way for me to begin the writing process (The Saylor Foundation). This allows me to get my ideas on the paper, which is normally one of my greatest issues. Once I have the ideas, I can begin to focus and organize my paper. Section 8.2 of Writing for Success (2013) covers how to construct an outline for a paper (The Saylor Foundation). This was particularly important for me while writing my research paper. Listing my main points in order of importance allowed me to focus on one at a time before proceeding to the next.
Since I have always considered that starting writing is the most challenging step, I found the getting started methods just inspiring. So according to the contexts I must anticipate reader’s questions, create a traditional outline, use the brainstorm outline, or try a free writing.
Hoffman says that the process of writing is one of the ways to help people evolve in their views. I have witnessed my own views evolving due to my revising process. For instance, when I write an essay I make a diagram of everything I want to say and start writing it, then I proof- read my work and I change things to sound more educated and proper for my standards.
When it comes to writing a paper, we all have been there when we are struggling to keep the flow of your paper going towards the subject of your paper. Here, are some ways I can help you along. Well, number one is the outline to have a good outline is to have a good paper. Next, is freewriting being able to free write is one of the best ways to get started. After freewriting, comes the thesis statement which is the sentence or two that brings the reader in and explains the focus of the paper to its entirety. Finally, is the vocabulary, which is the single most important part of writing paper because it deals with being able to find that right word and to know the definition of that word and every other word in the paper.
There are two approaches I take in regards to writing. If a prompt is presented, I begin a free writing method by writing anything that comes to mind. Most individuals prefer to organize a brainstorming map to organize their thoughts and ideas, but my ideal approach is to print any thought that reaches the surface during the writing process. Once my brainstorming approach has been exhausted, I reflect upon the ideas that were written and shape an organized piece of writing. In addition, I also attempt to incorporate various styles of writing into the work that is being created. Styles such as dialogue, imagery, and various types of literary devices give me the opportunity to bring creativity into my writing. For this particular type of writing,
One of the techniques I am going to use through out college is talking to
down some original ideas, and then start typing on the computer, and add to it from there.
For this week assignments, we covered multiple ideation strategies. However, the ideation strategy that works best for me is free writing. I enjoy free writing it allows me to put all my thoughts down freely without having to really brainstorm, or become overwhelmed trying to think too much of what I'm trying to say I can just write. About any topic that comes to mind. In addition, doodling and sketching are too much. I can not gather my thoughts write them down and sketch all at once. I'm noting say that it's a terrible strategy to use because everyone is different but for me, it is too much. Nonetheless, don't mind using the clustering strategy it;s like another form of free writing except your thinking of a topic and writing ideas around.