Lesson 6-8

• Writer's Block


  Inability to get things started. The feeling of being stuck, or being uninspired.
• Other Definitions of Writer's Block

  • Page Fright (kind of like Stage fright; there's something that's stopping you from writing. ex. Judgment, Criticism, Misunderstood.)
  • Fear of the Blank sheet. (You can not put your thoughts on to the page. Fear of leaving nothing to write.)
  • Writing without the muse. (Kind if writing without inspiration, or reference)
• How can we deal with writer's block

  1. Do positive self-talk. Affirm yourself.

  2. List down your achievements in the previous writing task. (To remind yourself that you are capable.)

  3. Conduct an interview with yourself. (Self-evaluate.)

  4. Brainstorm about the major and minor details. (What what's on your mind)

  5. Divide large tasks into smaller ones. (Organize what needs to be done and do it step-by-step.)

  6. Concede the existence of the Writer's Block. (Be delusional and block out the term.)

  7. Read for a break. Rest and take a pause.

  8. Establish a routine and be faithful to your scheduled time.

  9. Cope with badness and be kidney to yourself. (Basically admit you can be mid)

  10. Reinvent your space in order to create a conductive writing environment. (Organize your workspace to have the saying a organized working space is an organized mind.)

  11. Go back to the start by reminding yourself of the purpose of why you write.
• Morning Pages


  Write what comes into mind
• Morning Pages


  • Serves as a dumping site for the writer.
  • Is a tool where the writer disposes ideas in the way of writing.
  • Is not something that the writer may use fit his actual message.
  • Is done usually before a writer starts writing.
  • Is a piece of writing that is made of three pages.
  • Takes a writers mind off of things that are not related to his writing task.
• Graphic Organizers


  A systematic illustration of ideas taken from a text read
• How to use Graphic Organizer to summarize a text

  1. Read the text

  2. Analyze the (main) ideas and relationships

  3. Identify the best GO to use as well as the shapes

  4. Create
• Venn Diagram


  Illustrates similarities and differences between two or more ideas
• 1. Chart


  Illustrate the differences
• Data Retrieval Chart


  A modified version for the T-chart
• Data Storage Chart


  Used when the text has missing elements
• Flowcharts


  Shows sequence in events, steps in a process, or cause and effect
• Ishikawa Diagram


  Shows causes and effects
• Sungram (Sun Diagram)


  Shows minor topics arising from a major topic
• Pyramid


  A hierarchy of concepts
• Timeline


  Shows sequencing of events
• Fire Triangle


  Shows the relationship between 3 elements that are dependent of one another
• Concept Paper


  A type of text that discusses or clarifies the "whatness" of an idea/term
• Concept Paper in the Academic

  • It comes in the form of a research proposal
  • It is something that is done before a full blown research paper is carried out, implemented or approved for funding
  • The most common parts are Title Rationale, Theoretical or Conceptual Framework, Research Questions, and Method
• Concept Paper in the Workplace

  • It is called a project proposal and is asked a full proposal
  • It contains a proposed idea that may not be detailed but somehow provides reader a framework or an overview of how it can be carried out or implemented
  • It is a request for financial assistance to implement a project, a statement of work, and a detailed description of a series of activities aimed at solving a certain problem
• Project Proposals can be

  • Product
  • Program
  • Policies
  • Software
  • Services
• Characteristics of an Effective Concept Paper

  • Clear: understandable
  • Accurate and Objective: based on facts
  • Accessible: answers all possible questions
  • Concise: brief but substantial
  • Systematic: follows a format and provides a logical presentation
• Essay


  A piece of writing on a particular subject often expressing one's point of view written in paragraphs to discuss or highlight several points
• Parts of an Essay

  • Introduction - Thesis statement
  • Body
  • Conclusion
  • Title
• Argumentative Essay


  A piece of writing used to convince readers to agree to an argument or claim about a particular topic
• Types of Persuasive Text

  • Editorials
  • OP-ED
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Review
  • Advertisements
  • Propaganda
• Elements of Argumentation


  • Argument: states a claim and supports it with reasons and evidence from sources
  • Counterargument: also called counterclaim; an argument that stands in opposition to your argument/claim
  • Refutation: disproving an opposing argument, also called rebuttal