DRAFTING – THE PROCESS OF WRITING ENGLISH 1101 Week 4 - October 3, 2014
Dec 29, 2015
• Analyze the role of drafting in your writing
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• Develop strategies for initiating your drafts.2
• Develop strategies for composing your drafts3
• Develop strategies for organizing your writing4
Today’s Overview
What is drafting? Why is it important? How will it help YOU?• Activities you engage in to develop the first
version of the complete document you write
• It is important because….
Drafting Provides an Opportunity for Reflection –
Learn about how you use Language and Improve Writing Skills
Initiating your Draft• Confirm your purpose• Analyze your audience• Don’t wait• Think Small• Gather Information• Read• Discuss• List• Freewrite• Focus on your interests
Ways to Organize• Sequence• Time• Type of Content• Order of Importance• General/Specific• Trait (dividing and
subdividing)• Spatial Organization
Summary
• Drafting is the process of writing the first versions of your document
• Just Do It
• Decide on an Organizational Strategy