Narrative/Persuasive Pre-Writing to Writing Process

 

Follow this process when writing your narrative or persuasive assignments.

 

Prewriting: Plan your writing by thinking about the topic and your purpose. Are you explaining or arguing a point of view? A narrative piece requires you to describe in order. Persuasive writing requires you to first state your point of view, then tell why you think it is correct and present facts to support your opinion.

 

1. Identifying – Choose the main elements you wish to write about. There should not be more than three.

2. Drafting – Jot your ideas down in rough form.

3. Revising – Change and improve the rough draft. Get rid of unnecessary parts. Add important material based on your writing goal – to explain or defend.

4. Proofreading – Correct any errors in spelling, punctuation, and clarity. Care should be taken to make the writing communicate clearly.

5. Publishing – After final editing, finish the writing and make it available for others to read. Edit your piece one more time before you rewrite (publish it) for the audience to read.

This site is set up so you can do your Critical Writings from home.

 

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Alt. Energy Day 10: Critical Writing – Persuasive

 

Critical Writing:

 

In this module you have learned about various Alternative Energy sources. Your task in this writing assignment is consider what the world will be like in 25 years and write several paragraphs about why it is important that we learn to both conserve energy and also continue to work on alternative energy solutions.

 

Scenario:

 

Things to consider:

· The price of gasoline today.

· Are there any potential alternative energy sources where you live -- such as places where a wind farm could be constructed or lots of land where switch grass could be grown?

· Do you have a good low cost transportation system in your area or do you still rely on busses and cars powered by gasoline?

· What are you doing to conserve energy at home?

· Have you talked with your parents about energy conservation?