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Planning Stages of the Writing Process Researching Organizing Writing Rewriting Editing Proofreading

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Simple (working) Thesis Statement: Make a statement : A deep understanding of other faiths is important BECAUSE Argue, Defend, or Support your statement : 1) 2) 3)

Introduction Clear and Concise Thesis statement 10 percent of length

Essential Components SAY IT Topic sentence YOUR VOICE SUPPORT IT Quote or Paraphrase Integrate into text CREDIBLE SCHOLARLY SOURCES EXPLAIN IT Defense Why is this point so important? YOUR VOICE

Supporting Evidence Quote judiciously Always cite quotations or paraphrases Document accurately

Avoiding Plagiarism But I didn’t realize…” Unintentional Intentional iarismforstudents.htm

Chicago Style Documenting

Introducing Quotations Smith concludes, “The solution is elusive; years of research are still required.” 1 Use a comma after a verb that introduces a quotation.

Introducing Quotations Smith emphasizes the need for patience, noting that “... years of research are still required.” 2 Use NO punctuation if the introductory phrase ends with “that.”

Introducing Quotations Smith implies that the answer will not come quickly: “The solution is elusive; years of research are still required.” 3 Use a colon after a complete sentence that introduces a quotation.

Integrating The Duke, disguised as a friar, gets a woman named Mariana to take Isabel’s place. This is one example of how the Duke plans just as a director would do. The Duke, disguised as a friar, gets a woman named Mariana to take Isabel’s place. 4 Here the Duke acts like a skilled director. Sharper, less wordy

Integrating The narrator refers to the Squire as “ A lovere and a lusty bachelor.” 5 Quote fragments and integrate into the text.

Conclusion Relevance today Message Reflect Project

Writing Process Planning Researching Organizing Writing Rewriting Editing Proofreading

This is not the result of accident, it is the fruit of deliberation and reflection on the part of the author. Run-ons and Comma Splices

__________________. _________________ __________________, and ______________ __________________ ; _________________ __________________ ; however, _________ Complete sentence

Sentence Structure According to a well-established tradition. According to a well-established tradition, he wrote primarily for the Gentiles or the Hellenistic Jews.

Sentence Structure They came with a proposal for the new research project. A proposal too good to refuse. They came with a proposal for the new research project, a proposal too good to refuse.

There/Their There is...  Put it there.  They argued their case.  Expletive construction and not the subject of the sentence In that place Possession, belongs to

Then/Than _____ she went to the store. Then she went to the store. He is faster____ his friend. He is faster than his friend.

Would have / Would of I ___________ gone to class, but I was sick. I would have gone to class, but I was sick.

Its/It’s (it is) _____ your turn to present your proposal. It’s your turn to present your proposal. The dog wagged ___ tail. The dog wagged its tail.

Affect/Effect Affect = Action = Verb The researchers’ results affected later studies. Effect = Result = Noun The effect of the drums added suspense.

Apostrophes and Possessives In the 1990’s, In the 1990s The Bibles wordsThe Bible’s words The childrens stories The children’s stories

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