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From paragraph to essay 1: guided steps.
- 1. From paragraph to essay… Processwriting - Sample & instructions-2025 By Nelda Racig
- 2. Brainstorm ideas about the topic, shotthem down on a paper. ★ Select your language problem!
- 3. Let it be! ★Pre-writing: This stage involves generating ideas, planning, and organizing thoughts before actually writing. Techniques such as brainstorming, freewriting, outlining, or clustering are often used to generate and organize ideas. ★ Drafting: In this stage, the writer begins putting ideas into sentences and in a paragraph . The focus is on getting ideas down on paper without worrying too much about grammar, spelling, or structure.
- 4. Follow the HAMBURGER STRUCTURE! ★ Writethe introduction in your essay.
- 5. Adopt DRAFTING! Be clear, consider your audience! NOAUTHORS IN THE INTRO! ★ Main idea (TOPIC SENTENCE) ★ Explanations (SECONDARY SENTENCES) ★ State the purpose of your essay (What is the idea you will discuss about the main topic?)
- 6. Adopt DRAFTING! Cite authors to buildyour THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK! ★ Discuss the topic. ★ Explore your sources of information. ★ Present 2-3 short paragraphs (5 lines each). ★ Use the “Hamburger model”
- 7. Check cohesion, coherence! Adopt PROOFREADING! Use onlinetools! Use markers to denote your stance and the tone of the discussion. ★ State your position considering your own teaching context. ★ No opinions, no emotions but THEORY INTEGRATION!!! ★ Be realistic in your discussion of the topic.
- 8. Check cohesion, coherence! Re readwhat you have written before. Do not include new information. Let the reader know that you have concluded your analysis. ★ Recover the idea in the introductory paragraph and restate it. ★ Present the main argument in your discussion. ★ No opinions, no feelings, no new information. ★ You must state your conclusions after your analysis.
- 9. Alphabetical order. Try thistool: https://www.citefast. com/?s=APA7#_Rep ort ★ Include a LIST OF REFERENCES. ★ Follow APA GUIDELINES 7th EDITION.
- 10. The title isa summary of what comes next. No gerunds! Subject + Predicate Create a hook: captivate your audience! ★ Select a title for your essay. ★ Write a COMPELLING STATEMENT. ★ BE CREATIVE! And follow academic register! : )
- 11. Great! ★ Revising: refinethe content, structure, and organization of the writing. This may involve adding, deleting, or rearranging sentences or paragraphs to improve clarity, coherence, and effectiveness. ★ Editing: review the writing for errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics. It also includes polishing the language and style to enhance readability and impact. ★ Publishing: The final stage involves preparing the writing for its intended audience, which may include formatting, proofreading, and presenting the writing in its final form.
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Editor's Notes
- #1 Hi everybody, this is the first part OF process writing in AL.
- #2 Go back to what you have written about a language problem on the campus. I mean, the Initial steps in doing AL forum
- #3 With that language problem in mind and recalling what you have read from the Mandatory materials in this course, start organizing your thoughts before you begin writing…Drafting is crucial, so now, focus on content, not on language forms, style and or grammar…
- #4 Review the video about the Hamburger model and WRITE YOUR MAIN SENTENCE SUMMARIZING THE LANGUAGE PROBLEM…LET YOUR IDEAS FLOW…
- #5 WRITE, WRITE, GO ON WRITING AT LEAST 5 OR 6 LINES, this will be the introduction of your essay. When you finish, assess yourself by checking THE REQUIREMENTS HERE: YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE MUST BEGIN THE PARAGRAPH, THEN, YOU WILL PRESENT THE NECESSARY EXPLANATIONS: SO YOU WILL WRITE 2 OR 3 SECONDARY SENTENCES (DO NOT FORGET TO STRIKE A BALANCE IN THE NUMBER OF WORDS). END THE INTRODUCTION BY STATING THE PURPOSE OF THIS ESSAY…THEN RELAX, HAND IN THE TEXT. ASSESSMENT WILL COME SOON.