Composition & Essay Writing . [ 6 ]

Composition & Essay Writing . [ 6 ]

4-] Editing / Proofreading : Fine-tuning Your Work .

During the editing stage , the goal is to get your writing ready to share with others . You want your finished product to be as nearly perfect as possible .

 

Checking Your Sentences For Errors .

Your first step is editing your sentences . Read them over carefully to check word choice and to identify any sentence fragments or run-on sentences .

Proofreading For Mechanics and Grammar .

After editing for sentence structure proofread for errors in mechanics – spelling , capitalization     and punctuation and grammar .

Once you proofread your draft , prepare a clean legible final copy. Read your work over one more time . If you find a small mistake , correct it neatly.

To edit your paper you should 1-] Check your paper word by word to see that you followed the conventions of written language – correct spelling , grammar , usage and punctuation . 2-] Look        for one kind of error at a time . 3-] Use proofreading symbols to mark your paper .

5-] Publishing / Presenting / Hearing Your Writing .

When you finish your writing , You will want to share it . Who will want to read it ? What is the    best way to present it to them ? Some of the best audiences are at school . You can submit a piece      to the school newspaper . Write the text for a bulletin-board display or create a poster to promote    an activity . Some people exchange letters and e-mails with others in other countries .

To present your finished work , you should :

1-] Prepare your work in the format that is best for your audience and purpose . 2-] Make your  paper as neat and attractive as you can .

Purpose of Writing .

The tools of a writer are words .The words must be chosen to suit the writer’s purpose and audience. When writers know who their readers are they can tailor their writing to their readers .

Purpose For Writing :

The writer in his writing must penpoint exactly the purpose of it whether : 1-] To describe 2-] To narrate 3-]To inform 4-]To persuade .So he must decide on his purpose whether to give information , narrate ,  tell a story to describe or to persuade . Then , he must brainstorm for topic ideas . He also must identify the audience for each of his topic ideas .