Blog 13A: Outline

Title: Learning to Write

1.   Introduction: Writing is a developmental process.

a.   Thesis: Through education, people are taught the five fundamental steps in the writing process and rhetorical tools one can use to create a well-rounded paper that reaches an audience.

2.   Body: 5 steps of writing and tools

a.   Prewriting- brainstorming

b.   Drafting- writing

c.   Revising-rearrange, remove or add parts, replace overused or unclear words, and read it aloud to chaeck for other mistakes such as flow

d.   Proofreading- correct grammatical errors

e.   Publishing- finalize the paper (turn it in)

f.     Classification/ Division- organizational tool where you take a whole, divide it into parts, and arrange in an order of importance

g.   Definitions- explanations, two types (formal-general, extended- detailed)

h.   Description- subjective /objective detail, compare/ contrast, visual aid added

i.     Cause/ effect- reveals a continuous pattern, used to organize events

3.   Conclusion: Making a story last such as Romeo and Juliet.

a.   Mutability/ Plasticity- the quality of being capable of change to coincide with a generation

b.   Piecemeal- short scenes

c.   Windows of Opportunity- new perspectives perceived by an audience from the original version

d.   Open- ended closures- author tells audience there is more to the story, but they must go find it on their own

e.   Last Sentence: Even though one learns he five stages of the writing process as a child, throughout time and more education an author learns more and more techniques and tools that create a well-written paper, or even book that may become as famous as the Harry Potter or Twilight series.