EAPP (QUIZ)

• Choosing a topic


  Determines the rest of the steps in writing an essay-- what the thesis statement is, what sources to use, and how to write a paper
• Choosing a good topic may not be easy
• Choosing a topic


  • Must be narrow and focused enough to be interesting, yet broad enough to find adequate information
  • An ongoing process by which researchers explore, define, and refine their ideas
• The Writing Process


  1. Pre-writing (Brainstorming, Listing, Freewriting, Clustering)

  2. Planning (Build a logical outline)

  3. Drafting (Structuring 1st draft)

  4. Revising (make the text better - 2nd draft)

  5. Editing/Proofreading (make the text correct)
• Brainstorming


  Spontaneous contribution of ideas and thoughts
• Listing


  Start listing down general topics and move down to specific concepts
• Freewriting


  Write thoughts quickly and spontaneously without worrying about grammar, form, and style
• Clustering


  Mind mapping or idea mapping; explore the relationship of ideas
• Outline


  A skeleton of a finished piece of writing that maps the topics you'll cover and where each paragraph fits into the piece
• Drafting (1st draft)


  Don't worry about making your writing perfect just yet—at the rough draft stage, your goal is to get
• Revising (2nd draft)


  Rewriting or rearranging sentences and making changes and improvements in the manuscript
• Editing


  • Content editing (reviews content for flow and ease in understanding)
  • Line editing (focuses on the flow, style, and readability of the manuscript)
  • Copy editing (tidies or cleans up the copy for conciseness and clarity)
• Proofreading


  One last look over to catch any spelling mistakes, grammar errors, typos, formatting errors, or incorrect structure or syntax
• Syntax


  Arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
• Publishing


  Submission and sharing one's work to others with attention given to the form and style of the text
• Tone in writing


  Writer's attitude towards the reader and the subject of the message (e.g. formal, informal, optimistic, pessimistic, joyful, sad, sincere)
• How to choose a topic

  1. Choose a topic that you are interested in

  2. Narrow your topic to something manageable

  3. Think of the who, what, when, where and why questions

  4. Choose a research topic that you know a little about but still you have a quest to know more about it

  5. Choose a topic that is manageable

  6. Choose a topic that is significant

  7. Choose a topic where ample resources can be referred to

  8. Choose the topic for which a main idea comes most naturally and for which you feel you can develop the paper easily
• Narrowing a topic


  1. Start with all the possible topics and narrow down until you're able to focus on your interest

  2. Narrow the topic so you can do research effectively

  3. Identify the main ideas or terms

  4. Describe Who, What, Where, When, How, and Why about your topic to determine specifics

  5. Combine aspects of your list to create a narrowed down topic
• Broad topic


  A topic is too broad when you find that you have too many different ideas or resources about that topic
• Narrowed topic


  A topic is narrowed down if it is specific and focused in scope
• Main idea


  A complete sentence that includes the topic and what the author wants to say about it
• Choosing a topic


  Determines the rest of the steps in writing an essay-- what the thesis statement is, what sources to use, and how to write a paper
• It's important to make sure that a strong and engaging topic should be chosen
• Choosing a topic is the first step in the research process
• Selecting a good topic may not be easy. It must be narrow and focused enough to be interesting, yet broad enough to find adequate information
• Choosing a topic is an ongoing process by which researchers explore, define, and refine their ideas
• The Writing Process


  1. Pre-writing (Brainstorming, Listing, Freewriting, Clustering)

  2. Planning (Build a logical outline)

  3. Drafting (Structuring 1st draft)

  4. Revising (make the text better - 2nd draft)

  5. Editing/Proofreading (make the text correct)
• Brainstorming


  Spontaneous contribution of ideas and thoughts
• Listing


  Start listing down general topics and move down to specific concepts
• Freewriting


  Write thoughts quickly and spontaneously without worrying about grammar, form, and style
• Clustering


  Mind mapping or idea mapping; explore the relationship of ideas
• Outline


  A skeleton of a finished piece of writing that maps the topics you'll cover and where each paragraph fits into the piece
• An outline provides a structure that helps ensure your ideas flow logically and clearly
• Drafting (1st draft)


  The goal is to get your ideas down, don't worry about making it perfect yet
• Revising (2nd draft)


  Rewriting or rearranging sentences and making changes and improvements in the manuscript
• Editing


  Content editing (reviewing content for flow and ease in understanding), Line editing (focusing on the flow, style, and readability), Copy editing (tidying up the copy for conciseness and clarity)
• Proofreading is one last look over to catch any spelling mistakes, grammar errors, typos, formatting errors, or incorrect structure or syntax
• Syntax


  Arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
• Publishing


  Submission and sharing one's work to others with attention given to the form and style of the text
• Tone in writing


  Writer's attitude towards the reader and the subject of the message (e.g. formal, informal, optimistic, pessimistic, joyful, sad, sincere)