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Lesson 5: The First Draft

Lesson 5: The First Draft. Topics Refining the Question Refining the Thesis Presence: Making the Paper Personal. English Composition Two. Refining the Question. As you learn more about your topic, your questions become more specific. Place your questions in one of these categories:

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Lesson 5: The First Draft

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  1. Lesson 5: The First Draft Topics Refining the Question Refining the Thesis Presence: Making the Paper Personal English Composition Two

  2. Refining the Question • As you learn more about your topic, your questions become more specific. • Place your questions in one of these categories: • Policy • Interpretation • Hypothesis • Value • Relationship

  3. Refining the Thesis Remember that your thesis is tentative at this point. • As you write, refine your thesis. • The kind of judgment you make in your thesis is related to the kind of question you’re asking about your topic.

  4. Presence: Making the Essay Personal You can make the essay personal explicitly or implicitly. • Decide whether the use of first person will enhance or detract from your essay. • Find your own way of saying things with or without saying “I.”

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