Writing Research

Writing Research

Good Writers:

• Know their content

• Know their audience

• Give details to help the reader understand a topic better

• Are concise, clear and effective

Create a clear, concise, and defined thesis statement that occurs in the first paragraph of the essay.

• What is the topic?

• What are you writing about?

• How will the reader know what they are reading about?

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Transitions ARE THE GLUE, The nuts and bolts, the direction.

• Clear and logical transitions between the introduction, body, and conclusion.

• Examples: First, On the other hand, Also, Next, Another reason, Finally, Lastly,

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EVIDENCE About the Topic or Main Idea

• What details did you research?

• How did you explain it to the reader?

• What do you think is important to get your point across?

Finish by Restating the Main Topic/Idea

Revisit the main idea and retell using some of the details that were used in the text.