IMPROVING YOUR WRITING
A guide to communicate your ideas more efficiently
Índice
Guidelines
Before writing
From general to specific
Text types
Resources
Introductions & conclusions
GUIDELINES
Two main ideas
- Writing is a process
- Writing takes time
Before writing
- Brainstorming
- Organising your ideas
Before writing
Brainstorming
Brainstorming
Lluvia de ideas
- Images and free association
- Pictures, things you've read or heard
- Personal experiences
Some ideas will follow the others. Don't try to order them, you'll do that later.
Before writing
Organizing your ideas
Organizing your ideas (tagging)
- Put the ideas that are related into groups
- "Tag" them (it will help you to write good paragraphs)
From general to specific
- What's in the menu?
- Topic and supporting sentences
- Linkers and punctuation
- Irrelevant sentences
From general to specific
What's in the menu?
Info
Info
From general to specific
Topic and supporting sentences
Topic sentences
A topic sentece is a generalization about something. It is usually the first sentence of a paragraph. The main idea of the paragraph (what a paragraph is about) is given in the topic sentence. It makes you want to know more about the topic.
From general to specific
Topic and supporting sentences
Info
From general to specific
Linkers and punctuation
LINKERS
Info
From general to specific
Linkers and punctuation
English punctuation guide
A detailed explanation of all punctuation marks in English
Punctuation masterclass
This includes exercises with answers!
From general to specific
Irrelevant sentences
Irrelevant sentences
All the sentences that appear in a paragraph must be RELEVANT to the topic sentence, by explaining, expanding (giving more detail), giving facts, and so on. If a sentence in a paragraph does not support the topic sentence, it should not be there. Get rid of it!
Introductions and conclusions
- Introductions. THESIS STATEMENT
- Conclusions and rotten strawberries
Introductions and conclusions
Introductions. THESIS STATEMENT
The introductory paragraph
An introduction:
- Gives the reader some general background information about the subject.
- Tells the reader very clearly exactly what the topic is and how the essay is going to deal with the topic.
The introduction begins with a general opening statement. It then gives background information, that is, some information that the reader may need to know. The final sentence of the introduction tells the reader exactly what the writer is going to do. This sentence is called the THESIS STATEMENT
Info
Introductions and conclusions
Conclusions and rotten strawberries
Conclusions
Info
An effective conclusion...:
- ... begins with a concluding marker such as: in conclusion, so then, to conclude, to sum up…
- ... summarizes the main points of the essay
- ... may contain either a prediction saying what might happen in the future, based on material in the essay; a possible solution to a problem stated, or your own opinion if it isn’t an opinion essay
Typical faults in conclusions:
- Too short: just one sentence
- Only a summary (no prediction or solution) or no summary at all!
- Repetitive (it uses exactly the same words and expressions that have already been used before)
- It introduces a new idea (with no time to develop it, support it, or prove it.)
Text types
Text types
A TOPIC / DISCUSSION ESSAY
AN OPINION ESSAY
A NARRATIVE
Resources
01
Checklist before handing in a written assignment
02
Writing reference
03
Writing assessment criteria
04
Writing self-correction key
Hope it's been useful!
Beatriz Querol FernándezDepartamento de Idiomas
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Transcript
IMPROVING YOUR WRITING
A guide to communicate your ideas more efficiently
Índice
Guidelines
Before writing
From general to specific
Text types
Resources
Introductions & conclusions
GUIDELINES
Two main ideas
Before writing
Before writing
Brainstorming
Brainstorming
Lluvia de ideas
Some ideas will follow the others. Don't try to order them, you'll do that later.
Before writing
Organizing your ideas
Organizing your ideas (tagging)
From general to specific
From general to specific
What's in the menu?
Info
Info
From general to specific
Topic and supporting sentences
Topic sentences
A topic sentece is a generalization about something. It is usually the first sentence of a paragraph. The main idea of the paragraph (what a paragraph is about) is given in the topic sentence. It makes you want to know more about the topic.
From general to specific
Topic and supporting sentences
Info
From general to specific
Linkers and punctuation
LINKERS
Info
From general to specific
Linkers and punctuation
English punctuation guide
A detailed explanation of all punctuation marks in English
Punctuation masterclass
This includes exercises with answers!
From general to specific
Irrelevant sentences
Irrelevant sentences
All the sentences that appear in a paragraph must be RELEVANT to the topic sentence, by explaining, expanding (giving more detail), giving facts, and so on. If a sentence in a paragraph does not support the topic sentence, it should not be there. Get rid of it!
Introductions and conclusions
Introductions and conclusions
Introductions. THESIS STATEMENT
The introductory paragraph
An introduction:
The introduction begins with a general opening statement. It then gives background information, that is, some information that the reader may need to know. The final sentence of the introduction tells the reader exactly what the writer is going to do. This sentence is called the THESIS STATEMENT
Info
Introductions and conclusions
Conclusions and rotten strawberries
Conclusions
Info
An effective conclusion...:
Typical faults in conclusions:
Text types
Text types
A TOPIC / DISCUSSION ESSAY
AN OPINION ESSAY
A NARRATIVE
Resources
01
Checklist before handing in a written assignment
02
Writing reference
03
Writing assessment criteria
04
Writing self-correction key
Hope it's been useful!
Beatriz Querol FernándezDepartamento de Idiomas