ENC0027 Chapter 3 & 4

Process to write a paper

-Getting started through prewriting -Preparing a scratch outline -Writing the first draft -Revising and editing -Reading the paper aloud

4 Common method of introduction

-Telling a brief story -Asking one or more question -Shifting to the opposite -Going to from the broad to the narrow

Parts of an essay

-Title -Introductory Paragraph -Supporting paragraphs -Concluding paragraph

Specific Evidence

known as soft addictions. An effective paragraph must not only make a point but also support it with specific evidence —reasons, examples, and other details. Such specifics help prove to readers that the point is a reasonable

Concluding paragraph

often summaries the essay by briefly restating the thesis and, at times, the main supporting points.

Specific details

provide solid support for a point.

What are the basic goals in effecting writing?

to make a point and support that point.

Free-writing

I just sitting down and writing whatever comes into your mind about your point.

Staying on point

Every sentence should be relevant.

Paragraph

A paragraph is a series of sentences about one main idea, or point . A paragraph typically starts with a point (often called the topic sentence ), and the rest of the paragraph provides specific details to support and develop that point.

Read the paper aloud

Always proofread a paper by reading it aloud

Thesis statement

Express the central point of the essay, just as a topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph.

Topic

General subject

Revise and Edit.

Ideally, put your paper aside for a while before doing later drafts. When you revise, try to do all of the following: -Omit any details that do not truly support the topic sentence. -Add more details as needed, making sure you have enough specific details for each of your supporting items. - Add addition words such as first , another, second, also, or finally to signal to the reader you are moving from one supporting item to another. - Include a final "caboose" sentence that rounds off the paper, bringing it to a close.

Transitional words and sentences

Like first, another, also, in addition, and finally are used to help connect supporting ideas. In essay are sometimes used to help tie the supporting paragraph together, and occurs at the beginning of the supporting paragraph.

Essay

Start with a point and then goes on to provide specific details to support and develop the point. An essay, on the other hand, is a series of paragraphs about one main idea or point, called the central point or thesis.

Prepare a Scratch Outline.

Your freewriting will eventually help you figure out different ways that college is stressful. Your goal is to have three supporting items for your paragraph. Write down your supporting items and number them 1, 2, and 3.