Elements of Good writing Chapter 2, pg 21

The Subject What is writing all about? A TOPIC! ◦ Tell a personal story ◦ Provide information ◦ Discuss the effects ◦ Explain how to do something ◦ Take a stand ◦ Convince you

Purpose: The Writer’s Intention Entertainment Inform – present facts Persuade Activity 2 (pg 23)

Audience: Intended Readers Authors should consider: What do your readers already know? What are their attitude? What are the demographics? Will the education level/ages all be the same? Activity 3 (pg 23)

Voice: Attitude Attitude towards the subject matter Attitude towards the audience 1 st person – “I”, informal 2 nd person– “You” informal, persuade, instruct 3 rd person – “he, she, it, they” – formal

Unity All parts relate to a central theme. EVERY SENTENCE SERVES THE SAME THEME. Activity 6 (pg 27)

Coherence Clear and logical progression of thought ◦ Key words ◦ Careful pronoun reference and synonyms ◦ Transitions ◦ Activity 7

Paragraphs Chapter 16, pg 286

Paragraphs Paragraph: a groups of sentences that develops one main idea. A paragraph may stand by itself as a complete piece of writing, or it may be a section of a longer piece of writing, such as an essay.

Topic Sentences Topic Sentence states the main idea of a paragraph ◦ The most general sentence in a paragraph ◦ All other sentences explain, describe, extend it ◦ Is not always found at the beginning of the paragraph. ◦ Exercise 2 (pg 288)

Controlling idea The point the writer makes about the topic ◦ Gives the author’s opinion or information on the topic. Backpacking trips are exhausting. Topic controlling idea