Jamestown Writing Process Revision Proofreading Students Must Know or Be Taught … • how to troubleshoot flaws in logic • how to improve organization, explanation, and flow Students Must Know or Be Taught to Polish… • grammar • syntax • punctuation • diction • other mechanics Presentation of Final Copy End Drafting Outlining Thesis Writing Students Must Know or Be Taught … • quote integration • how to construct and stick to topic sentences • assertion → evidence → commentary paragraph structure • how to write effective introductory and conclusive paragraphs Students Must Know or Be Taught … • how to choose and formulate appropriate organizational structures (chronological, compare and contrast, standard “points of support”) to support a thesis statement • how to construct a traditional outline, including pieces of evidence and transitional words and phrases Students Must Know or Be Taught … • the definition of the word “thesis” • how to compose a workable thesis based on their individual evidence, finding, quotations, and ideas Start of a Literary Analysis Essay Close Reading Reading Log or Similar Device Pull and Compile Relevant Quotes Start of a Narrative or Persuasive Paper Comprehending Prompt / Task Brainstorm Choose Relevant Examples Start of Research Essay or Project Hypothesizing / Formulating Research Questions Engage in Research Compile Relevant Findings