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THE PROCESS OF WRITING. Everyone has a writing process. What is yours?. Why do you need a writing process?. It can help you organize your thoughts. It can help you to avoid frustration. It can help youe use their time productively and efficiently. Writing process. Invention (Generar ideas)
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Why do you need a writing process? • It can help you organize your thoughts. • It can help you to avoid frustration. • It can help youe use their time productively and efficiently.
Writing process • Invention (Generar ideas) • Collection (Escoger las ideas) • Organization • Drafting (Hacer un primer borrador) • Revising (Repasar y busca de errores) • Proofreading (Leer todo y repasar de nuevo)
Invention: finding your ideas • Brainstorming: • Getting your ideas on paper (Escribir ideas sueltas que vengan a tu mente)
Brainstorming: coming up with ideas that interest you Listing: Topics Choose the best main idea Brainstorming
Clustering: mapping out ideas Secondary ideas MAIN IDEA
Collection • Gathering ideas (Reunir y agrupar ideas por subtemas)
Organizing: putting information in an outline OUTLINE I. Introduction A. State your idea II. Body A. Develop ideas B. Support ideas with arguments III. Conclusion A. Reemphasize/summarize main idea I. II. III. Outline
Drafting • Give yourself time to work on your project. • Find a comfortable place to do your writing. • Avoid distractions. • Take breaks.
Revising: reviewing ideas • Review: • Clear communication of ideas • Organization of paper • Paragraph structure • Strong introduction and conclusion
Proofreading • Review: • Spelling • Punctuation • Sentence structure
Proofreading tips • Slowly read your paper aloud. • Read your paper backwards. • Exchange papers with a friend. • NOTE: Spell check will not catch everything, and grammar checks are often wrong!