PCW UNIT 1 INVENTION (Narration)

goes over - limitations , probing questions and free writing, and developing a thesis statement

Being an effective writer requires us to ———

hunt through the text (restate and paraphrase)

What is the most negelctleed and very improtant part of the wiritng process?

Invention/ Pre writing

What do you discover in invention?

• What interests you about your subject

  • Allows you to consider hwat ideas to put in your essay

Essentially, what re you doing in the Invention portion?

Brainstorm what youd like to write about, gathering info to support your idea/ or points for whatever you decide to write about

Before acttually writing what must you be Aware of?

its limitations!!

List the 5 limitations

1.) Length

2.) audience

3.) purpose

4.) Occasion

5.) knowledge

What is the limit in terms of length?

How long of a paper do you have to write, a 2-page paper? a one-page, a 5-page?

Is there a word count? What is the minimum number of words it could have? things like that

What is the limit in terms of purpose?

• it limits what you say and how you say it

• The purpose of your purpose is to set a tone that relates back to your purpose

We mentioned 3 different purpouse when it comes to 3 different writings., What were they?

in

expressive wiritng: goal s to convey personal feelings or impressions to readers (used narrative and descriptive essays)

• infromativore: inform readers about something

• persuassive: convince readers to act or think in a certain way

What is the limit in terms of audience?

Who is your essay directed to? What traget audience are you aiming for whenw rtiing yyour essay?

Your audience can be of three kinds and more. What are the three kinds mentioned?

1.) indvidual (insturctor)

2.) group (your classmates)

3.)specialized (medical docors , a, lawyers, administration, etc)i

What is the limit in terms of occasion?

refers to the situation that leads someone to write the way they do.

This can be writing a speech for a funeral to a speech for graduation.

What is the limit in terms of Knowledge?

• determines what you nee, d for research

• - know, ing  a lot about  a topic allows you to write about so many things maybesometimes consider different scopes

• while not knowing enough limits you from writing to your potential because you lack knowledge in that considerd area

What are two ways in which we can move from a general subject to a specific topic?

through Probing questions and freewrite

What are probing questions or “Questions for Probing”

its meant to have your brain reflect on the operation of your subject such as finding similarities and fdifferences in your writing.

What do Probing Questions help do?

They help manipulate your thoughts to get to a specific topic

What is the purpose of freewrite?

to get your ideas down on paper so that you may react to them and shape them

Once you look over and find a new idea that can be your new focus for your writing

What is frewriting/looping?

repeatedly doing freewrites

Now that you have used freewriting to narrow dount your subject to a workable topic you have to have something tos ay about it, this is where ____ comes in

brainstorming

2 ways to generate ideas for your Topic are:

Brainstorming and Jounraling

Brainsotrming is a way of___?

a way of discovering ideas about your topic, whether that be through discussing with a group of people or from a past book you read.

Journal writing

you are basically writing down your thoughts and looking abck at them its a form of freewrtiing wheny ou think about it.

Clustering. is a way of____?

Clustering is a way of arranging ideas so that you may tell at a glance where ideas belong and whether or not you need more info

What does informal outlining do?

Suggest the shape of your emerging essay

What does the thesis statement allow the reader to do?

it allows the reader to know what to expect what they are getting themselves into

The Thesis is essentially what?

announcement of your intent/statement of fact (the main idea/central point + holds structure)

What does the introduction paragraph consist of?

The thesis statement at the end

What are thesis statements to body paragraphs?

Body Paragraphs develop and support the thesis statement

What does the conclusion do in terms of the thesis?

reinforces it and provides closure

What does a good thesis do for writers?

helps plan ,organize and unify ideas

What does a good thesis do for the reader?

identifies the main idea, guides readers through, and clariies the subject+focus

What are the three characerisitics of an effective thesis statement?

1.)clearly expresses your main ideas (indicates what you’ll be saying)

2.) communicates your essay’s purpose (whether it’s to express, inform, or persuade)

Do not communicate something you are not going to emphasize

3.)clearly worded ( should be able to speak for itself) and should be specific enough to indicate the direction you are going with.

What is an implied Thesis?

The thesis or main idea is not clearly stated, but implied throughout your writing arrangement of the essay allows you to focus on something

Introduction introduce:

subject, creates interest, and states a thesis

hoook, background info, and thesis

Body Pargaraph does what againag

convince your audience your thesis is reasonable.

EACH BODY PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE 3 THINGS

unified, coherent, and well-developed

WHEN IS A PARAGRAPH UNIFIED? EACH SENTENCE IN A. PARAGRAPH MUST DEVELOP A PARAGRAPHS ______

WHEN EACH SENTENCE RELATES DIRECTLY TO YOUR MAIN IDEA OF THE PARARGAPH (YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE)

A MAIN IDEAA

WHEN IS A PARAGRAPH COHERENT? 

IF SENTENCES ARE SMOOTHLY AND LOGICALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER

HOW CAN WE STRENGTHEN OUR COHERENCE?

1.) YOU CAN REPEAT KEY WORDS TO CARRY THE CONCEPT TO THE NEXT SENTENCE

2.) USE PRONOUNS TO REFER TO KEY NOUNS IN THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE

4.) TRANSITION WORDS TO SHOW CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE

WHEN IS A PARAGRAPH WELL DEVELOPED?

WHEN IT INCLUDES EXAMPLES, REASONS, OR FACTS, IF NOT, READERS WILL FEEL THAT THEY have a PARTIAL PICTURE OF WHAT THE WRITER IS SAYING rather than a FULL PICTURE