EAPP PREMID

• Writing Process

  A series of steps or stages to follow in

  creating a completed piece of writing.
• Correct order of the writing stages:

  Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing
• Prewriting is the planning stage.
• Drafting turns prewriting notes into paragraphs
• Introduction must be strong enough to grab the readers’ attention
• Body presents details that supports the main idea
• Conclusion restates the thesis statement and summarizes the

  most important concepts
• Revising checks on how to improve the choice of words, the

  style, sentence variety, etc.
• Editing checks the accuracy of facts and correcting errors

  in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
• Publishing produces the final copy of a piece of writing and

  presenting it to an audience.
• A thesis statement is a sentence that sums up the central point of

  your paper or essay.
• Thesis statement is located near the end of the introduction
• Concise : A quality of a good thesis statement is short and sweet.
• Contentious : A quality of a good thesis statement requires evidence or analysis to back it up
• Coherent : A quality of a good thesis statement must be supported and explained in the rest of your paper.
• Two components of a thesis statement: Claim and Reasons
• Claim is a statement of something you believe is true
• Reasons are ideas to support your claim
• An outline aids in the process of writing
• Focus and Coherence keeps to the topic ideas are well connected to each other using appropriate words and phrases
• Organization has a clear recognizable plan Ideas move from sentence to sentence in a logical way
• Development of Ideas - ideas are clearly defined and connected in an interesting manner
• Voice - writer uses unique style in conveying his/her thoughts through

  words and phrases
• In writing an Academic Paper, it must use a 3rd Person Point of View.

  (number POV)
• TRUE OR FALSE

  In writing an Academic Paper, the writers must not use words such as 'don't' and 'can't'

  TRUE
• Skimming - rapid reading, general idea and the thesis statement
• Scanning - rapid reading, get to the specific details.