Rules for Writers with Writing about Literature (Tabbed Version)
Language: English
Pages: 752
ISBN: 0312647956
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Book by Hacker, Diana, Sommers, Nancy
wellness. practice hackerhandbooks.com/rules > The writing process > 2–2 to 2–4 02_7813_Part1_001-068.indd 31 7/26/11 9:59 AM draft 32 2b Drafting 2b Draft the body. The body of your essay develops support for your thesis, so it’s important to have at least a working thesis before you start writing. What does your thesis promise readers? Try to keep your response to that question in mind as you draft the body. You may have already written an introduction that includes your working
3b 37 Content ●● ●● ●● ●● Is the supporting material relevant and persuasive? Which ideas need further development? Have you left your reader with any unanswered questions? Are the parts proportioned sensibly? Do major ideas receive enough attention? Where might material be deleted? Look for redundant or irrelevant information. Point of view ●● Is the dominant point of view — first person (I or we), second person ( you), or third person (he, she, it, one, or they) — appropriate for your
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comments. As you write Using the guidelines for active reading on page 71, annotate an assigned text. Pay particular attention to what surprises or intrigues you about the text and what you notice on a second reading. How do your annotations help you understand the text? If you could talk with the author of the text, what one or two questions would you pose? ThE WRITING cENTER hackerhandbooks.com/rules > Resources for writers and tutors > Tips from writing tutors: Benefits of reading
Explanation 33 Unnecessary commas of the sentence occurred. 40 Abbreviations 308(See 48a, 48b, and 48e.) i dates, addresses, abbr 342 A comma314 tells readers that the introductory clause or phrase prevent such misreadings and 34 The semicolon titles, numbers Use the active voice unless you have a good has come to a close and that the main part of the sentence is mplex grammatical structures. 41 Numbers num 345 35 The colon 319 to prevent about to begin. reason for choosingj the passive.