Chap.10/Act.2-Notes
I chose to write notes on a lecture from writing class.
Why writing is important?
1.college
2.employment
3.personal life
The writing process
1.prewriting
2.writing
3.revising
Writing Process
1.think about possible topics
2.freely jot ideas on paper or computor
3.narrow the topic and write a main idea sentence
4.omit and add ideas
5.arrange ideas in a plan or outline
6.write a draft first
7.rethink and rewrite as necessary
8.write one or more new drafts
9.proofread for errors
Generating Ideas
1. freewriting
2.brainstorming, listing and jotting ideas
a. generate lots of ideas
b.write everything that comes to mind
c.avoid single words and complete sentences
d.write down phrases and ideas
e. don’t be a perfectionist
The writing process
1.prewriting stage
a.select a topic
b.narrow the topic
c.brainstorm ideas
d.select and drop ideas
e.arange in logical order
2.compose a first draft
3.revise and proofread