ENG 1100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Jargon, Proofreading, Thesis Statement

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 1100
• Professor: Geraldine Arbach

Document Summary

Composing and essay: planning and drafting the document. Development: bridging the gap between writer and audience. Freewriting: write without stopping for at least ve minutes. No correcting spelling or grammatical errors, no crossing out mistakes. Allows new ideas to be generated quickly due to the lack of censoring and being able to write more honestly. Does not provide structure but allows for intense emotions and rich details. Looping: form of free writing that focuses attention on an established topic. After freewriting, nd the idea that is most compelling and summarize it into a sentence. This sentence becomes the starting point for another loop (focused free writing session) With each loop the idea gets narrowed and can end up as a working thesis. Clustering (aka mapping or diagramming): generates a number of ideas in a short period of time. Write down key words/phrases related to the topic (make a mind map)