CNF 3

• Ideas


  These are the thoughts, concepts, or notions that arise in the mind and can be developed or expressed
• Writer

  Someone who creates written content such as articles, biographies, and essays
• Revision


  It is the process of reviewing, editing, and improving written work to enhance clarity, coherence, and effectiveness
• Writing a draft of a creative nonfiction piece based on a memorable real-life experience


  1. Life teaches us a lot of things we can write about

  2. We are fortunate to be blessed with memories, ideas, emotions, and experiences

  3. When we write about these things, it would be easier for us to reflect and understand ourselves

  4. Writing thoughtfully, teaches us to develop the ideas that we wish to express
• Four Components of a Writing Activity


  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Subject
  • Writer
• Purpose


  All kinds of writing require specific goals. This is the crucial part, where you have to maintain a clear and specific objective, regardless of the type of writing you are working on
• Audience


  Writing is effective only when the readers receive and understand what the writer intends to send
• Subject


  When you write, your subject is about someone or something. Sometimes you write about your own interests, feelings, experiences, values, and others. Your subject must be well-developed and explained to communicate your views to your audience effectively
• Writer

  Your identity or personality as a writer is revealed by your words, tone, approaches, and attitudes in writing. Your characteristics as a writer will influence not only what is written but also your intended readers
• Basic Steps in the Writing Process

  1. Generate ideas

  2. State the main idea

  3. Organize the ideas logically

  4. Write the first draft

  5. Proofread, edit, and revise the draft
• Generate ideas


  Writing starts with identifying your topic or subject. The following may help you to generate ideas: Brainstorming- is exploring your mind with ideas and writing them down whatever comes into your mind. Clustering- is the act of writing the main idea in the middle and putting other ideas around it. It involves generating and connecting ideas from the original topic using arrows to make the connections
• State the main idea


  The thesis statement states the main purpose, and the topic sentence which is the first sentence of a body paragraph that will support your thesis
• Organize ideas logically


  Think about how to organize your ideas considering the three major parts of an essay: Introduction, Body, Conclusion
• Write the first draft


  The purpose of drafting is to begin the writing process. Drafting begins when you actually put words on paper. As you draft, keep the following questions in mind: What is my main idea? Is my explanation enough to have a fully developed idea? Do I have sufficient examples, evidence, and arguments to support the main idea? Do I have a conclusion? Is it a good one?
• Proofread, edit, and revise the draft


  Proofreading is identifying the errors in your paper, and editing is correcting the errors in spelling, punctuation, sentence forms, paragraph divisions, transitions, etc. The first draft is just a starting point and some writers need multiple drafts to increase their effectiveness. Thus, revise the draft many times as possible
• Subject


  These are the thoughts, feelings, or experiences that you write about
• Purpose


  This is a crucial component of writing where you have to maintain a clear and specific objective
• Generate ideas


  This is the first step in the writing process where you will identify the topic or subject
• Introduction, Body, and Conclusion

  Identify the three major parts of an essay
• Classroom Rules


  • Come to class on time
  • Raise your hand if you want to speak
  • Be respectful at all times
  • Participate in the discussion
  • Feel free to raise your concerns and share your ideas in class
• MELC


  Write a draft of creative nonfiction piece based on memorable real-life experience
• Personal narratives


  Stories we tell about ourselves that focus on our growth, lessons learned, and reflections on our experiences
• Personal narratives allow authors to feel and release pains, while celebrating the moments of resilience and strength
• Characteristics of a Personal Narrative Essay


  • Aims to inform or tell a story
  • The writer is the storyteller
  • Describes a person, scene, or event in detail, with emphasis on showing rather than telling
  • Information is presented in chronological order
  • Written in first-person voice (using "I")
  • Can include dialogue
• Steps in Writing a Narrative Essay


  1. Organize your thoughts (brainstorm)

  2. Research your topic

  3. Develop a thesis statement

  4. Write the introduction

  5. Write the body of an essay

  6. Write the conclusion
• Brainstorming


  Free-writing, listing, outlining, and clustering to have an inventory of what you know first
• Research may consist of utilizing personal artifacts, memorabilia, anecdotes, and conversations
• Thesis statement


  A sentence that sums up the central point of an essay, with a claim and supporting details
• Claim


  A one-sentence that makes an assertion or takes a stance, is based on a generalization, is not a fact, and is debatable
• Supporting details


  Provide the means for reinforcing the claim, and can be organized in different patterns: categories/topics or timeframes/chronological periods
• Introduction


  • Identifies, defines, and/or describes the topic, concept, or literary theme
  • Shows the importance of the topic, concept, or theme
  • Includes the thesis statement
• Body of an essay

  • Includes the necessary details, illustrations, and examples to support the claims
  • Each supporting detail is announced or introduced within the text with a topic sentence
• Conclusion


  • Reiterates and summarizes the main points of the essay
  • Explains why the topic was important to write about
  • Reviews the main points discussed
  • Summarizes the claim and conclusion
• Virtual Classroom Rules


  • Be on time for the meeting
  • Stay focused. Avoid distractions
  • Raise your hand virtually for permission to speak
  • Encourage each other with appropriate response emojis
  • Be respectful to your teachers and classmates
• Writing conventions


  Agreed-upon rules of writing, used to make writing broadly clear and comprehensible
• Main categories of writing conventions


  • Usage
  • Mechanics
• Usage


  Conventions that are part of both written and spoken language, such as word order and verb tense
• Mechanics


  The technical requirements of writing such as spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
• Formal diction


  Uses proper grammar and sentence structure as well as professional and sophisticated language
• Formal diction


  • As per our arrangement, the panel will convene at twelve o'clock.