ENGL 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2, 16: Thesis Statement, Free Writing
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Selecting a subject: recursive- returning to a speci c activity several times as you plan and draft a piece of writing. Focusing a subject into a speci c topic: rhetorical methods of development. Conveying a clearly stated thesis: thesis- controlling idea, thesis statement- explicit declaration of main idea, claim- central idea stated in the form of an assertion. Arranging or outlining ideas: helps manage and organize ideas, helps a writer get started. Getting ideas into a first draft: get ideas down quickly. Drafting a well-developed paragraphs: developing a paragraph with details. Details- describe a person, place, or thing: developing a paragraph with examples. Examples- illustrate an idea with information that can come from different times and places. Employing rhetorical methods of development: rhetorical methods- approaches to writing that help you address and resolve various types of rhetorical opportunities, narration. Chronological order- order in which events occurred: description. Appeal to the senses: process analysis. Illustrate concepts: cause and consequence analysis.
