This document outlines key elements to consider when writing a paper, including context, subject, purpose, audience, genre, research, invention, thesis, and organizing ideas. It discusses questions to ask about each element to determine the requirements, goals, and structure of the writing assignment. The purpose is to guide writers through the planning process for developing effective written work.

1. Context
 What is your writing for?
 What are the basic requirements of the
writing task?
 What medium will you use to present
your writing?

2. Subject
 what does your writing assignment
require you to write about?
 what interests you about the subject?

3. Purpose
-reason for communicating something about
your subject
 What is the aim of your
writing?
 Why are you writing?
 What do you want your
work to accomplish?
 How can you best
achieve your purpose?
 To entertain readers
 To express feelings
 To explain something
 To persuade readers

4. Audience
-readers likely to see your work
 Who will read your writing?
 What do your readers know/ think about
the subject?
 How should you project yourself in the
writing?
 What do you want readers to do/ think
after reading?

5. Genre
-type of writing
 What genre does the assignment call
for?
 What are the conventions of the genre
you are using?

6. Research
 What kinds of evidence will best suit
your subject, purpose, audience, and
genre?
 Does your assignment require
research?
 What additional information can
enhance or develop your writing?

7. Invention
-the discovery of ideas and information about a
subject
 Journal-diary of ideas kept on paper or
on a computer
 Observing your surroundings
 Freewriting- writing without stopping
 Brainstorming
 Clustering/ idea mapping
 Asking questions

8. Thesis
- the main idea that the paper will support
 Functions
 Narrows your subject to a single idea
 Claims something specific and significant
 Conveys your purpose
 Previews the arrangement of ideas

9. Organizing your ideas
 Scratch/ informal outline
 Tree diagram
 Formal outline

10. Organizing your ideas
 Scratch/ informal outline
 Tree diagram
 Formal outline