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Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-2 The Writing Process: Three Phases Get ready to write Write the first draft Revise your draft

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-3 Getting Ready to Write Step 1: List and schedule writing tasks –Break project into smaller tasks –Estimate time for each step –Start with due date and work backward

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-4 Getting Ready to Write Step 2: Generate ideas –Brainstorm with a group –Speak it –Use free writing Write without stopping Let your ideas flow Don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, or grammar

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-5 Getting Ready to Write Step 3: Refine initial ideas –Select a topic and a working title Don’t get stuck—you can change it later Don’t select too broad a topic –Write a thesis statement Make an assertion or describe an action Use a complete sentence

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-6 Getting Ready to Write Step 4: Consider your purpose –To make your audience think differently: Make your writing clear and logical Support your assertions with evidence –To make your audience feel differently: Consider crafting a story –To make your audience take an action: Explain what steps to take Offer solid benefits for doing so

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-7 Getting Ready to Write Step 5: Do initial research –Get an overview of the subject Step 6: Outline

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-8 Getting Ready to Write Step 7: Do in-depth research –Sense when to begin writing

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-9 Writing the First Draft Remember: The first draft is not for keeps Write freely Be yourself Let your inner writer take over Ease into it

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-10 Writing the First Draft Make writing a habit Respect your deep mind Get physical Use affirmations and visualizations Hide it in your drawer for a while

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-11 Revising Your Draft Step 1: Cut –Cut passages that don’t contribute to your purpose –Look for excess baggage –Make larger cuts first: sections, chapters, pages –Then make smaller cuts: paragraphs, sentences, phrases, words

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-12 Revising Your Draft Step 2: Paste –Examine what’s left after cutting Look for missing transitions and connecting ideas Look for consistency within paragraphs Look for consistency between paragraphs and sections –Reorder your ideas logically Imaging cutting your paper up with scissors and pasting passages down in a new order

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-13 Revising Your Draft Step 3: Fix –Examine individual words and phrases –Rely on nouns and verbs –Use the active voice –Don’t be verbose or vague –Define terms readers may not know

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-14 Revising Your Draft Step 4: Prepare –Know the required formats Margins Title page Notes and bibliographies –Use quality paper –Bind your paper with a cover

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-15 Revising Your Draft Step 5: Proof –Check spelling and grammar –Look for: Clear thesis statement Guidepost sentences Supporting details Lean sentences Action verbs, specific nouns

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-16 Use quotation marks for direct quotes, and document the source Paraphrase properly, and credit as you would for a direct quote Avoiding Plagiarism

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-17 Power Process: Employ Your Word

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-18 Employ Your Word Your word makes things happen When people keep their word, the world works Relationships are built on agreements Examining what we agree to can improve our effectiveness

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-19 Employ Your Word The Ladder of Powerful Speaking Obligation: I should, I must, I had to Possibility: I might, I could, I hope to Passion: I want to, I can’t wait to Planning: I intend to, I plan to Promising: I will, I promise to Preference: I prefer to As we move up the ladder, our speaking becomes more effective

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-20 Master Student Greg Louganis “One time I almost didn’t get through it. At the national championships in Indianapolis in 1986, I caught a stomach virus. I was very sick, but I did a few dives, went into the bathroom, threw up, and came back out and did a few more dives. I don’t know how, but I won. I may cry easily, but I never give up.”

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-21 Review The communication loop Five ways to say “I” Accepting a compliment Conflict management Relationships Complaining effectively

Becoming a Master Student Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company 8-22 Review Accepting criticism The writing process Avoiding plagiarism Writing and delivering speeches Power process: Employ your word

Chapter 8 Communicating Keep the loop going, communicate!