Things to keep in mind as you go through the writing process
- Decide what aspect of the theme to tackle.
- Offer a definition for your theme and support it.
- Don’t veer into aimless thoughts.
- Avoid vague and contradicting points.
- Always keep in mind your audience.
- Provide readers with a new light to your theme.
1.1 Purpose and audience are closely linked.
- You purpose is to be able to:
- Inform someone of something
- Persuade someone to believe/do something
- Express feelings/insights to someone
- Entertain someone
Tips on how to reach your intended audience:
- You must be able to define that someone (the audience).
- The words on the page carry your message.
- Different readers call for different approaches.
- Ask yourself what the reader might want to know or be interested in.
- Ask yourself what needs and must be told/explained to the audience.
- You need to search the “communal style” of the audiences.
1.2 Freshness, Style and Organization
A. Freshness
- As you shape your paper, the writing should please you and your audience.
- Satisfy your sense of good writing and what the writing task requires.
B. Style
- Write in a clear style & strengthen it with vivid, forceful words that represent and support your stance and tone.
C. Organization
- Intro – Sparks interest and acquaints the reader of what’s coming.
- Body – Delivers the main message and exhibits a clear connection between ideas.
- Conclusion – Ends discussion and satisfies the reader.
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