Writing Your First Draft

Knocking 'em dead Writing an amazing paper starts now

Reflect on yourself as a reader
When you read, how do good writers keep your attention ?

When you read, what do good writers do to convince you of their argument?

When you read, what do writers do that drives you crazy and makes you want to stop reading?

Discuss with your research group
When you read, how do good writers keep your attention ?
When you read, what do good writers do to convince you of their argument?
When you read, what do writers do that drives you crazy and makes you want to stop reading?

First Draft Writing Strategies
Brainstorm as a group:
What are your writing strategies?
How do you tackle writing the first draft?
Make a short list of ideas to present to the class.

Remember your Turabian
"Thoughtful drafting can be an act of discovery that planning and storyboarding can prepare [you] for, but never replace."

Remember your Turabian
"If you draft with an open mind, you can discover lines of thought that you couldn't have imagined before you started."
Turabian guide, p. 72

Now Go Get 'Em!

Image credits: All images courtesy of gwenboul, http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwendalcentrifugue
Presentation created for Ryan Staude's History 12 Research Seminar 2012 at Windward School. Created by Sarah Clark

Writing Your First Draft

by Sarah Clark

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