Three Ways to Size up the Situation Four Kinds of Writing Process Activities教学教案.ppt

Situation and process * Three Ways to Size up the Situation Four Kinds of Writing Process Activities Sentence Structure: Simple and Compound Situation and process * Quotes I believe in miracles in every area of life except writing. – Isaac Bashevis Singer Learning to write well takes time and much effect, but it can be done. –Margaret Mead Situation and process * Three ways to size up the situation As you have known the reasons as well as the importance of writing, keep your reason for writing in mind at all times, think about the following ingredients in each writing situation you face. Situation and process * Who are you? Who are you as a writer on this assignment. That is, what kind of person do you want to seem to be to your readers—expert? Sincere? Angry? Critical? If your purpose is to inform, you might want to sound confident and knowledgeable, your tone one of trustworthiness. If your purpose is to persuade, you might want to sound not only confident and knowledgeable but urgently concerned as well, personally convinced that you are urging the right course of action. Thinking about this question will help you begin to select the right tone of “voice” for your purpose and your audience. Situation and process * Who are your readers? Who are your readers on this assignment? What are their concerns and interests? What can you say that you know will be of special importance to them? How can you gain their attention and stand your best chance of achieving your purpose or reason for writing? Situation and process * Four kinds of writing process activities Thinking Drafting and reading Revising and editing proofreading Situation and process * Thinking: Discovery Library research Experimental research Brainstorming Systematic questioning Free-writing Situation and process * Drafting and reading What is important at this stage is to get it all written down, reading and tinkering as you go, until it’s complete. Tinker: to work without a fixed plan or useful results,