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J-M 103

See more detailed advice on introductions, body paragraphs, conclusions, transitions, citation, revising, editing, and more at: owl.english.purdue.edu/owl

Print your paper. Read it out loud. Have a friend and/or PWC read it. Repeat.

Some strategies for editing:

Some Final Tips

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Peer Writing Consultants can help you at any stage. Come see us in J-M 103.

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Editing

Revising

Revise as you write.

Then revise and re-write.

Once you have composed your body paragraphs...

Craft your introduction and conclusion, or re-write them to match what you've written.

The Big Three Questions:

Introduction

"global level" changes to thesis, content, structure, claims, etc.

"local level" changes to grammar, word choice, punctuation, etc.

background, context, or relevant "hook"

organizational game-plan for paper

thesis statement

Does my thesis match all components of the assignment prompt?

Body Paragraphs

Conclusion

EDIT SECOND!

REVISE FIRST!

Do my evidence and analysis fully support my topic sentences?

summarize main claims.

don't introduce new claims,

but do answer the "So what?" question.

Do my topic sentences, evidence, and analysis fully support my thesis without going beyond it?

Tip:

There are many ways to answer the "so what?" question. Ask your instructor and/or PWC, and think: Does my thesis relate to the themes of the class? Have I provided new insight on my topic? What does my research suggest for the rest of the scholars interested in my topic? How do my ideas connect to wider societal trends? Etc.

master a topic and "report back" to your reader or summarize outside sources without analytic comment

summarize what your paper's already said before moving on or preview the content of a new section

explain relevant history or background material in order to frame, contextualize, set-up, or ease readers into more analysis-heavy paragraphs

Some body paragraphs or whole papers won't need much analysis...

Report or Summary Papers

Sign-post paragraphs

Context paragraphs

As you outline or compose your initial drafts...

Support your topic sentences in your Body Paragraphs.

As you research and write...

Answer your research question or support your thesis statement with a series of topic sentences, also main claims or premise statement. Topic sentences should do one or more of the following:

Topic Sentence/Main Claim/Premise Statement

Your topic might narrow into a research question and should eventually develop into a very specific thesis.

Make subarguments:

In particular, HT will save money on repairs and maintenance if more students use public transportation.

Evidence

Source material from research. More on this later.

Bring in outside research:

Research at other universities has already demonstarted that public transportation use can...

Topic: Public transportation for college students

"Would HT students benefit from HT having a deal with Capital Metro?"

"HT students would benefit from HT creating a partnership with Capitol Metro."

Thesis: "If HT were to create a partnership with Capitol Metro to acquire HT students free or discounted assess to public transportation, HT students would benefit financially, socially, and environmentally."

Analysis

Create a transition:

The analysis is an explanation of how the evidence supports the claim made in your topic sentence and how that claim supports your thesis. In many papers, this will be the most important component.

Greater access to public transportation will have a significant social and economic impact on the HT campus, yet the greatest benefits by far will be environmental.

Tip:

Moving from topic to research question to thesis may not be a smooth process. Expect that your topic, research question, and thesis statement might change or evolve as you learn more and think differently about your topic.

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What is the assignment asking me to do?

What are the keywords and specific questions in the assignment prompt?

Who is my audience? What do I know about them?

Do prelimenary reading in the primary and secondary sources

that your instructor recommends.

Notice trends, unanswered questions, key terms, connections, etc.

Free-write, brainstorm, talk it out, meet with a PWC...

Develop a topic

Assess the Assignment

Writing in Process

The best writers allow themselves time and flexibility to move back and forth through their writing processes before arriving at a finished product.

When is the paper due?

How much time do plan to spend on it?

When and how do I plan to do my research?

Will my instructor be looking at any drafts? Under what conditions?

Will there be a peer review?

When should I seek a consultation from a peer writing consultant?

What is your writing process?

  • Do you make an outline?
  • How do you come up with your thesis?
  • Do you do your research before, during, or after you have written your draft?
  • When do you revise?
  • When do you seek help/guidance and from whom?

Writing in Process

Today's Agenda

  • Writing in Process
  • Strategies for...
  • Preparation
  • Creation
  • Revision

HT Writers' Studio

Adapted in part from "The Writing Process," a presentation developed by the University Writing Center at The University of Texas at Austin.

Creation

@HTWritersStudio

Hours:

Mon-Thurs: 7:30am - 9:00pm

Fri: 7:30am - 5:00pm

@HTWritersStudio

Hours:

Mon-Thurs: 7:30am - 9:00pm

Fri: 7:30am - 5:00pm

Preparation

Revision

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