Writing is a process. This process involves can become overwhelming unless it is broken down into its various parts and pieces. To be successful with writing we have to get past the elementary school definition of a paper, "Beginning, Middle and End" and expand those definitions a little bit. Writing a paper starts with the subject. This can be given by assignment or by choice. Then we must decide who will be our audience. Then what is the intended purpose of the paper.
To write an essay it is important to start with the middle or body. This involves writing down everything we know about the subject. We can always go back later and refine, extract or expand any information to suit our purpose. Next, we need to summarize the import points of our paper in the conclusion or the end. Lastly, we need to use those important points and develop a thesis statement for our introduction or beginning.
There are many different tools to use when constructing a paper. I will discuss each of them briefly, Narrative, Cause and Effect, Rhetorical Gazes, Compare and Contrast, Definition and Classification and Division and, Process Explanation. There are tools within each category as well to help the writer bring his ideas forward.
The writing process involves several rhetorical tools and ideas. Writing is a process on construction just as baking a cake or building a house. With the right tools you can create a masterpiece.
Good job it is simple, and to the point. You could have elaborated a little on the rhetorical tools, if it was an outside party reading this blog and didn't know about the different writing tools they might not know how to use them.
ReplyDeleteVery good. This is well written and to the point. I really like the analogy that you used about baking a cake or building a house, it gives you a different perpective to writing.
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