Essay 2 Prewriting Prewriting Choosenarrow your topic Determine

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Essay 2 Pre-writing

Essay 2 Pre-writing

Prewriting Choose/narrow your topic Determine your Audience Purpose Tone Tense Explore your topic Make

Prewriting Choose/narrow your topic Determine your Audience Purpose Tone Tense Explore your topic Make a plan

Choose/Narrow Your Topic Your topic should pass the 3 -question test: Does it interest

Choose/Narrow Your Topic Your topic should pass the 3 -question test: Does it interest me? Do I have something to say about it? Is it specific?

Essay 2 - Occupations Occupational Cluster – Compare results with group – What career

Essay 2 - Occupations Occupational Cluster – Compare results with group – What career is most interesting to you? – Difference between a career and a job? – Does your results match your ideal career? – What do you think about the survey results?

Essay 2 - Occupations Subject areas: – How to choose a career – Compare/contrast

Essay 2 - Occupations Subject areas: – How to choose a career – Compare/contrast two or three careers – Careers versus jobs – Career profile: • Career prospects (what will happen to this field? ) » OR • Career challenge (problems in this field? ) Discuss possible topics with your group – Choose ONE career to focus on – Write down 2 -3 topic ideas

Determine Your Audience is anyone who reads your writing. Ask yourself: Who are my

Determine Your Audience is anyone who reads your writing. Ask yourself: Who are my readers? What do my readers know about my topic? What do my readers need to know about my topic? How do my readers feel about my topic?

Audience continued. . . What do my readers expect? Correct grammar and spelling Accurate

Audience continued. . . What do my readers expect? Correct grammar and spelling Accurate information Logical presentation of ideas Followed directions of the assignment! Is research required? Proper format used Honest use of sources Interesting or useful topic

Determine Your Purpose is the reason you are writing. Whenever you write, you always

Determine Your Purpose is the reason you are writing. Whenever you write, you always have a purpose. For example: To compare/contrast To inform the reader of something they don't To persuade the reader to think differently To demonstrate a process know These purposes can be combined but one purpose is usually stronger than the others in an essay.

Determine Tone is the mood or attitude you adopt as you write. Serious or

Determine Tone is the mood or attitude you adopt as you write. Serious or humorous? Friendly or distant? Academic or popular?

Determine Tense is the voice you use to designate the time of the action

Determine Tense is the voice you use to designate the time of the action or state of being. Present tense Past tense Future tense

Explore Your Topic Pre-writing Techniques: Brainstorming/Listing Freewriting Clustering/Mapping Questioning Discussing Outlining

Explore Your Topic Pre-writing Techniques: Brainstorming/Listing Freewriting Clustering/Mapping Questioning Discussing Outlining

Research Task Research 3 jobs in 1 career: – http: //www. keis. or. kr

Research Task Research 3 jobs in 1 career: – http: //www. keis. or. kr – http: //www. krivet. re. kr – http: //know. work. go. kr Complete job profiles worksheets Bring any prewriting notes and worksheets to next class.

Pre-Writing 2 Writing an Outline

Pre-Writing 2 Writing an Outline

Make an Outline Review, evaluate, and organize ideas written in your pre-writing. Then: Thesis

Make an Outline Review, evaluate, and organize ideas written in your pre-writing. Then: Thesis statement Support Order Structure

Thesis Statement The thesis statement expresses the MAIN IDEA of your essay, the central

Thesis Statement The thesis statement expresses the MAIN IDEA of your essay, the central point that your essay develops/supports. Write your thesis NOW Discuss with group (professsor check)

Thesis continued. . . Your thesis SHOULD: Accurately predict your essay’s main purpose Be

Thesis continued. . . Your thesis SHOULD: Accurately predict your essay’s main purpose Be honest about your essay's content Be direct/make an assertion NOT be an announcement, statement of opinion, or statement of fact.

Support Be sure to evaluate the information in your prewriting carefully in order to

Support Be sure to evaluate the information in your prewriting carefully in order to choose the best support for your topic. Primary Support—major ideas or examples that back up your main points Secondary Support—details which further explain your primary support

Support continued. . . Basics of good support Relates to main point Considers readers,

Support continued. . . Basics of good support Relates to main point Considers readers, i. e. provides enough information Is detailed and specific

Order The order is the sequence in which you present your ideas. What are

Order The order is the sequence in which you present your ideas. What are three types of ordering? Time (chronological) order Space order Logical order (order of importance: least-tomost, most-to-least)

Outlines are due Monday, April 22

Outlines are due Monday, April 22