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first step in writing process....

decide on a topic based on your purpose in writing and narrow the topic to an appropriate size for assignment
Inventing and Collecting
second step in writing process....

write your thesis, make a plan, and arrange your ideas
Organizing
third step in writing process....

put those ideas into complete sentences and paragraphs for the first time
Draft
4th step in writing process....

make the writing clearer or more convincing by eliminating ideas that do not fit, adding transitions ect..
Revising
5th step in writing process

correct errors in word use, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammer
proof reading
Three main parts of an essays structure
Intro
body
Conclusion
a good introduction does what two things? Gets...............and ends with............
reader interested, thesis statement
a good conclusion does what two things? refers......................and makes an..............based on support provided in the essay. it does NOT just........the thesis statement
to thesis, observation, repeat
A _______ must contain a narrowed topic and a controlling idea. it should make a claim that requires supporst not just be a _____
topic stentence/thesis.
fact
10 essential steps in writing a research paper
-choosing a topic
-finding a source
-evaluating sources
-taking notes
-developing a thesis
-organizing an outline
-writing drafts
-revising
-documenting sources
-preparing the final draft
how are the ten steps in writing a research paper different then the five steps in the writing process
additional steps, more added, more complicated because its a research paper.
a source must be evaluated for its _________ and __________
quality, reliablity
a student writer must acknoqledge the use of a source when he or she.....
1. quotes someones exact words
2. summarize or borrow someones opinion
3. uses information that is not common knowledge
if that student doesnt use _____ marks and ______, he or she is committing________.
quotation, citation, plagiarism
An MLA citation in workds cited generally contains, in the following order....
1. authors name
2. title of work
3. title of site
4. date of publication or last update
5.sponsor of the site
6. date you accessed the site
7. the URL in angle brackets
a parenthetical (in-text) citation generally contains what two things..
authors name

and

page number!
plot:
the authors selection and arrangement of incidents in a story to shape the action and give story focus
Protagonist:
main character, good guy, gains sympathy
climax:
the moment of greatest emotional tension in narrative
characterization
process by which the writer makes the character seem real to reader
Flat Character
one or two qualities, ideas or traites
round character
more complex character, internal conflicts
setting

(major elements of setting are...)
the physical and social context in which the action of a story occurs


time, place and social environment
point of view
refers to who is telling the story and how its told
third person point of view
uses he, she or they and doesnt participate in action
omniscient point of view
like god, can see everything, not a character, all knowing
limited omniscient point of view
author limits narrator who does not see into the mind of a character
objective point of view
employs a third person in narrator who does not see into the mind of a character
first person narrator
uses I and is a major or minor character in story
symbol
a person, object, image, word or event that evokes a range of additional meanings beyond the usual meaning
diction
writers choice of words, chosen carefully
denotation
literal dictionary meanings for words
connotation
associations and implications that go beyond a words literal meaning
tone
writers attitude toward subject, the mood created in a poem
simile
comparison using like or as
metaphor
makes a comparison without using like or as
personification
giving human attributes to non living things
irony
a technique that reveals a discrepancy between what appears to be and what is actually true
rhythm
reaccurance of stressed and unstressed sounds
meter
when a rhythmic pattern of stresses reoccur in a poem
rhyme scheme
the patterns of end rhymes
name some familiar poetic forms:
sonnet, limerick, ode, haiku
most plays are written to be
performed on stage, read out loud
acts:
main devision of a play
stage directions
play writers instructions
tragedy (play)
presents courageous individual who confronts powerful forces
tragic flaw
an internal flaw in protagonist
aside
speech directed only to audience, characters are still on stage
soliloquy
character talks to audience, speaks his feelings, no characters on stage
in what place and time period did William Shakespeare live?
London, 1564-1616, Elizabethan time
before the globe theater was built where were performances held?
courtyards, taverns, inns
othello
main characeter, kills wife and himself
iago
evil sneeky, wants cassios job
desdemona
othellos wife, framed by iago
emilia
iagos wife, stood up for des., iago kills her
what is othellos tragic flaw
no trust, jealousy