Getting the Idea and Putting it on PaperFall 2010
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Think of everything you do
What do you know?What do you read?What potential is there for writing?Examine course outlines, textbooks, notes from class, listen to your
professors.Obtain ideas from television or radioResearchListen to others
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Read a lot!
StrategiesResearch Quarterly for Exercise and SportJOPERDJournal of Athletic TrainingJournal of Sport ManagementAthletic BusinessMedicine and Science in Sport and Exercise
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Forms of writing
Challenge an article, philosophy, or practical experienceShare information from your experienceClarify knowledge from subdisciplinesIdentify areas lacking informationOffer a new or different point of viewNew approaches to old topics
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What are some ideas you have for writing?
CreativeCreativeProfessionalProfessional
CriticalCritical
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Prewriting
Identify the issuesResearchAnalyze the problemOrganize the analysis
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Putting it on Paper
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Brain Lateralization
Left Brain
SequentialVerbalAnalyticalRationalTime centeredAggressiveObjectiveDetailedLinguisticDetects features
Right Brain
SimultaneousVisualIntuitiveTimelessYieldingSubjectiveGestaltMusical
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Creative Process
BrainstormLet the words flowDon’t worry how it looks (YET!)Don’t worry about chronology (YET!)
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Writing is a process
Get an idea Collect information Formulate hypotheses
Test hypotheses Analyze new information Interpret
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Writing is a two way process
Writing is a 2-way process between the writer and the reader.
Writing is a series of well defined and practical steps
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Define the goal
Ask yourself– What exactly do I want to do?
• Set the record straight• Provide information• Be critical• Test an idea• Be persuasive
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Clarity about the goal will lead to better development of the paper
Don’t try to attempt too many goals simultaneously. You may have more than one paper.
Eliminate ambiguities – think about what you trying to say.
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Select the Audience
Understand your audience organizationally, technically, and personally
Is the audience made up of:– Superiors;– Peers;– Subordinates.
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Message
Establish a common ground between you and the audience so that the audience will understand and be able to hear the message.
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Goal Audience Message
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Be organized
FormatDeadlinesTech supportDevelop a calendar or flowchart
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Outline Draft Draft Again
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Revisions
Does the draft make an effective connection between the goal and the audience?
Is your draft well organized?Are its various parts sufficiently developed?Does it hang together?
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3 Questions
What did I mean?What did I say?Did I say what I meant?
Sentence
Paragraph
Paper