The Writing Process

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Getting your ideas down Comes in the form of:

Quick-write Short answer Graphic organizer Image Outline

Pre-writing

PRE-WRITING

Organizing ideas into paragraphs

Generally should follow 5 paragraph set-up, however, depending on the density of the topic, body paragraph number may increase or decrease.

Drafting (rough draft)

Eye-catcher/ Attention-grabber sentence (1-2) Explanation/ general information sentences (3-4) THESIS statement sentence (1-2)

Introduction

THESIS STATEMENT:Is a roadmap for the rest of the

paper.It tells your audience where you are

headed.Is an interpretation of the subject,

not the subject itself.It presents your argument to the reader, and the rest of your body

paragraphs should follow and back-up your thesis.

What in the world is a

“thesis statement”

???

1st collect and gather evidence for back-up

MAIN POINTS These turn into body paragraphs

2nd develop a working thesis statement Basically, this is a rough draft for your thesis Respond to or answer the assignment prompt

3rd Re-consider your working thesis Do you answer the question? Is your thesis specific enough? Does it pass the so what? test? Do my main points support my thesis specifically

and without wandering? Does my thesis pass the how & why? test?

Developing a thesis statement

Examples of Thesis Statements

& how to turn a subject into a thesis