the writing process

removing

- Are there any unnecessary details? You may need to eliminate passages that do not quite fit.

Rearranging

- Is the information presented in the most logical order?

Adding

- Is there any other information that the reader needs to know?

Modelling

- is the process by which you, the writer, look at different works which are similar in nature with the paper you are about to write. For instance, if you will write an argumentative paper, you can check at least two samples of argumentative essays.

WRITER'S BLOCK

- the inability to respond to writing task and put words on paper.

Purpose in writing is answered by these questions:

1) What do you want to accomplish? 2) Why are you sending this message? Broadly speaking, your purpose may be to inform, explain, to describe, to argue, to enlighten, to persuade, or to entertain.

journal writing.

A good way to sustain writing practice is the habit of __

publishing

After exerting effort in writing a good paper, you have to showcase your work to other people and to the world. This stage is known as

Persona

Ask yourself "Whose stand point are you going to use?" Once you identify your purpose, you need to specify your _____ as a writer. Will you be a columnist, an activist, a politician, or a lawyer? This will set the tone, language, and level of formality in your paper.

Purpose

Ask yourself "Why am I writing this?" Understand why you are writing the paper. Pinpoint your goal for writing the paper.

Replacing

Could I change anything to make my expressions stronger? Ask friends or fellow writers to take a look and give you feedback, and if something is not working, rewrite it and replace it.

audience analysis

Knowing your audience will help you adjust your language, tone, and style in writing. This is called

Brainstorm ideas about the subject;

This can be through freewriting and clustering or mapping.

POST-WRITING STRATEGIES

This part entails looking over your draft critically, paying attention to content, organization, and mechanics by using techniques like revising, editing, and proofreading.

Revision

helps a piece of writing conform to its purpose. It is when authors get a real workout. Most of the important activities involving critical analysis and audience awareness occur during this. In this stage, the writer has to make sure that every idea is in its right place.

Prewriting

helps students to organize their thoughts. _____ is anything you do before you write a draft of your document. It includes thinking, taking notes, talking to others, brainstorming, outlining, and gathering information (e.g., interviewing people, researching in the library, assessing data).

Freewriting

involves writing on the computer or paper for five to ten minutes; even only nonsense comes out.

Clustering

is a strategy that allows you to explore the relationships between ideas. The process of _____ uses the same steps in making an idea map: start by writing a main thought inside a circle, and then link related concepts (subtopics) to it until you create a cluster of interrelated ideas.

Clustering

is a technique that uses visual/graphic representations to show connections between ideas.

A.R.R.R.

is an acronym all writers should remember during revision

Revision

is an opportunity, not an impediment. It gives you a chance to look at the piece of writing for a second time, allowing for perspective, feedback, and new ideas to enhance what you started.

Revision

is the act of improving the original paper by applying changes based on the feedback. You also need to apply critical thinking and evaluation skills when considering the comments on your paper this is the key to effective documents.

Editing

is the more meticulous process of clarifying meaning by revising each words and line of your draft. While editing focuses on grammar and language use, proofreading focuses on typography and mechanics.

Brainstorming

is the process in which you list as many ideas as you can think of without censoring them. it aims to generate as many topics/ideas as you can in 10 to 15 minutes so that these random topics can be made into a focused topic later on.

topic

is the subject or the specific issue that your paper will discuss. It is always best to limit to this, because if you write about a broad subject, your essay will lack focus. this must be something that you know or are willing to learn more about, since you must establish your credibility by showing you have enough knowledge on your ____

Freewriting

is writing down your thoughts nonstop. The act of nonstop writing enables the writer to get started.

Proofread

means to read for errors. Now that you have edited your writing it is time to look for errors and correct them. During the revising and editing process you may have corrected some. It can be very helpful to take another break from your writing before you start to this

Drafting

occurs when you put your ideas into sentences and paragraphs. Here you concentrate upon explaining and supporting your ideas fully. Here you also begin to connect your ideas. Regardless of how much thinking and planning you do, the process of putting your ideas in words changes them; often the very words you select evoke additional ideas or implications.

Prewriting

pertains to different techniques that help you discover ideas before writing the first draft of a paper. In this stage, it is important to refrain from critiquing your ideas while they have not yet been fully formed

Writing is known as a

recursive process.

Tone

refers to the general mood of the essay. This also refers to the attitudes and feelings you want your writing to reflect toward your purpose, topic, audience, and yourself.

the drive to write

s the most important, because a journal is no good to a person who does not write at all. To start the habit, you will need to schedule journal writing during a particular time of the day that you are free.

Feedback can be classified into three:

self-feedback, peer feedback, and teacher feedback.

speed

the key to using this method successfully is __________; you write as quickly as you can to create constant momentum for your thoughts to keep on flowing. The rules of grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and style do not matter in freewriting

writing journal

to record your ideas.

Freewriting

you let the ideas flow freely by writing them down in sentences. Note that there is little need to pay attention to grammar and logic at this point; simply let the ideas run.

List places where you can research information

—do your research. Look for sources that will help you expound your topic.