It was a dark and
stormy night...
Good writing takes
enormous concentration
Snoopy, Peanuts
Charles Schulz,
1922 - 2000
American cartoonist
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The process and types of writing
Required and voluntary writing has a broad range of
styles. A writing assignment succeeds by addressing a defined audience with
content organized into an effective and/or convincing presentation. This sequence may help:
Essay writing series
Prewrite (4)
Prewriting
exercises provide key words, meaning, and structure to...
Draft/write (5)
A rough draft
is "a late stage in the writing process"...
Revise (6)
Before the
revising/editing, take a break to gain a new perspective...
Proofread (7)
Intentionally
separate "proofreading" from the "writing"...
Summarizing research: An easy step by step
process of identifying critical information
Types of writing:
Consider what type of
writing is assigned, and explore what will make it effective.
For example, your diary has different purpose, components and style
than an essay; a research proposal different purpose, components, and style
than a white paper. The better you understand the task at
hand, the more successful will be your writing.
Writing for the "Web"
The
topic, its main idea, and its conclusion should be immediately
visible, locatable, or knowable...
Open book exams
In an open book
exam you are evaluated on understanding rather than recall...
Essay Exams
Before writing out
the exam, write down its key words...
Research proposals
These
recommendations do not guarantee a successful research application!
They are intended to help you conceptualize and prepare a research
proposal...
White papers
White papers
introduce your product or technology as innovative...
Helpful guides can assist you:
Don't forget to use words correctly!
Cite your sources!
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