Writing Strategies

?Employ a focused writing process by following a series of steps for the entire length of the assignment?Organize and explain an idea clearly and logically?Use appropriate explanatory writing strategies: definitions, examples, comparisons, processes?Practice finding and incorporating research into your essay?Making your writing engaging to your audience, inspiring your reader to want to learn more about your chosen concept)Two outside sources, quoted and integrated into your essay?What concept have you chosen to explain??Why are you interested in explaining this concept to someone else??What do you already know about this concept??What do you think a typical reader will know about this concept??What would you like to achieve by explaining this concept to someone else? Is your purpose to inform readers about the importance of your concept, to help readers understand your concept, to demonstrate your own knowledge of the concept and you have applied it in your own life?Step 2—Narrow Your Focus (Part A)Narrowing your focus. The next step of this assignment is the most significant: you have to narrow the focus of your concept so that you can write a strong thesis. The way to narrow the focus is to think about which aspect of your concept you want to explore and explain: Google defines aspect as “a particular part or feature of something.”