What does it take to What does it take to produce effective writing?produce effective writing?

The goal is clear, fluent, and The goal is clear, fluent, and effective communication of effective communication of

IDEASIDEAS

ContentContent relevance clarity originality logic etc.

The Writer’s ProcessThe Writer’s Process

prewriting first draft editing and

revising final draft publishing and

sharing

AudienceAudience

Who the readers?

PurposePurpose

The reason for writing-- why?

Word ChoiceWord Choice

vocabulary tone idiomatic

phrases

OrganizationOrganization paragraphs topic sentences support

sentences detail sentences cohesion and

unity

MechanicsMechanics

handwriting spelling punctuation indentation margins

GrammarGrammar rules for

verbs agreement articles pronouns

SyntaxSyntax sentence

structure sentence

structure variety

stylistic choices

Clear, fluent, and effective communication

of ideas

ContentWriting Process

Audience

Purpose

Word ChoiceOrganization

Mechanics

Grammar

Syntax