BPCC Fundamentals of WRITING ENGLISH -098

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Module IV:   
Organizational Strategies of Writing
We all know how to write, writing is the activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text. But some of us need help in organizing their writing. Organizing makes it easier to understand your writing. To illustrate, imagine putting together a bike. Having all of the necessary tools, parts, and directions will make the job easier to complete than if the parts are spread across the room and the tools are located all over the house. These are some of the organizational steps that help you get started:

• Getting started:
• Begin at the beginning
• When you read the text above, you will most likely think" It's obvious". Yes, it is obviously true that you should start the beginning, the beginning tells what the writer decides to write about, how did they know what to say? Or how do they choose what keep and discard? Writing is a manageable three step process, each step has options, they help the writers adapt to fit their own style. Successful writing depends on learning the fundamentals and practicing them. So you should remember that when you write something, begin at the beginning which is the topic. When you want to write about your topic you should choose or make successful arguments which matches your topic.
• Steps in Writing 
• Pre-Writing
• “Prewriting” is a blanket term for a wide range of techniques to start thinking about your paper before you begin the formal process of writing a draft. Your prewriting process begins, in effect, the moment you read a writing assignment.
• Writing 
• Writing is a medium of communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language.
• Re-writing
• To write (something) again so as to alter or improve it. This means that after writing, you need to write again and ensure that there are no errors anymore.
•  Presenting Details:
• The use of spatial details is an interesting method for any type of writing.
• Spatial order means that the writer has presented details according to the objects placed in their space.
• The writer should pay very careful attention to detail word choices so it will a visual picture for the reader.

09.13.15

Outlining Essays

  Outlining is important tool for numerically organizing your essay.

Format(Outline):

• I - Roman Neumerals
• A- Uppercase Letter
• 1- Arabic Number
• a - Lowercase letter 

Two Different Kinds

• Topic Outlines
• Uses keywords to help you stay on track when writing.

Example: College should be a necessary next step in a graduate's life. Because, it will keep the teen occupied, teach important skills and provide necessary training to serve a secure employment.

• I - Keep Busy
• A - Recreational time
• Classes
• Attending
• Studying

 This outline will help you present information through keywords.

• Formal Sentence
• Uses sentences to present easy-to-spot information

Example: College should be a necessary next step in a graduate's life. Because, it will keep the teen occupied, teach important skills and provide necessary training to serve a secure employment.

• I - When graduated students attend college after high school, many tasks will occupy their time.
• A - College life keeps the students busy as they learn new schedules and attempt harder work that will occupy their time.
• This may also help avoid dangerous behavior like: underage drinking and smoking.

Formatting Essays
 Before/Once you start writing, you have to format your essay so your readers will have better comprehension.

• Spacing Formats:
• Increase/Decrease the distance of your spaces.
• Margin Formats
• Formats margin and indent.
• Page numbers:
• Determine page numbers

Format:

• Name: Your Name
• Instructor: Your Instructor/Adviser
• Course Name:
• Date: Current Date(09/13/15)

TITLE

[margin] -> [Indent] -> [Your first sentence/sentences.]

                       [The rest of the paragraph]


10/04/15

Module V

Thesis Statements

• A thesis statement is the main idea of an essay. Developing a solid thesis statement is crucial to the success of an essay.
• A thesis statement must be 3 things:
• Specific
• Substantial
• Contestable
• *Think of your thesis statements as a road map of your essay*
• Example of a thesis statement:
• College provides the necessary curriculum to become nurses in addition to crucial time managements for their careers.
• *The example above provide two specific ideas and should give the writer enough to discuss.*
• Thesis statements outline the things the writers feel about the point. The thesis statement provides the main point, the body paragraph provides its details.
• Thesis statements must be contestable; in other words, you must be trying to prove something.
• There are three things that thesis statements should never be:
• Facts: 
• Using facts will turn your essay into a historical report. Facts remove the contestability of your essay.
• Question:
• Question makes you look as if you don't know what you're writing about. Questions remove the idea of being specific in your essay.
• In my opinion:
• This type of introduction is redundant since you didn't need to tell the reader that opinion is yours.

Two types of thesis statements

• Simple Thesis:
• It's just as it is-simple. One thesis, one specific point.
• Example: College assists nurses in their daily routine.
• Specific, Substantial, Contestable
• Three-point thesis:
• The fundamental college courses in English, Math and Psychology assist nurses in their daily routine.
• Specific, Substantial, Contestable, More Information, More Organized. 

01/17/16

Module 6

Writing Introductions

 An introductory paragraph begins an essay. This paragraph should get the reader’s attention, introduce the topic, and state the main idea of the essay.

An Introduction has Three Components:

o   Hook: The hook is the first sentence or two in the introduction. Its purpose is to get the attention of your reader. A hook can appear in different forms:

§  Relevant Question Form

§  Relevant Statement Form

§  Relevant Quote Form

§  Relevant Anecdote Form

o   The bridge is the material that leads the reader from your hook to your thesis. It should introduce your topic without giving away all the evidence you will use in your body paragraphs. Form a logical progression to the thesis through the sentences presented in the bridge.

o   You can use quotes, facts, or statistics in the bridge as long as the evidence is not repeated later.

The hook should be an interesting statement.

The bridge should take the reader from the hook to the thesis using a step-by-step progression of ideas.

Remember that the thesis statement is the main point of the paper, so the introduction must clearly present your point.