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Spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation allow
both native English speakers and
ESL
(English as Second Language) students to
communicate effectively. The
communication
structure might be informal notes, assigned paragraphs, research
papers,
essays, or
letters.
Professional writers extend this structure to create
articles and books.
These
various formats begin with the simple paragraph, and the
rhetoric they represent is often
presented in the classic
five-paragraph essay
form.
but
have some common
ground. The basic structure of all writing is
rhetoric, the art of argument or persuasion.
Paragraphs and
essays
have similar critical parts: introductions, main ideas, evidence, arguments,
and conclusions.
Narration,
description,
and exposition are useful methods for
communicating. Before we can create these structures, we
must choose the ideas we want to discuss.
Our primary focus is the main idea, or
thesis.
We can examine our ideas through
brainstorming,
research, discussion, clustering,
free writing
, and many other
techniques. Eventually we will find our
topic
and focus on how we will deal with it. As we organize and develop our
papers,
we will need to consider who our audience is and how we can make sure they
hear our "voice."
Each person has a unique point of view.
Finding your own voice
is an important part
of writing. You have found
your writing voice
when your readers understand your ideas and learn something about you in the
process. Effective
transitions
between the introduction, central paragraphs, and the conclusion of a paper
will be the secret ingredient that
holds everything together.
When all of th
to new insight, awareness,
or perhaps a
personal epiphany...
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Cause & Effect, Comparison & Contrast, Definition, Description, Narrative, Persuasion, Process Analysis, Essays
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Research A
Writing and Reading 80