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Nancy MarenickThe Writing Centre
867-5221
The Writing Process
Planning http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator
Stages of the Writing Process
Researching http://www.stfx.ca
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WritingRewriting Editing Proofreading
Twist of …..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuhYsbT7Kq4&NR=1
Simple (working) Thesis Statement:
Make a statement: A deep understanding of other faiths is
important BECAUSE Argue, Defend, or Support your statement:1) 2)3)
Introduction
Clear and Concise
Thesis statement
10 percent of length
Essential Components
SAY IT
Topic sentence
YOUR VOICE
SUPPORT IT
Quote or Paraphrase
Integrate into text
CREDIBLE SCHOLARLY
SOURCES
EXPLAIN IT
Defense
Why is this point so important?
YOUR VOICE
Supporting Evidence
Quote judiciously
Always cite quotations or paraphrases
Document accurately
Avoiding Plagiarism
But I didn’t realize…”
Unintentional Intentional
http://libmain.stfx.ca/integrity/student/Plagiarismforstudents.htm
Introducing Quotations
Smith concludes, “The solution is elusive; years of research are still required.” 1
Use a comma after a verb
that introduces a quotation.
Introducing Quotations
Smith emphasizes the need for patience, noting that “. . . years of research are still required.” 2
Use NO punctuation
if the introductory phrase ends with “that.”
Introducing Quotations
Smith implies that the answer will not come quickly: “The solution is elusive; years of research are still required.” 3
Use a colon after a complete sentence
that introduces a quotation.
Integrating
The Duke, disguised as a friar, gets a woman named Mariana to take Isabel’s place. This is one example of how the Duke plans just as a director would do.
The Duke, disguised as a friar, gets a woman named Mariana to take Isabel’s place. 4 Here the Duke acts like a skilled director.
Sharper, less wordy
Integrating
The narrator refers to the Squire as “ A lovere and a lusty bachelor.” 5
Quote fragments
and integrate
into the text.
Conclusion
Relevance today Message Reflect Project
Writing Process
Planning Researching Organizing Writing Rewriting Editing Proofreading
This is not the result of accident, it is the fruit of deliberation and reflection on the part of the author.
Run-ons and Comma Splices
__________________ . _________________
__________________ , and ______________
__________________ ; _________________
__________________ ; however, _________
Complete sentence Complete sentence
Sentence Structure
According to a well-established tradition.
According to a well-established tradition, he wrote primarily for the Gentiles or the Hellenistic Jews.
Sentence Structure
They came with a proposal for the new research project. A proposal too good to refuse.
They came with a proposal for the new research project, a proposal too good to refuse.
There/Their
There is. . .
Put it there.
They argued their case.
Expletive construction and not the subject of the sentence
In that place
Possession, belongs to
Then/Than
_____ she went to the store. Then she went to the store.
He is faster____ his friend. He is faster than his friend.
Would have / Would of
I ___________ gone to class, but I was sick.
I would have gone to class, but I was sick.
Its/It’s (it is)
_____ your turn to present your proposal.It’s your turn to present your proposal.
The dog wagged ___ tail. The dog wagged its tail.
Affect/Effect
Affect = Action = VerbThe researchers’ results affected later studies.
Effect = Result = NounThe effect of the drums added suspense.
Apostrophes and Possessives
In the 1990’s, In the 1990sThe Bibles words The Bible’s wordsThe childrens stories The children’s stories
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