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USAWC Effective Writing Seminar Lesson One: Organization (2)

USAWC Effective Writing Seminar Lesson One: Organization (2). Dr. Tom Stewart June 2013. “I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.”  --James Michener. Effective Writing Seminar Overview. Lesson 1—Organization Lesson 2—Analyze the Question Lesson 3—Content.

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USAWC Effective Writing Seminar Lesson One: Organization (2)

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  1. USAWCEffective Writing SeminarLesson One: Organization (2) Dr. Tom Stewart June 2013

  2. “I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.”  --James Michener

  3. Effective Writing SeminarOverview • Lesson 1—Organization • Lesson 2—Analyze the Question • Lesson 3—Content

  4. Purposes of Writing • Research • Analysis • Expository • Persuasive

  5. Organizing Your Paper • Before you start • THINK • Develop an outline • The Five Paragraph Essay (HINT: It’s not always five paragraphs)

  6. Organizing Your Paper • INTRODUCTION • BODY • CONCLUSION

  7. Organizing Your Paper • Thesis statement • Supporting paragraphs w/topic sentences • Conclusion based on information established in paper

  8. Organizing Your Paper • At graduate level, DON’T SUMMARIZE. DO ANALYZE.

  9. Getting Started: Exploring Ideas • Brainstorming • Freewriting • Looping • Clustering • Ask Questions • From The Everyday Writer, Andrea A. Lunsford

  10. Steps of the Writing Process • Brainstorming • Freewrite • Outlining • Drafting • Revising • Editing/Proofreading • Publishing

  11. Getting Started: Drafting • Establish a Working Thesis • Gather information to support your thesis • Write out a plan • Outlines • Write out a draft • From The Everyday Writer, Andrea A. Lunsford

  12. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice

  13. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice • ACTIVE: The boy walked up the stairs.

  14. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice • ACTIVE: The boy walked up the stairs. • PASSIVE: The stairs were walked up by the boy.

  15. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice • The case for active voice

  16. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice • The case for passive voice

  17. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice • What the War College wants: ACTIVE VOICE

  18. Revising and Editing Exercise 1-Sentence Combining • Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play major-league baseball. This happened in 1947. • Robinson faced severe racial prejudice. The prejudice was from fans. The prejudice was from players. This happened during that first season. • From The Writer’s Options (Morenberg/ Sommers)

  19. Your Work

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