1. Drafting and Revising Your Work Introduction Moving from notes to draft Revising your draft Proofreading and correcting your draft Talk About It Your Turn Tech Tools in this presentation Dictionary.com Spellchecker and Grammar Checker

2. Introduction The next step in the research process is drafting. It is the step that brings the pieces of the research puzzle together. narrow topic research question sources note taking outlining main idea statement

3. If you’ve done a good job with each previous step of the process, fitting the pieces together into a draft should go rather quickly. narrow topic main idea statement note taking research question sources outlining Introduction

4. Creating a draft means using your notes and outline to form well-organized paragraphs in which you present your research to your audience. Moving from notes to draft Whatever the form of your final research project—paper, presentation, podcast, Web site—you must start by getting your ideas down on paper.

5. Would you like to strengthen your heart and lungs, prevent diabetes and cancer, improve your emotional well-being, and potentially increase your lifespan? Recent studies in the United States confirm that including cardiovascular exercise in a daily exercise routine can do all of those things. Cardiovascular exercise is an important investment that benefits overall health. Begin with an introduction that will capture your reader’s attention and communicate your main idea statement. attention- getting opening main idea statement Moving from notes to draft

6. Research Tip Drafting Your draft is the first version of your research paper. Your goal as you draft is just to get your ideas from your notecards onto the paper. Don’t try to get everything right the first time. You will have a chance to review your work and make improvements later.

7. Cardiovascular exercise can improve physical health in many ways. Next, you’ll write the body of your paper. Write the first heading from your outline in sentence form. Then write your first supporting point. I.Exercise and physical health A. Strengthens heart and lungs 1. Building the muscle increases energy level 2. Muscle health leads to longer lifespan I.Exercise and physical health A. Strengthens heart and lungs 1. Building the muscle increases energy level 2. Muscle health leads to longer lifespan I.Exercise and physical health A. Strengthens heart and lungs 1. Building the muscle increases energy level 2. Muscle health leads to longer lifespan Cardiovascular exercise can improve physical health in many ways. Cardiovascular exercise can improve physical health in many ways. Most important, it strengthens the heart and lungs. Moving from notes to draft

8. Cardiovascular exercise can improve physical health in many ways. Most important, it strengthens the heart and lungs. The heart is a muscle that beats continually to circulate blood all over your body. Exercise builds the heart muscle by allowing it to work more effectively and to work longer. Next, elaborate on your supporting point by explaining, adding details, or giving an example. Continue in this way with all the supporting points for the first heading on your outline. Moving from notes to draft

9. Exercise builds the heart muscle by allowing it to work more effectively and to work longer. This can increase a person’s energy level and lifespan, according to Jacquelyn McClelland, author of Give Your Heart a Healthy Beat. When you use an author’s ideas or exact words, give credit to that author by including the author’s name and the source in which you found the information. author’s ideas author’s name source Moving from notes to draft

10. Start a new paragraph for each heading (each Roman numeral) in your outline. This will help you stay organized. When you have covered each heading, write a conclusion to wrap up your paper and give your final thoughts. According to a recent study by the International Health, Racquet and Sports Club Association, approximately 50% of Americans don’t get enough exercise. With the physical and emotional benefits that cardiovascular exercise bring, more Americans need to get off the couch and get moving. You might summarize your main points or state the importance of what you wrote. Moving from notes to draft

11. Tech Tool: Dictionary.com Writers often use dictionaries to define words as they write or to help with spelling as they revise and edit. To use Dictionary.com, just type the word you want defined into the search box and hit Search. You might find it easier to use an online dictionary, such as Dictionary.com, than one in book form.

12. Tech Tool: Dictionary.com Like a traditional dictionary, Dictionary.com gives each word’s part of speech and definition. In fact, it will give several different definitions of the word from different online dictionaries. For an extra fee, Dictionary.com will even allow you to hear words’ pronunciation.

13. Tech Tool: Dictionary.com Dictionary.com also includes a thesaurus to help you find just the right word to communicate your meaning. Always use a thesaurus carefully, though. Make sure the word you choose means exactly what you intend.

14. Completing your draft is just the beginning. Revising your draft It means taking a serious look at your ideas and how you present them. The next step is to revise and edit your work. Revision is more than fixing small mistakes.

