PPT-Writing for a Purpose

The Genre Approach to T eaching ESL Writing Allison Beecher Hilldale Elementary We dont just read and write we always read and write something for a particular purpose in a particular way in a particular time and place . Purpose The purpose of this guideline is to assist nuclear medicine practitioners in recommending perform ing interpreting and reporting the results of bone scintigraphy II Background Information and Definitions Everglades Forever. Restoring America’s Great Wetlands. Authors Purpose. To Persuade…. To Inform… . To Entertain… . The author writes to get you to do something or believe what they are saying. We Follow a Writing Process . There are 5 steps . 5 steps of writing process. Prewriting. Drafting. Revising. Editing/Proofreading. Publishing/Presenting. Step 1: Prewriting. Generate ideas for topics . Key Terms. PURPOSE:. IS DEFINED AS A SPECIFIC END OR OUTCOME TO BE OBTAINED. SCOPE:. THE EXTENT OF TREATMENT, ACTIVITY,OR INFLUENCE, THAT IS, WHAT IS AND IS NOT INCLUDED. MEDIUM:. IS A MEAN BY WHICH INFORMATION IS CONVEYED.. Persuasive . Essay. RAFTS. RAFTS is a writing strategy. All effective writing has these 5 key components. :. Role. of the author – voice and . p.o.v. . are clear.. Audience. is clear – affects choice of style and content.. Text Structure. Author’s Purpose. Elements of Fiction. What . is Text Structure?. How information in a passage is organized. We will. REVIEW . six. . common patterns. :. Chronological. Cause and Effect. Writing the Statement of Purpose. Selecting a Writing Sample. Mary Susan Johnston. Professor. English Department. Minnesota State University. . What Makes a Good Statement of Purpose?. Know your Audience. W. riting. Honors College. University of North Carolina Wilmington. EpicFireworks. @ Flickr. http://. www.mayastarling.com. https://. rantzz.files.wordpress.com. /. Communicate. Inform. Persuade. Entertain. Writing Guidelines for Students. http://writing.eng.vt.edu/. The Craft of Scientific Writing. 3rd edition (Springer-Verlag, 1996). This presentation discusses the importance of scientific writing and introduces key principles . W. riting. Honors College. University of North Carolina Wilmington. EpicFireworks. @ Flickr. http://. www.mayastarling.com. https://. rantzz.files.wordpress.com. /. Communicate. Inform. Persuade. Entertain. There are many elements that go into writing. In this lesson we are going to address three of them:. Voice. Purpose. Audience . Definition: . Technical writers work in. Medicine. Science. Technology. Firefighting. Automotive. Engineering. Business. Government. English: . Technical Writing. Law Enforcement. Education. Social Services. Technical Writing Is:. Author’s Purpose The reasons the author has for writing/creating a particular text Author’s Purpose There are 3 purposes: To PERSUADE To INFORM To ENTERTAIN To PERSUADE Includes: A statement of opinion APEL Course Premise. Analyze nonfiction texts. Analyze . HOW. . a writer presents their message. Discuss . HOW. . a device affects a text on micro and macro levels. Compose your writing with specific language (varied abstractions).