Basic Concepts Of Writing 7174k

Chapter 1: Basic Concepts of Writing

I.

IMPORTANCE OF WRITING…

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HOW WRITING IS LEARNED…

III. HOW WRITTEN TEXTS WORK… IV. HOW WE LEARN TO WRITE TEXTS THAT WORK… V.

HOW THE WRITING PROCESS WORKS…

VI. HOW WE DEVELOP A WRITING PROCESS THAT WORKS… VII. HOW TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT YOUR WRITING…

Importance of Writing Writing Influences the Way People Think Writing Contributes to the Way we Learn Writing Promotes Success in College and on the Job Writing Fosters Development Writing Connects Us to the World

Writing Influences the Way People Think 1) We learn different ways of developing our thoughts. 2) How to reflect critically on our own behavior in autobiography. 3) How to distinguish fact from opinions. 4) How to make judgments about opposing points of view in position papers. 5) We learn to analyze ideas and to synthesize what we learn from others with what we experience firsthand.

Writing Contributes to the Way we Learn Writing helps us… 1)To sort information 2)To highlight what is important 3)To what we are learning. 4)To learn effectively and think critically. 5)To bring together new and old ideas 6)Relate them to other ideas. 7)Clarifies and extends our understanding of the world.

Writing Connects us to the World Reasons for Writing: 1) To entertain 2) To let readers know what we think or how we feel. 3) To influence readers’ decisions, actions, or beliefs. 4) We may even confront readers, criticizing their attitudes and behaviors.

How Writing is Learned

Three Basic Ways of Thinking about Writing

1) How written texts work 2) How the writing process works 3) How to think critically about your writing

How Written Texts Work Kinds of texts serve different purposes:

1) Autobiographical essay 2) Proposal Urges 3) Explanation

Writing Genres • These categories that can be categorized

by their purposes and audiences.

Language • Whether

spoken or written- is a

system of social interaction.

How We Learn to Write Texts that Work

How The Writing Process Works Writing Process is recursive rather than linear. The experience of writing is more like taking a steep trail with frequent switchbacks. Most creative activities, writing is a form of

Writers set goals for their writing: 1)Goals for the whole essay 2)Goals for particular ages

This continual shifting of attention is what makes the process recursive.

How We Develop a Writing Process that Works To develop a writing Process that is flexible and yet provides structure: It should be a process that neither oversimplifies nor overwhelms, one that helps you learn about a subject and write

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How to think critically about your writing Thinking also helps you to continue learning by bringing to mind what you had forgotten or did not realize you know. Learning to write learning a foreign language.

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