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On Writing
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Why Write?
• Nearly everyone must write in this information-based society
• Writing gives you a public voice• Make a Power Point Presentation for work• Write a poem to read at a coffee house• Communicate via email or snail mail• Chat online with friends or colleagues• Academic writing
(Ruszkiewicz 2)
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Dispelling Myths
• MYTH: Good writers are born, not made• FACT: People become good writers
by working at it. If you want to write well, you can if you invest your time. Practice makes perfect.
(Ruszkiewicz 3)
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Dispelling Myths• MYTH: Good writers know what
they want to say before they start writing.• FACT: Many good writers begin
with only a general notion of what they want to say. They know that the process of writing can help them generate new ideas and rethink what they already know.
(Ruszkiewicz 3)
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Dispelling Myths
• MYTH: Good writers get it right the first time.• FACT: It’s rare for even
experienced writers to produce polished work on the first try. Like you, they usually work through several drafts.
(Ruszkiewicz 3)
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Dispelling Myths
• MYTH: Good writers work alone.• FACT: Writers rely on colleagues
for ideas and help. Even if they do much of the actual composing alone, experienced writers ask editors and friends for help and suggestions.
(Ruszkiewicz 3)
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What is writing?• Writing is a social activity, a
way of interacting with others. Every time your write, you enter into a writing situation in which • You• Say something• To somebody• For some purpose
(Ruszkiewicz 6)
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Define Your Purpose• Inform• Persuade• Entertain
• In this class, you will be primarily writing to persuade.
(Ruszkiewicz 6)
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Stages of Writing• Prepare
• Research
• Plan
• Draft
• Incubate
• Revise
• Edit
• Proofread(Ruszkiewicz 5)
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Develop Your Topic
• Freewrite about the topic• Important step in process• Write non-stop for 10 – 15 minutes
about what you know and what you want to know.
• The point is to generate ideas
(Ruszkiewicz 20)
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Develop Your Topic• Use the Journalist’s Questions
• Why?• Who?• When?• What?• Where?• How?
(Ruszkiewicz 21)
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Develop Your Topic• Look at your topic from different
perspectives.• Very important in helping you
develop into a good writer
(Ruszkiewicz 21)
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Develop Your Topic• Write a ZERO draft• Read• Talk to others about your topic/
thoughts• Visit the campus writing center
(Ruszkiewicz 23)
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Show Me Your Work• I expect to see your proofread
first draft as well as your outline for each formal paper.
• You learn how to write by writing and writing and writing, and then by writing some more.
• Then comes revising….
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Writing About Literature• Why?
• Heighten your appreciation for literary works
• Demonstrate your ability to support a thesis
• Explore how readers respond to text• Enhance your skill at interpretation• Expand your knowledge of a particular
era or literary movement• Heighten your sensitivity to other
cultures and eras
(Ruszkiewicz 164)
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Works Cited
Hacker, Diana. The Bedford Handbook. 8th ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2006. 1-140. Print.
Ruszkiewicz, John, Christy Friend, and Maxine Hairston. The Scott Foresman Handbook for Writers. 8th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2007. 2-23, 164. Print.