Essay assignment
Alizak20
Pre-writingandPlanningYourEssay.pptx
Pre-writing Skill: Planning Your Essay
Step 1
Read generally about your condition
Step 2
Based on your exploration in Steps 2-4, which of the three topics will be the one that you can comfortably develop through explanations in English? Which has many steps?
Choose which process to focus on, and focus your research by generating a list of key search to focus your search results . For your search terms, brainstorm synonyms.
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Read generally about the development of your condition. Will you be able to comfortably explain the physiology in English?
Read generally about the diagnostic process. What signs do doctors look for? What symptoms do they patients about ? What tests do they run? Can you explain them?.
Read generally about the treatment process. How many steps and/or stages are involved in case management/patient treatment? Can you explain each?
Step 6
Do some introductory reading on each of these three processes
2
development of the condition, progression of the illness
process for diagnosing
the steps in making a diagnosis
treatment process
steps needed to managing the illness
choose
your
focus
?? development of ________________
Brainstorm a list of search terms . Using Arabic first can provide a strong foundation.
4
?? diagnosis of _______________
Brainstorm a list of search terms . Using Arabic first can provide a strong foundation.
5
?? treatment of _______________
Brainstorm a list of search terms . Using Arabic first can provide a strong foundation.
6
Have a focus?
Research more deeply
Keep track of your sources on a Notes document
| Source | Copy/pasted excerpt |
One strategy for your notes:
1. Open a word doc
2. Insert a table with 2 columns & 2 rows
3. Label the left side ‘Source’. Paste the citations on the left.
4. Label the right side ‘original passage.’
