Finding your focus

Why do you need a writing process?

- It can help writers to organize their thoughts.

- It can help writers to avoid frustration and procrastination.

- It can help writers to use their time productively and efficiently.

Writing process

- Invention

- Collection

- Organization

- Drafting

- Revising

- Proofreading

Invention: coming up with your topic

- Brainstorming: getting your ideas on paper so you can give yourself the widest range of topics possible.

Collection

- Gathering ideas

- Locating and evaluating, research

- Conducting interviews

Organizing: putting information in an outline

Outline:

I. Introduction

A. Grab attention

B. State thesis

II. Body

A. Build points

B. Develop ideas

C. Support main claim

III. Conclusion

A. Reemphasize main idea

Drafting

- Give yourself ample time to work on your project.

- Find a comfortable place to do your writing.

- Avoid distractions.

- Take breaks.

Revising: reviewing ideas

- Review higher-order concerns:

Clear communication of ideas

Organization of paper

Paragraph structure

Proofreading: review later-order concerns

Spelling, punctuation, sentence structure,