Writing
Nolan Brand
Ideas
- Choose a topic that interests you and fits the assignment right.
- Excellent writing has a clear message.
Orginazation
- Topic Sentence (green)
- Main Ideas (yellow)
- Detail Tell me more (red)
- Conclusion (green)
Voice
- Speak in an engaging voice that keeps the reader wanting more.
- Show rather than tell.
Word Choice
- Use a Thesaurus.
- Use specific nouns and verbs.
Sentence Fluency
- Simple complex sentences are good too.
- Your writing should flow smoothly from one sentence to the next.
Conventions
- Edit using COPS.
- Good writing is carefully edited.
The Writing Process
ESSAY SWAG
Brainstorming
- Think of stuff to write about.
- Write stuff down.
Prewriting
- Explore topics before selecting one to write about.
- Collect information about the topic.
Compose
- Complete a rough draft.
- Have someone else read it first.
Evaluation
- give your self an evaluation on how you think that to did on your rough draft and have someone else do it to.
Revision
- Change any ideas that are not clear or complete.
Publishing
- This is the final step of the writing process
- on then share it with others, other people want to see your work.
Write Tools
Core four sentences
- Simple sentence
- Declarative sentence
- Number sentence
- Situation/Stance sentence
Transitions
- Also, another, first, second, third, in addition, to begin, next, however, another, in contrast, in fact, initially.
Main Ideas
- They are yellow
- 1st one comes after the topic sentences
- you have 3 or more Main ideas to write about
Conclusion
- The Conclusion is Green
- The Conclusion is what ends your Paragraph