Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Synthesis IV

       Process of writing a prompt:
  1. Analyze the prompt: look for goals, techniques, effects, and meanings; make sure your thesis answers the prompt.
  2. Analyze the excerpt: identify meaning, themes, details, techniques.
  3. Formulate thesis: should be able to act as topic sentences if the rest of your paper was suddenly "sucked out of existence" (-Holmes); answers the prompt.
  4. Write! plain style: concise, direct sentences, not many adjectives/adverbs.
     
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  1. Alina AghaMarch 10, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    I couldn't agree with you more. This really helps! I use these same steps when I write my prompt, except I usually write an outline first.

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  2. Rachel WeisendMarch 13, 2012 at 12:46 PM

    It sounds so simple when put into these four steps! My only difference is that I'm also like Alina, and I outline before I write my essays, so I would add outlining as well.

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