Throughout the month of November, The Learning Hub has discussed how undertaking preparing and cooking the turkey for your Thanksgiving dinner is like going through the various stages of the writing process. In this final video of our series, Brock and James discuss how eating your turkey and surveying your Thanksgiving dishpocalypse is like the reflection process in writing.
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Throughout the month of November, The Learning Hub will be discussing how undertaking preparing and cooking the turkey for your Thanksgiving dinner is like going through the various stages of the writing process. This video? Carving and Serving your turkey – it’s like going through the revising and editing step of the process, and Patrick goes over Office 365 and Microsoft Word’s grammar assistance functionality.
To learn more about how you can come up to The Hub for appointments, visit our website where you can find our contact information, helpful resources, and lots of other information!
Throughout the month of November, The Learning Hub will be discussing how undertaking preparing and cooking the turkey for your Thanksgiving dinner is like going through the various stages of the writing process. This video? Cooking your turkey – it’s like going through the writing step of the process, including research, constantly evaluating how you’re approaching the project, and thinking about the bigger picture.
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-A thesis statement reflects the main idea of your paper, summarizing the main idea and central message. Avoid vague words and overly explicit statements.
-Remember to introduce your thesis statement early in the paper so that you can frame your ideas with this focus.
-Break the goals of the assignment down individually and spend some time reflecting
how you’ll meet expectations now that your
topic has been selected.
-Consider re-writing the prompt in your
own words to ensure that you’re properly understanding what you’re being asked to
write about.
-Once everything is on paper, you’ll be able to
make connections on the page and substantiate
the claims of the thesis.
-When you’ve taken time to brainstorm ahead
of time, you’ll be best equipped to center in on
the most vital ideas.
-Once you’ve been able to maintain distance from your paper, you’ll be able to see where you’ve rambled or lost your train of thought through your paper.
-After you’re feeling refreshed, you’ll be able
to produce well-paced and supported ideas.
-Much like an outline to start your paper, but a
reverse outline is a way to check in that your
ideas are clearly articulated.
-Use this method to see how your ideas connect together and how firmly they relate to your
thesis statement.
-Here at The Hub, we have strategies to help
you focus your draft and suggestions on how
to approach revisions.
-Plus, it’s good to get another perspective on your writing, because another person may be able to pinpoint where you may lose focus.
The second round of our Writing Madness bracket has concluded, which left us with four writing issues that won’t be participating in the next round of voting. The Learning Hub’s writing staff have picked two of these four, and this week we will be presenting them along with specific resources to help you overcome your frustrations with them. This time? Conclusions!
by Patrick
The conclusion is the most exciting part of the paper, not only because it’s finally over, but also because the conclusion is what your reader remembers the most about your work. It is, therefore, a grand opportunity to leave your imprint in the minds and hearts of readers. How?
First of all, by telling the public why the work in your paper is so important, and why the discussion/debate about the issue needs to be energized or revised. Secondly, it is also the appropriate time to call to action and take a stand, because if nothing is done about it, somebody will incur a heavy loss.
If only one person reads, analyzes, gets up, and acts, you have done your job; with a little practice, you could convince droves to act according to your views. None of this is possible, however, if your conclusions are weak and non-compelling. Conclusions are important indeed!
For more info on how to write effective conclusions, take a look at our conclusions handout below:
For more tips, see the Learning Hub’s handout on writing introductions below, visit the Learning Hub’s website for more handouts on writing skills, make an appointment with a tutor, and keep your eye on this blog!
I hope you found this resource helpful, and remember to vote in the final round to determine the most frustrating writing issue faced by UIS students. Voting will commence on Wednesday, March 22nd and will conclude on Tuesday, March 28th at 12:00pm CST!
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