1. Nancy Marenick The Writing Centre 867-5221 Nancy Marenick The Writing Centre 867-5221 The Writing Process

2. Planning http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator Stages of the Writing Process Researching http://www.stfx.cahttp://www.stfx.ca Organizing http://www.stfx.ca/resources/writingcentre http://www.stfx.ca/resources/writingcentre Writing Rewriting Editing Proofreading

4. Twist of ….. http://www.you tube.com/watc h?v=vuhYsbT7 Kq4&NR=1

6. 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)

7. Introduction Clear and Concise Thesis statement 10 percent of length

9. 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

11. Supporting Evidence Quote judiciously Always cite quotations or paraphrases Document accurately

12. Avoiding Plagiarism But I didn’t realize…” Unintentional Intentional http://libmain.stfx.ca/integrity/student/Plag iarismforstudents.htm

13. Chicago Style Documenting http://www.stfx.ca/

15. 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.

16. 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.”

17. 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.

18. 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

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

20. Conclusion Relevance today Message Reflect Project

21. Writing Process Planning Researching Organizing Writing Rewriting Editing Proofreading

22. 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

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

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

25. 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.

26. 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

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

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

29. 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.

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

31. 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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