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| Narrow and explore your topic. See Chapter 2. |
- Make the topic more specific.
- Prewrite to get ideas about the narrowed topic.
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| Write a topic sentence (paragraph) or thesis statement (essay). See Chapter 3. |
- State what is most important to you about the topic and what you want your readers to understand.
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| Support your point. See Chapter 3. |
- Come up with examples and details to explain your main point to readers.
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| Write a draft. See Chapter 4. |
- Make a plan that puts events or examples in a logical order.
- Include a topic sentence (paragraph) or thesis statement (essay) and all the supporting events, examples, and details.
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| Revise your draft. See Chapter 4. |
- Make sure it has all the Four Basics of Good Narration.
- Make sure you include transitions to move readers smoothly from one event or example to the next.
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| Edit your revised draft. See Chapters 14 through 17. |
- Correct errors in grammar, spelling, word use, and punctuation.
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