{"id":43,"date":"2019-12-07T11:35:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T11:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/coreqenglish1\/chapter\/why-it-matters-beyond-the-five-paragraph-essay\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T16:58:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T16:58:19","slug":"why-it-matters-writing-essentials","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/why-it-matters-writing-essentials\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Writing Essentials","rendered":"Why It Matters: Writing Essentials"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Why analyze the structure and essentials of writing?<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-542\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2017\/07\/26202619\/35474169820_64297afa81_k-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative image.\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/h2>\r\nA scholarly approach to the writing process usually entails writing a rough draft, through which you work out an ambitious thesis and the scope of your argument, and then starting over with a wholly rewritten second draft containing a more complete argument anchored by a refined thesis. During drafts, you will identify any holes in your arguments, and look closely at paragraph construction, the introduction and conclusion, and continue to revise the paper until you have a clear and coherent argument.\r\n\r\nWhile you will approach an argumentative essay differently than, say, a narrative essay about a specific event,\u00a0there are certain features that all of these styles or methods have in common:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>A clear\u00a0<strong>thesis statement,<\/strong>\u00a0usually provided at the beginning of the essay<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Clear and logical\u00a0<strong>transitions<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Focused\u00a0<strong>body paragraphs<\/strong>\u00a0with evidence and support<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Appropriate<strong>\u00a0format and style<\/strong>\u00a0if you use source material<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A\u00a0<strong>conclusion\u00a0<\/strong>that expands upon your thesis and summarizes evidence<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Clear writing that follows standard conventions for things like<strong>\u00a0grammar<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>punctuation<\/strong>, and spelling.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this module, we'll take a closer look at each of these components of essential writing.","rendered":"<h2>Why analyze the structure and essentials of writing?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-542\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2017\/07\/26202619\/35474169820_64297afa81_k-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative image.\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>A scholarly approach to the writing process usually entails writing a rough draft, through which you work out an ambitious thesis and the scope of your argument, and then starting over with a wholly rewritten second draft containing a more complete argument anchored by a refined thesis. 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