The Writing Process- 3 Simple Steps
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The document outlines a three-step writing process for college students, emphasizing the importance of planning, drafting, and revising their essays. It provides guidance on selecting topics, developing thesis statements, and structuring essays, particularly focusing on analyzing causes and effects. The author stresses the need for consistency in following these steps to improve academic writing skills.
The Writing Process- 3 Simple Steps
- 1. The Writing Process A Process for Beginning College Students By Marsha Lynn Hudson
- 2. A New Phase in Life When students leave high school, and come to college—they embark upon a new phase of life. • Often times, students think that they can do the same type of writing in college as they did in high school. • Students can learn to write academically through the following three steps.
- 3. A Three Step Approach to Writing • Step 1- Planning • Step 2- Drafting • Step 3- Revising
- 4. Planning What is planning? • When the instructor gives the assignment, it is time to start planning right away. • If the instructor gives subjects to choose from, choose a subject that you are familiar with. • Planning involves thinking, brainstorming and reading.
- 5. The Assignment • The assignment is to write about Causes and Effects. Causes focus on why we do what we do, and effects examine the results and the outcomes. • Questions to choose from for your paper. • Why do people smoke? • Why do students do poorly in college? • Why do people exercise?
- 6. Planning-Continued • Now, it is time to decide on a topic that you can write about in an essay. • Let’s say you choose.. • Why do students do poorly in college? • Your plan is to write your • paper on this topic.
- 7. Drafting What is drafting? • Drafting is when you start writing down ideas. You make a sketch of what you want to write about. Drafting can even be an informal outline. • It is time to start writing out • Your ideas at this time.
- 8. Drafting- A look at Causes • Let’s look at the question you choose to write a paper on. • Why do students do poorly in college? List some causes… • 1. Poor attendance. • 2. Lack of good time management. • 3. Procrastination You can pick 2 from the list above.
- 9. Drafting- A look at Effects • What are some results or outcomes of doing poorly in college? • 1. Making low grades. • 2. Failing in classes. • 3. Dropping out.
- 10. Writing a Thesis • Now that you have the causes and the effects, you can write a thesis statement. What is a thesis statement? • The thesis statement is a sentence that tells what the essay will be about.
- 11. A Sample Thesis Statement • Students do poorly in college because of poor attendance and lack of good time management; the effects making low grades, failing classes, and even dropping out of college.
- 12. A Sketch or Outline • Thesis: Students do poorly in college because of poor attendance and bad time management; the effects are making low grades, failing classes and dropping out. I. Poor Attendance A. details B. details C. Details II. Bad Time Management A. details B. details C. Details III. The effects A. making low grades B. failing classes C. dropping out
- 13. Developing the Essay • You have chosen your: • Topic for the paper. • Causes and Effects. *You have developed: *The Thesis Statement It is time to write the first draft of your essay.
- 14. The Five Paragraph Essay • Although you will eventually write more paragraphs while in college, a good start is to write the basic 5 paragraph essay. • I. Introduction • II. Cause 1- Poor Attendance. • III. Cause 2- Bad Time Management. • IV. The effects ( they can all go together). • V. Conclusion
- 15. Revising • If you wait until the last minute to do the paper, then you may be tempted to skip this step. • If you do the paper the night before it is due, you may be tempted to skip this step. • If you do not realize that this is an important step, you may be tempted to skip this step.
- 16. Revising Saves You Points What is revising? • Revising is when you go over the paper, and look for grammar or punctuation errors. • Revising is when you work on word choice, and you get rid of all of those pronouns like “it” and “they.” • Revising is when you make sure you have followed all guidelines from the instructor.
- 18. Consistency Consistency is the key. • If you follow the writing process and implement the three steps, you will soon become a good academic writer. • The three step process starts over with each new writing assignment or essay. • Always use the steps to the writing process if you want to be a great college writer.
- 19. Recap • The three steps of the writing process are: • Planning • Drafting • Revising • Avoid skipping the steps! • Use these steps with each writing assignment. • Be Consistent!