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The Writing Process

Planning http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator

Stages of the Writing Process

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WritingRewriting Editing Proofreading

Twist of …..

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Simple (working) Thesis Statement:

Make a statement: A deep understanding of other faiths is

important BECAUSE Argue, Defend, or Support your statement:1) 2)3)

Introduction

Clear and Concise

Thesis statement

10 percent of length

Essential Components

SAY IT

Topic sentence

YOUR VOICE

SUPPORT IT

Quote or Paraphrase

Integrate into text

CREDIBLE SCHOLARLY

SOURCES

EXPLAIN IT

Defense

Why is this point so important?

YOUR VOICE

Supporting Evidence

Quote judiciously

Always cite quotations or paraphrases

Document accurately

Avoiding Plagiarism

But I didn’t realize…”

Unintentional Intentional

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Chicago Style Documenting

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Introducing Quotations

Smith concludes, “The solution is elusive; years of research are still required.” 1

Use a comma after a verb

that introduces a quotation.

Introducing Quotations

Smith emphasizes the need for patience, noting that “. . . years of research are still required.” 2

Use NO punctuation

if the introductory phrase ends with “that.”

Introducing Quotations

Smith implies that the answer will not come quickly: “The solution is elusive; years of research are still required.” 3

Use a colon after a complete sentence

that introduces a quotation.

Integrating

The Duke, disguised as a friar, gets a woman named Mariana to take Isabel’s place. This is one example of how the Duke plans just as a director would do.

The Duke, disguised as a friar, gets a woman named Mariana to take Isabel’s place. 4 Here the Duke acts like a skilled director.

Sharper, less wordy

Integrating

The narrator refers to the Squire as “ A lovere and a lusty bachelor.” 5

Quote fragments

and integrate

into the text.

Conclusion

Relevance today Message Reflect Project

Writing Process

Planning Researching Organizing Writing Rewriting Editing Proofreading

This is not the result of accident, it is the fruit of deliberation and reflection on the part of the author.

Run-ons and Comma Splices

__________________ . _________________

__________________ , and ______________

__________________ ; _________________

__________________ ; however, _________

Complete sentence Complete sentence

Sentence Structure

According to a well-established tradition.

According to a well-established tradition, he wrote primarily for the Gentiles or the Hellenistic Jews.

Sentence Structure

They came with a proposal for the new research project. A proposal too good to refuse.

They came with a proposal for the new research project, a proposal too good to refuse.

There/Their

There is. . .

Put it there.

They argued their case.

Expletive construction and not the subject of the sentence

In that place

Possession, belongs to

Then/Than

_____ she went to the store. Then she went to the store.

He is faster____ his friend. He is faster than his friend.

Would have / Would of

I ___________ gone to class, but I was sick.

I would have gone to class, but I was sick.

Its/It’s (it is)

_____ your turn to present your proposal.It’s your turn to present your proposal.

The dog wagged ___ tail. The dog wagged its tail.

Affect/Effect

Affect = Action = VerbThe researchers’ results affected later studies.

Effect = Result = NounThe effect of the drums added suspense.

Apostrophes and Possessives

In the 1990’s, In the 1990sThe Bibles words The Bible’s wordsThe childrens stories The children’s stories

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