15. Research Tip Revision When you come back to your paper, it will be easier to see where your draft needs improvement. If you have enough time, it’s a good idea to put your draft away for a day or two before you start to revise.

16. 5.Does the order of the paragraphs make sense? Do transitions connect ideas within and between paragraphs? 4.Are all direct quotations within quotation marks? Are there too many direct quotations? 3.Have you given proper credit to each author whose words or ideas you used? 4.All direct quotations within quotation marks? Direct quotations not overused? 5.Order of paragraphs makes sense? Transitions used to connect ideas? Begin your revision by carefully reading your work and answering these questions: 1.Does each paragraph begin with a topic sentence that connects to the main idea statement? 2.Do the paragraphs have enough support—facts, details, examples, and explanations? 1.Topic sentences connect to main idea statement? 2.Paragraphs have enough support? 3.Proper credit to each author used? Revising your draft

17. or make any information clearer If you find that you need to One reason it is important to take good notes and keep track of your sources is so you can return to them easily if needed. go back to check your notes or return to your original sources. add support to your main idea statement give more elaboration within a paragraph Revising your draft

18. Proofreading and correcting your draft When you are satisfied that your ideas, support, and organization are what you want, you are ready to proofread and correct your draft. Check the grammar, punctuation, and spelling in your paper. Are all words spelled correctly? Have you used complete sentences throughout the paper? Do your subjects and verbs agree? Are commas, quotation marks, and other punctuation correct?

19. Tech Tool: Spellchecker and Grammar Checker During the revision phase, a spellchecker and a grammar checker might help you find some of your mistakes. Used carefully, these can be valuable tools.

20. Tech Tool: Spellchecker and Grammar Checker Most word processing programs have a spellchecker that will check spelling automatically as you work. You can also check spelling and grammar after you finish your document.

21. Tech Tool: Spellchecker and Grammar Checker Here are some cautions to keep in mind: A spellchecker doesn’t know how to spell many proper nouns. If your misspelling creates a different word that is spelled correctly, the spellchecker won’t catch the mistake. If you don’t know how a word is spelled, you might not choose the correct spelling from the list of options that the spellchecker provides. Jeremiah State Park Take you time. picture pitcher pincher picturer You might benefit from using an online dictionary in combination with a spellchecker when you edit your spelling.

22. Tech Tool: Spellchecker and Grammar Checker Because the English language is so complex, a grammar checker will help you catch only some of your grammar mistakes. Read those sentences carefully. Sometimes a grammar checker will find an error in a correct sentence or fail to find an error where there is one. Possible problems are usually underlined in green.

23. Talk About It Discuss the answers to these questions with your classmates. 1.How do earlier steps of the research process prepare the writer for drafting? 2.What happens during drafting if the earlier steps aren’t done well? 3.Student writers often don’t like to revise. Why do you think that is? 4.How might drafting and revision change if the final product is something other than a paper—such as a Web site or a speech?

24. Your Turn Use the outline below and the notecards on the next slide to create a paragraph for a paper on the benefits of cardiovascular exercise. B. Controls weight 1. Body burns more calories during exercise 2. Weight loss occurs when you burn more calories than you take in 3. Weight management important; obesity can increase risk of serious disease

25. Your Turn 1 When the body burns more calories than it takes in, the result is weight loss. page 24 2 Weight control is important because obesity is a risk factor for many serious diseases. page 76 4 More than 60% of Americans are overweight. --Dulce Zamora, WebMD 7 Body continues to burn calories at a higher rate for a short time after exercise stops. page 98

26. Your Turn Paragraph starter: Another physical health benefit cardiovascular exercise provides is weight control. A person who burns more calories than he or she takes in from eating will lose weight. The body also burns...

27. Your Turn: Possible Responses Another physical health benefit cardiovascular exercise provides is weight control. A person who burns more calories than he or she takes in from eating will lose weight. The body also burns more calories during exercise than it does during periods of rest. This increased calorie burn continues for a short time even after a person has stopped exercising. Another reason weight control is important is that obesity can be a risk factor for many serious diseases. According to Dulce Zamora of WebMD, more than 60% of Americans are overweight. Clearly, a large percentage of Americans would benefit from exercise to control their weight and lower their risk for serious illnesses.

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