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English Center CoordinatorChristopher Heuer, Professor EnglishChristopher.Heuer@gallaudet.edu
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Prewriting is preparation process that you can complete before you actually write your paper, essay or summary. Prewriting helps you organize your thoughts, plan your research or writing, and clarify your thesis.
Topic Selection Choosing an Essay Topic Essay Topic Suggestions Visual Prewriting Pre-Writing Strategies Mapping Sample of a Tree Diagram Questioning and Freewriting Using Questions Freewriting (Missouri University of Science and Technology) Outlining Formal Three-Part Outline Sample Outline Developing an Outline (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)
After you have completed some prewriting activities, you will either start researching your topic (for a research paper), or begin writing the first draft of your essay. It is in the first draft that you will clarify your thesis, begin writing your introduction and conclusion, and start work on the body paragraphs.
Thesis Developing a Thesis Statement Creating Your Thesis (Purdue University Online Writing Lab) Introductions and Conclusions Guide to Writing Introductions and Conclusions Analyzing Your Topic (Essay-Writing-Tips.com) Transitions Guide to Transition Words and Sentence Samples Sample Essay with Transitions Transitions and Transitional Devices (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)
Once you have completed your first draft, you should look for ways to improve your work. This part of the writing process is generally called revising.After you have written several drafts of your paper, and you think you are basically finished, you should proofread your paper to catch any grammar, spelling, and format errors.
Revising & Checklist Essay Checklist Steps for Revising Your Paper (Purdue University Online Writing Lab) Proofreading Punctuation and Grammar Word Endings
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