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Outlining & Organization. Organized writing is more effective writing. Writing Structures. Who is your audience? What is your purpose? Thesis: Where are we going? What are we trying to prove? Thesis: a statement of opinion/proposition that is supported by evidence or facts. Evidence
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Outlining & Organization Organized writing is more effective writing.
Writing Structures • Who is your audience? • What is your purpose? • Thesis: Where are we going? What are we trying to prove? • Thesis: a statement of opinion/proposition that is supported by evidence or facts.
Evidence Evidence makes the thesis true or makes it clear to the audience that it is true. Example:“The Japanese apple known as Fuji took the United States by storm in the 1980s. The combination is a clear winner: The color, juice and firmness of a Red Delicious and the heirloom flavor of a Ralls Janet” (http://www.produceoasis.com/Items_folder/Fruits/Fuji.html). The fuji apple is in the top five of all apple varieties grown in the US. (http://www.allaboutapples.com/facts.htm)
Outlines • Traditional outlines have Roman numerals, letters, and numbers. • Graphic organizers can also serve as outlines. • The purpose of having an outline is to make sure there are no holes in the writer’s argument, by making the argument clear.
Argumentation • Parts of an effective argument: claims, support, qualifiers, rebuttals, opening and closing statements • Outlines show all important aspects of the writer’s argument by breaking the argument down systematically.