1. LE-II-III – EFFECTIVE WRITING SKILLS OBJECTIVES: 1.LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE FOR WRITING. 2.STATE THE IMPORTANCE OF AUDIENCE ANALYSIS. 3.UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONDUCTING RESEARCH. 4.LEARN METHODS TO SUPPORT IDEAS IN WRITING. 5.DEVELOP ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES IN WRITING. 6.UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING AN OUTLINE TO AID IN THE WRITING PROCESS. 7.LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF EDITING AND GETTING FEEDBACK. 8.ORGANIZE A PARAGRAPH.

2. OVERVIEW  INTRODUCTION  PURPOSE OF WRITING  AUDIENCE  RESEARCH  SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS  ORGANIZE  OUTLINE  DRAFT AND EDIT  GET FEEDBACK  ORGANIZE A PARAGRAPH  PARTS OF A SENTENCE  CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION  GOOD WRITING TAKES PRACTICE!   COMMUNICATION   MINIMIZE CONFUSION

4. PURPOSE OF WRITING  TO DIRECT – WHAT TO DO  TO INFORM – HOW TO DO IT  TO PERSUADE OR MOTIVATE – WHY TO DO IT – TO GET A GROUP TO ACT  MOST WRITTEN WORKS HAVE A COMBINATION OF THESE PURPOSES.

5. AUDIENCE  HOW DO WE WANT RECIPIENTS TO REACT  IS THE AUDIENCE RECEPTIVE, SKEPTICAL, OR HOSTILE?  HOW MUCH DO THEY KNOW ABOUT THE SUBECT  WHAT TONE IS APPROPIATE? WARM? STERN?  FRIEND, TEACHER, CONGRESSMAN, NEIGHBOR?

6. CONDUCT RESEARCH  YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT.  FOUNDATION OF INFORMATION  FORMULATE YOUR GOAL  RESEARCH PLAN – A LIST OF QUESTIONS YOU WANT ANSWERED  SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS – NEED PROOF  EXAMPLES, STATISTICS, TESTIMONY, COMPARE AND CONTRAST, EXPLANATION, KEEP IT SIMPLE!

7. ORGANIZE  INTRO – BODY – CONCLUSION. 3 parts  INTRO – CAPTURE YOUR ATTENTION, GIVE THE PURPOSE  BODY – EFFECTIVE SEQUENCE OF IDEAS  CONCLUSION – SUMMERIZE THE BODY

8. OUTLINE  TIME SAVER, VICE TIME WASTER.  FORM IS NOT IMPORTANT – YOU JUST NEED TO MAKE A STRUCTURE.  YOU WILL FIND YOUR PERSONAL APPROACH.  EVERY WRITER IS DIFFERENT.  THE MORE YOU PRACTICE, THE BETTER YOU WILL BE.

9. DRAFT AND EDIT  USE YOUR BEST WRITING. NO GRAMMER OR SPELLING ERRORS.  GET FEEDBACK FROM FRIENDS, CADET LEADERSHIP AND INSTRUTORS.  IN THE JROTC, IT IS A GREAT WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH GRADES!

10. CONCLUSION  BE LOGICAL – PRACTICE – HAVE CLEAR IDEAS AND OUTLINES  PROJECT: ESSAY ON A FAMOUS MARINE CORPS BATTLE – THE JUNIORS AND SENIORS WILL GIVE AN ORAL PRESENTATION AS WELL.

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