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CHAPTER 9. WRITING EFFECTIVELY IN COLLEGE

CHAPTER 9. WRITING EFFECTIVELY IN COLLEGE. Expository Writing. Writing, pp. 62-77. Writing in college…. States explicit claims Develops an argument Analyzes insightfully Investigates complexity. Writing in college…. Organizes appropriately Signals transitions

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CHAPTER 9. WRITING EFFECTIVELY IN COLLEGE

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  1. CHAPTER 9.WRITING EFFECTIVELY IN COLLEGE Expository Writing Writing, pp. 62-77

  2. Writing in college… • States explicit claims • Develops an argument • Analyzes insightfully • Investigates complexity

  3. Writing in college… • Organizes appropriately • Signals transitions • Documents sources carefully

  4. Writing Aims • To reflect • To inform • To analyze • To argue

  5. Working Together • Use aims to create thesis statements • Writing, p. 65

  6. Think about genre distinctions • Sentence length • Paragraph length • Word choice • Relationship with reader

  7. Think about audience • Imagine readers • Demographics • Write for college readers

  8. Think about credibility • How do you want your readers to see you? • Concerned • Well informed • Fair • Ethical

  9. Read • To find a question • To find diverse points of view • To find evidence

  10. Effective writers • On task • Focused • Organized • Developed • Linked Got Roddick? Example pg 75

  11. Effective writers • Stylistically fluent • Concise • Correct • Well designed “Got Roddick?” See Writing, p. 75

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