english 1150 Assignment 4

EN1150: Week 4 Assignment

How you can improve your writing skills through the revision process? This assignment helps you apply your knowledge from this week’s module and textbook readings. Revising brings attention to areas in your writing where there is room for improvement. An important part of the essay writing process is the creation of a rough draft. Prewriting techniques, such as outlining are used to organize the writer’s ideas before creating a rough draft. After completing your final draft, you will be expected to review and revise your writing to ensure that it is error-free. Outlining Your Essay In Week 1, you were asked to choose a topic to write about for a cardiac care clinic Facebook page to keep patients informed (see question 15 in Week 1). You also selected 3 main ideas (see question 18 in Week 1). Each topic sentence will focus on one of your three main ideas from your thesis statement. Directions: Complete the following graphic organizer for your essay. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Write a thesis statement that introduces your topic and three main ideas. Thesis Statement: Type answer here 1st Body Paragraph Write a topic sentence for your first main idea. Topic Sentence #1 Type answer here List the three facts you found to support your first main idea. Supporting Facts #1: a. Type answer here b. Type answer here c. Type answer here 2nd Body Paragraph Write a topic sentence for your second main idea. Topic Sentence #2 Type answer here List the three facts you found to support your second main idea. Supporting Facts #2: a. Type answer here b. Type answer here c. Type answer here 3rd Body Paragraph Write a topic sentence for your third main idea. Topic Sentence #3 Type answer here List the three facts you found to support your third main idea. Supporting Facts #3: a. Type answer here b. Type answer here c. Type answer here Conclusion Paragraph 8. Restate the thesis statement. Type answer here 9. Summarize the main points. Type answer here 10. Conclude with an opinion, piece of advice, or another final thought. Type answer here Writing a Rough Draft of your Essay Refer to your outline above and all the strategies in your reading to help you develop your draft. Be sure to include your thesis statement, the last sentence of the introduction paragraph. Write your Introduction paragraph here. Be sure to include your thesis statement as the last sentence in your introduction. Write your 1st Body Paragraph using information from your topic sentence and supporting facts here. Write your 2nd Body Paragraph using the information from your topic sentence and supporting facts here. Write your 3rd Body Paragraph using the information from your topic sentence and supporting facts here. Conclusion paragraph (This should restate the main points of your essay).

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